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Proposed budget cuts to programmes which aid early years and youth services will not go ahead, the Department of Education (DoE) has confirmed.

The Department of Education has announced it is not proceeding with proposed cuts to Youth Services and a range of Early Years programmes including the Pathway Fund, Sure Start, Bright Start and Toybox. In addition the Department is not proceeding with the full scale of proposed cuts to Extended Schools.

Communities rally in Ebrington square

I am writing this from Labour-led Medway. Words I thought I would never write. But, as widely reported across the media, elections results earlier this month delivered an unprecedented victory for the Labour Party in Medway, as we took a council that had been held by the Conservatives since its inception 23 years ago. Sir…

Matt Turmaine argues he is the only person who can deliver change for Watford in his latest monthly column.

Naomi Eisenstadt, first programme lead, says there is lack of attention on what childcare is actually for

Analysis estimates that almost one in five people have skipped meals or eaten less than usual in the last month.

Katie Harkin's daughter has severe learning difficulties and fears budget cuts will impact her future.

A system to allow all schools to move to cashless payments is the latest casualty of education cuts.

Hundreds of schools will lose half of their funding for shared education in 2023-24.