Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
26/09/2016 - 09:32
Immediate action is needed on a number of crucial food, farming and fisheries issues, a Scottish minister had argued.
22/09/2016 - 10:15
Council leaders have praised a judicial review which ruled that councils should remain exempt from VAT on commercial waste collections.
20/09/2016 - 14:10
The introduction of ‘charity bins’ has successfully reduced litter by an average of 30 per cent in five locations across England.
20/09/2016 - 11:36
A proposal to invest £1.6million to help protect an area of Leeds from flooding by developing a new natural greenspace is to be discussed.
20/09/2016 - 11:24
Four London councils have set up a new partnership initiative, Low Emission Logistics, to reduce pollution emissions from delivery vehicles.
20/09/2016 - 09:47
A trial is underway in Conwy, north Wales, in which bins will only be emptied once a month in a bid to boost levels of recycling.
19/09/2016 - 10:57
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to criticise the West’s response to the migration crisis, at the UK summit in New York, calling for a new approach to tackling the crisis.
19/09/2016 - 10:35
Local authorities have commissioned surveys to examine waste and identify those who fail to separate rubbish and recycling.
15/09/2016 - 09:34
Following a comprehensive review of the Hinkley Point C project, the government has decided to proceed with the first new nuclear power station.
15/09/2016 - 09:17
Transport for London (TfL) is set to provide £7.6 million into Croydon Council's ongoing transport infrastructure regeneration in 2017/18.
14/09/2016 - 09:39
Liverpool City Council has been forced to pay a £1 million fine after thousands of tonnes of waste was dumped at vacant industrial sites in Merseyside
13/09/2016 - 12:51
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract worth £1 billion to waste management firm Veolia, to provide waste to energy services.
12/09/2016 - 14:14
Over £7 million has been awarded to help create and develop around 140 new farming businesses across Scotland.
12/09/2016 - 11:24
A new poll shows nearly 30 per cent of us could recycle more, with confusing information the main stumbling block to adoption.
12/09/2016 - 10:58
A new report has claimed that there needs to be continual support for the north’s low carbon economy, to increase economic activity in the region.
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