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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 828: 20th December 2025. Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform This is the weekly e-newsletter and…
A Child Friendly Leeds Christmas event has snowballed after regional construction firms responded to an urgent appeal for donations. The Child Friendly Leeds team work…
City Region needs estimated 9,000 extra construction workers in next five years Mayor Steve Rotheram today signed a first-of-its-kind training agreement to tackle an estimated shortfall of 9,000 building…
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The City of Liverpool College hosted its annual ‘Open House’ wellbeing event in partnership with Crisis Merseyside on Wednesday 17 December. The event, which is…
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