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- Bright Osayi-Samuel: QPR allow forward to join Fenerbahce immediately
- West Ham 4-0 Doncaster: Hammers set up FA Cup fifth-round tie against Man Utd or Liverpool
- Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Derby County: Colin Kazim-Richards earns Rams win
- Millwall 0-3 Bristol City: Robins cruise into FA Cup fifth round to book Sheffield Utd tie
- Southampton 1-0 Arsenal: Gabriel own goal knocks FA Cup holders out
Oxford City
BBC Birmingham News Feeds
- Keon Lincoln murder probe: Three more arrested
- Snow: Severe weather warnings in place across UK
- Manchester United Women 2-0 Birmingham City Women: Red Devils go top of WSL with comfortable win
- West Midlands photographers capture snow scenes
- Covid: Birmingham student party guests 'travelled 200 miles'
- Birmingham dad and daughter have same surgery 35 years apart
- Aston Villa Women 2-2 Reading Women: Mana Iwabuchi inspires Villains to first home WSL point
- Dover Athletic v Solihull Moors
- Port Vale v Walsall
- Keon Lincoln murder probe: Second teenager arrested
BBC Bristol News Feed
- Lockdown win: How learning to read at 54 transformed my life
- Oxford United 2-0 Bristol Rovers
- Scholarships set up in response to Black Lives Matter
- Bristol Bierkeller rebuilt as 'state-of-the-art' college venue
- Six Nations: Odogwu and Randall called up by England
- National League North & South campaigns suspended
- Millwall v Bristol City
- James Hildreth: Somerset veteran extends contract until 2022
- Thornbury Hospital site set for £13m redevelopment
- 'Three Bristol schools may shut' as pupil numbers drop
Cornwall Council News feed
- Sports club fined £1,000 for serving alcohol during lockdown
- Stay local and stay safe when exercising in lockdown
- Number of dangerous structure incidents in Cornwall increases
- Join a new One and All Race Equality Forum to help tackle race inequality in Cornwall
- Low-carbon projects in Cornwall get funding from new scheme
- Applications opened for Cornwall’s Additional Restrictions Grant scheme
- G7 summit, councillor allowances and A39 Camelford bypass discussed at Cornwall Council
- New grant programme launched by Headstart Kernow and Cornwall Community Foundation to support young people’s mental wellbeing
- You can still access Cornwall’s libraries without leaving your home
- Cornwall Council and Cornish Pirates team up for 'stay safe, stay a home' lockdown message
BBC Essex News Feed
- Morecambe 3-0 Colchester United
- Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town
- Chelmsford diabetic alert dog is a 'miracle lifesaver'
- Covid-19: 'I didn't want to be resuscitated, I was so ill'
- Essex lorry deaths: Men jailed for killing 39 migrants in trailer
- Skip lorry driver who killed woman in Chelmsford banned from driving
- National League North & South campaigns suspended
- Teenager from Essex to stand trial over neo-Nazi terrorist plot
- Mick Norcross: Towie star and businessman dies aged 57
- National League: Clubs call for 'immediate suspension' of season
BBC Hampshire News Feed
- Guinea pig rescuer fills Hampshire home with dozens of unwanted pets
- Portsmouth: George Byers joins on loan from Swansea
- Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City
- Wealdstone 3-4 Aldershot Town
- Sutton United 3-0 Eastleigh
- Covid-19: Rock climbers sent home by police after 100-mile drive
- Southampton 'cannabis factory' discovered after house fire
- Hampshire karate star Thomas Klemz ranks second in the world
- America's Cup: Sir Ben Ainslie's Ineos Team UK into Challenger Series final
- Will any festivals happen this summer?
BBC Manchester News Feeds
- Man City avoid FA Cup shock at Cheltenham
- Wigan Athletic 0-0 Fleetwood Town
- Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale
- Barnet 1-2 Altrincham
- Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
- Storm Christoph: Call to 'open flood defences slowly'
- Oldham Athletic 3-2 Newport County: Labadie sent off as Latics dent Exiles' promotion push
- Man charged after woman dies in M60 crash
- Shipping crisis: I'm being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container'
- Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town
BBC Lincolnshire News Feed
- Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton Town
- Lincolnshire: Pet food bank set up to help feed animals
- Covid: Lincoln party student's £10,000 fine rescinded
- National League North & South campaigns suspended
- Covid: Lincolnshire care home vaccine rollout nears completion
- Skegness RSPCA rescue dogs get new lease of life
- Covid: Funeral for 'hero' paramedic who died with virus
- Amelia Wood inquest: 'Accident' finding leaves family wanting answers
- Covid: Nurse 'could have walked away' over stress of pandemic
- Mum who hit PC in groin during son's arrest jailed
Amersham News Views and Information News Feed
EMC Policy Brief - 22 January 2021
EMC Policy Brief - 22 January 2021
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
HS2 - Making the case for the whole Eastern Leg of HS2, Cllr Kay Cutts MBE Chair of the East Midlands HS2 partnership speaks at a meeting of the Northern Powerhouse APPG
LGA COVID-19 Workforce Survey Research Report, Relating to the week ending 11...
Categories: East Midlands
LGA Apprenticeship Update January 2021
The latest news and developments on Apprenticeships relevant to local authorities from the LGA.
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 15 January 2021
EMC Policy Brief - 15 January 2021
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
EMC Fortnightly Summary of COVID-19 Guidance & Information for HR Colleagues
East Midlands Rail have released their latest Covid Timetable
Co-Chairs of the East Midlands All-Party Parliamentary Group, have written to the Prime Minister
Extra covid...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 8 January 2021
EMC Policy Brief - 8 January 2021
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
Climate Change Workshop for Councillors on the theme of Community Engagement, 19 January
East Midlands HS2 Board
Virtual Communication Skills for Councillors, 28 January
Funding from the Future High Streets
EMC HR Bulletin, December 2020
EMC Events...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Closure over the Christmas break
EMC colleagues will be on leave from close of play on Wednesday 23 December and will return on Monday 5 January 2021.
We would like to wish colleagues a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Categories: East Midlands
Points-based immigration Skilled Worker Route - Government's Guide for Employers
Points-based immigration Skilled Worker Route – Government’s Guide for Employers
On 1st December 2020, the Government launched a number of immigration routes under the UK’s new points-based immigration system, including the Skilled Worker route.
Applicants for the new routes can now start to apply...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 18 December 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
Political and business leaders call on government to avoid ‘station on the cheap’ and make final commitment to HS2
Climate Change Workshop, Community Engagement and Behaviour Change
Government announces funding for councils
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick...
Categories: East Midlands
Political and business leaders call on government to avoid 'station on the cheap' and make final commitment to HS2
Political and business leaders from across the East Midlands have reacted angrily to proposals suggesting the region’s HS2 connection to Birmingham and the North could be drastically scaled back.
The National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment comes ahead of the Government’s announcements about how and...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 11 December 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 11 December 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
EMC Modern Slavery and Child Trafficking Summit
Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM), Job Opportunity
Newark Northern Bypass Consultation
EMC Fortnightly Summary of COVID-19 Guidance & Information for HR Colleagues
LGA Research Report Covid-19...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 4 December 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 4 December 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
EMC HR Bulletin, November edition
Planning News
Migration information, including Points Based immigration system and the latest on EU Settlement Scheme
Guidance, Students returning to higher education for spring term
EMC Events, including Report...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC HR Bulletin, November 2020 Edition
The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available via this link:
EMC HR Bulletin November 2020
The November Bulletin includes:-
Xperthr Regional Deal 2021-22 – Subscription Renewal
Information Exchange - 16th December 2020 on Wellbeing
Salary sacrifice shared cost AVC schemes...
Categories: East Midlands
LGA Apprenticeship Update November 2020
The latest news and developments on Apprenticeships relevant to local authorities from the LGA.
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 27 November 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 27 November 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
Spending Review 2020/21
EMC and LGA Workshop Series for Councillors: Climate Change
Regional Employers’ Board (REB) and East Midlands Regional Joint Council (EMRJC)
Local Government Information Units 2020 Cllr Awards award winners from the East...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 20 November 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 20 November 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
Regional Employers’ Board and Regional Joint Council
Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM), Job Opportunity
Lessons learnt from councils' response to rough sleeping during the COVID-19 pandemic, LGA report
Modern Slavery & Child Trafficking...
Categories: East Midlands
NJC Circular - Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday 2022
The Government has announced that there will be an additional bank holiday to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The NJC has issued the circular below.
NJC Circular - Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday 2022
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 13 November 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 13 November 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
Modern Slavery & Child Trafficking Summit, 11 and 14 December 2020
NJC Circular COVID-19: New National Restrictions (England) - 12 November 2020
Good practice guide: Delivering financial hardship support schemes
New Technologies for Testing...
Categories: East Midlands
NJC Circular COVID-19: New National Restrictions (England) - 12 November 2020
The NJC has issued another COVID-19 circular, this time in relation to working arrangements during the current period of national restrictions in England, for people classed as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable and Clinically Vulnerable.
NJC Circular COVID-19: New National Restrictions (England) - 12 November 2020
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 6 November 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 6 November 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
New Technologies for Testing Webinar, 25 November 2020 (12noon-2pm)
Exit Payment Regulations 2020, Further Information from the LGA
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) Fostering Project
Homelessness news
EMC Events, including Scrutiny:...
Categories: East Midlands
Exit Payment Regulations 2020 - Further Information from the LGA
On 1 November 2020 the LGA updated its webpage on exits following the publication of the Direction, Guidance and Equalities Impact Assessment accompanying the Exit Cap Regulations.
A link to the relevant webpage is provided here: https://www.local.gov.uk/reform-local-government-exit-payments
It reflects the current position as...
Categories: East Midlands
EMC Policy Brief - 30 October 2020
EMC Policy Brief - 30 October 2020
This week’s Briefing includes updates on:
EMC HR Bulletin October Edition
East Midlands responds to the migration crisis
£235m vision for future of East Midland economy
EMC Responds to the Planning White Paper Consultation
Implementation of the Restriction of Public Sector...
Categories: East Midlands