10 ways councils are making budgets go further
Discover 10 ways councils are stretching budgets further, from digital transformation and energy efficiency to community partnerships and data-driven decision-making.
New biofuel plant to boost local economy
06/11/2025 Plans to create a biofuel facility in North Kent could create around 200 new jobs. |
Council welcomes green data centre plans
30/10/2025 Hertsmere Borough Council has backed plans for an 85-acre data centre in Hertfordshire. |
Approval of largest solar farm scheme branded ‘appalling’
15/10/2025 A 3,000 acre solar farm project in Lincolnshire has received Government approval despite opposition from the county council. |
Glasgow launches £1m CMI for climate projects
02/10/2025 Glasgow City Council has unveiled a Community Municipal Investment (CMI), aiming to raise £1m to fund solar energy initiatives across the city. |
Solar energy scheme could save Havering Council thousands
24/09/2025 Solar PV panels have been installed at nine locations as part of Havering Council’s aims to cut carbon emissions. |
Data centre development project sparks local strife
10/06/2025 Havering Council’s proposal to develop a data centre on green belt land has been met with resistance from residents and local Reform party representatives. |
North ‘key’ to green industries, says think tank
25/03/2025 New mayoral industrial strategy councils should be established to help drive sustainable manufacturing and boost local areas in the north, think tank says. |
Doncaster council airship deal set to create 1,200 jobs
26/03/2024 Doncaster council has announced the location for the production facility of the helium-filled airship, Airlander 10, in a deal set to create 1,200 jobs. |
Poll reveals Brits are green YIMBYs
16/10/2023 Brits are twice as likely (66%) to say 'yes' to new local developments if they are green projects than if they are non-green developments (33%), poll reveals. |
Council launches West Midland’s first community investment fund
20/05/2022 Telford & Wrekin Council has launched the West Midland’s first crowdfunding campaign to try and raise half a million pounds for green initiatives. |
Council gives green light to solar farm
22/12/2021 South Oxfordshire District Council has given the green light to plans for a new solar farm despite objections that it would disrupt public rights of way. |
Platform launches fund to help councils crowdsource for ‘green’ projects
04/06/2019 A finance platform has invited councils to apply for grants to pilot new Community Municipal Bonds for raising finance for 'green' infrastructure projects. |
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Around £2bn of clean energy projects ‘stuck’ due to lack of funds
30/01/2019 A ‘temperature check’ survey has identified an estimated £2bn worth of council clean energy projects that are struggling to progress due to underfunding. |
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Council’s electricity supply goes 100% green
14/10/2016 Cambridge City Council has announced its intention to purchase all of its electricity from 100% renewable sources in a push to make the city ‘sustainable’. |
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Interview: Green Party leader Jonathan Bartley and post-Brexit politics
14/10/2016 ‘It’s time to take back control!’ was a popular slogan during the Brexit referendum. William Eichler asks Jonathan Bartley what it means in practice. |
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Council pensions invest £150m into UK windfarm
14/03/2016 A joint venture set up between two local government pension schemes is to invest £150m into a South Lanarkshire windfarm. |
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Winners revealed for £40m electric vehicle fund
25/01/2016 Four cities have been awarded £40m to roll-out green vehicle technology such as street lighting that charges electric cars and extra parking spaces for plug-in car owners. |
