young people

LibDems helping young people get on in life

Tackling youth unemployment is one of the top priorities for the Liberal Democrats. On Tuesday Nick Clegg was in Salford to announce an extra £50m in funding the for youth contract, a scheme which provides a simple cash incentive for businesses to take on young people.   This is making a real difference, with 4,000 […]

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Summer camp for young sports enthusiasts

Young residents in South Cambridgeshire can hone their sporting skills this summer with a programme of activities lined up by South Cambridgeshire District Council.   Junior netball camps for 7 to 15 year olds will give participants the chance to benefit from one-to-one help from England Netball qualified coaches and the opportunity to put their […]

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Have you got the X Factor for free summer extravaganza

Talented young people are being given the chance to take the stage and perform at South Cambridgeshire’s biggest free sports and entertainment festival this summer.   South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Parklife event at Milton Country Park – which attracted over 4,000 people last year – has been announced to take place on Sunday 4 August […]

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The Launch of South Cambridgeshire Youth Council

The South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) Youth Council will be having its formal launch on Wednesday 23rd January 2013.  In a previous article, I wrote that SCDC was asking for nominations from young people to join the Youth Council, giving young people in the district a chance to have a voice and to influence the development […]

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Government plans to withdraw housing benefit from under-25s

Housing charities and campaign groups have been outraged by an idea floated by Downing Street to strip housing benefits from under-25s and make them move in with “mum and dad” as a way to “make work pay” and save the UK from growing welfare expenditure. The proposal – which was floated by No 10 earlier […]

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