Potholes: Treating the illness not just the symptom
With the publication of the ALARM survey, chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, David Giles, talks to LocalGov about investing in local roads.
Birmingham fights mayor plan
Birmingham fights mayor plan The Government has urged ~Birmingham City Council~ to consider an elected mayor in order to receive extra funding and control over city issues. However, councillors have already rejected the idea. Council leader Mike Whitby said: ‘Whitehall needs to stop tinkering around with headline-grabbing governance arrangements and look more closely at giving us the freedom to deliver what local people want.’
