Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
12/09/2016 - 10:44
National Recycling Week (NRW) will highlight the many measures councils have introduced to maximise recycling.
08/09/2016 - 10:38
New approaches to make the UK more resilient to flooding have been outlined in the government’s National Flood Resilience Review.
07/09/2016 - 09:21
A new Heritage Lottery Fund report has called for collaborative national and local action to deliver new ways of funding parks.
06/09/2016 - 11:04
A government scheme using longer semi-trailers to transport goods has saved up to 10.6 million vehicle kilometres, meaning cleaner public air.
06/09/2016 - 10:44
Over £1million has been paid out by the government to more than 180 flood-hit farmers to help their business recovery after last Winter’s storms.
06/09/2016 - 09:11
Doctors prescribing outdoor exercise to patients would see more people doing physical activity, councils claim.
31/08/2016 - 09:34
MPs and council leaders have written to Prime Minister Theresa May pressing the government to act on flood defence recommendations before the arrival of Winter, after its review was delayed.
30/08/2016 - 09:54
Research has claimed that the failure to improve air pollution in UK cities is due to the political prioritising of economic growth and road safety
26/08/2016 - 09:36
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a £40 million Discover England fund aimed at helping Britain outcompete other tourism destinations and to
25/08/2016 - 12:11
Stoke-on-Trent Council has taken on ‘waste minimisation’ staff to check through residents’ rubbish and ensure they’re throwing away the right kind of waste.
24/08/2016 - 11:24
A lack of money and further expected budget cuts is putting parks in Brighton and Hove at risk, according to the City Council.
24/08/2016 - 11:16
The amount of waste being recycled across Welsh councils over the last year hit 60 per cent as councils seek to avoid fines.
23/08/2016 - 10:40
According to data retrieved by a BBC freedom of information (FoI) request, councils rejected 338,000 tons of waste in 2014-15, a significant increase on 2011-12, where 184,000 tons were left unrecycled.
22/08/2016 - 09:26
Eden Flood Volunteers, a volunteer group set up in Cumbria during Storm Desmond, is on the cusp of going global.
19/08/2016 - 12:28
Forest Heath District Council has announced it has purchased one of the largest council owned solar farms in the UK, in a move that is expected to bring in an annual income of up to £700,000.
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