Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
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.
29/09/2016 - 09:46
The three ‘flood risk’ symbols proposed by the insurance industry for estate agents to detail on their properties have proved controversial.
29/09/2016 - 09:19
Fife Council has called for clarity from the Scottish government over fracking, amid fears that developers mat begins o target its land.
26/09/2016 - 15:09
Hull City Council has been given the green light to purchase land to reduce the risk of flooding to 1,750 properties in East Hull.
26/09/2016 - 10:26
Smoking should be banned in all outdoor spaces, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has argued.
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