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.
08/11/2021 - 09:05
New analysis shows chasm in electric vehicle chargers between rural areas and cities – with London having more than England’s counties combined.
05/11/2021 - 09:41
Children and young people will soon be able to undertake a new Climate Award in recognition for their work to improve their environment.
04/11/2021 - 10:52
A £3.3 million ‘retrofit’ scheme from Devon County Council will cut carbon emissions and reduce energy use in several key buildings.
02/11/2021 - 12:52
Over 100 million car and taxi trips made in city regions each year could instead be on e-bikes if the government is able to deliver its target for mode shift to cycling.
01/11/2021 - 08:04
Efforts to plant trees and improve access to nature across the country is to take another step forward with a new £6 million ‘Trees Call to Action Fund’.
01/11/2021 - 06:33
A third of England’s most important flood defences are in private hands, with some at risk of ‘complete performance failure’.
29/10/2021 - 09:28
The UK will struggle to reach the net zero target by 2050 unless Government steps up efforts to work together with local councils on climate action.
28/10/2021 - 09:48
First Minister Mark Drakeford has called for a ‘decade of action’ to tackle the climate change crisis in Wales.
26/10/2021 - 09:39
The EV Charging Action Plan outlines how the Welsh Government will deliver a EV charging point facility for every 20 miles across Wales by 2025.
26/10/2021 - 09:35
Education unions have written to the Education Secretary urging him to take action to ensure climate change education becomes fully embedded in the system.
25/10/2021 - 12:17
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for more to be done to deliver a zero-emission bus fleet as only a minority are currently electric.
25/10/2021 - 09:06
Over 1,000 homes a day could be retrofitted with low-carbon efficiency measures by councils by 2030 - reducing energy bills by nearly £700 million.
25/10/2021 - 09:01
Introducing universal free garden waste collections is ‘unnecessary’ and will not solve the issue of garden waste ending up in landfill, says LGA.
25/10/2021 - 06:25
MPs and the County Councils Network have warned that rural shires could be the ‘poor relation’ to cities in the government’s gigabit rollout.
14/10/2021 - 11:39
Keep Britain Tidy has revealed the names of the 2,127 parks and green spaces that have collected a coveted Green Flag Award for 2021.
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