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A government initiative creating extra security and housing options has been given an extra £2.5 million of funding.
Housing minister John Healey today (March 16th) announced the additional backing for the government-financed It's Your Home campaign.
The initiative, launched in September, aims to provide information and support to anyone in danger of losing their home through repossession.
A total of 86 hotspots have been identified throughout the country as area...

A key growth area for those in media and arts jobs social networking has been backed to become a vital marketing tool this year.
At a recent conference in Earls Court entitled Technology for Marketing and Advertising one expert said he felt the use of social networking was becoming widespread.
Kevin Dendy, commercial director at the Direct Marketing Association, said: "[T]hey are...

Regeneration jobs in local authorities may be made available after an additional £50 million in funding was unlocked today (March 15th).
Communities secretary John Denham said the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive scheme aims to assist councils to make their way to economic recovery, aiding smaller businesses who may need extra support.
In turn, this can help the surrounding area prosper.
The initiative has already been implemented successfully in cities s...

Up to 16,000 green jobs are expected to be created by government plans harnessing sea power as a renewable energy source.
The proposals, announced today (March 15th) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), set out details for using sea power to provide up to 15 million homes with power and cut 70 million tonnes of CO2 by 2050.
The Marine Energy Action Plan would also create thousands of new green...

Debt charity recruitment of staff and volunteers may increase if unemployment continues to rise as more and more people who cannot pay back their borrowings seek free advice.
Self-funded Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) provides free, impartial debt advice to those in financial difficulty and its yearly statistics, released today (March 15th), show a new type of consumer coming to the organisation for help throughout...