Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
18/10/2016 - 10:04
The construction of a 22 turbine wind farm in the Highlands, that will generate enough power for 36,000 homes, has gained the green light.
14/10/2016 - 14:08
The first ever recipients of the Scottish Government’s Good Food Nation funding have been announced.
14/10/2016 - 11:37
Cambridge City Council is to buy all of its electricity from 100 per cent renewable sources for the first time.
14/10/2016 - 09:35
A new consultation has been launched on how best to introduce Clean Air Zones in key cities as part of plans to improve air quality.
14/10/2016 - 09:17
Councils are being encouraged to bid for government funding to boost the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).
13/10/2016 - 12:40
Research by the RAC Foundation has found that motorists made over 30,000 claims for vehicle damage as a result of poor roads in the last financial year.
11/10/2016 - 14:47
Manchester is set to be over-run with giant coffee cup bins as environment charity Hubbub launches its recycling awareness campaign.
11/10/2016 - 11:41
Local authorities could save £300 million each year in litter clean up costs, says a new report.
11/10/2016 - 09:24
Too many households in flood risk areas do not have basic protection against rising waters installed, the ABI has warned.
07/10/2016 - 12:45
Liverpool’s green spaces could be maintained and preserved by a Parks Trust in the future if new recommendations are pursued.
07/10/2016 - 10:13
A new initiative by Devon County Council wants to encourage an army of volunteers to fix potholes the council cannot afford to fix themselves.
06/10/2016 - 14:15
The government has overruled Lancashire County Council’s decision to refuse permission for a fracking site.
06/10/2016 - 11:39
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has claimed that councils are failing to monitor schools in Britain for dangerous air pollution, despite government advice to do so.
04/10/2016 - 11:06
Aberdeen Council is set to consult on plans to create a £120 million ‘waste to energy’ plant to deal with 150,000 tonnes of rubbish produced by the region each year.
29/09/2016 - 11:04
A new poll has shown that 75 per cent of the public believe that councils should have a statutory duty to protect public parks.
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