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How to Fix Local Roads: Sustainable Road Maintenance Solutions for Local Government

06/06/2025

Explore expert insights on sustainable road maintenance and pothole repair, and learn how local government can fix the road network with proactive strategies.

Wandsworth welcomes e-scooter transport trial

13/05/2025

Wandsworth Borough Council has started an e-scooter rental trial to encourage safer and greener travel on public roads.

Call for kerbside collections amidst battery-fire crisis

28/04/2025

Universal kerbside collections for waste batteries and electricals across the UK could save £6bn by boosting recycling and tackling the battery fire 'epidemic'.

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.

Vent-Axia Wins H&V News Low Carbon Impact Award

06/12/2024

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is celebrating winning the ‘Low Carbon Impact Award: Commercial or Industrial’ at the prestigious H&V News Awards.

£6bn allocated for energy efficiency schemes

18/12/2023

The Government has revealed how it plans to spend £6bn improving the UK’s energy efficiency.

Battery-powered trains hit tracks in UK first

06/10/2023

The first UK passenger trains to run using battery technology have been launched in the Liverpool City Region.

Place directors under ‘immense pressure’ publish strategic objectives

03/10/2023

Place directors have called for action on planning, infrastructure and the environment, including a financial regime enabling councils to build more affordable and ‘climate-ready’ homes.

New programme to help councils with climate change goals

03/10/2023

A sustainability programme has been launched by the Local Government Association (LGA) to help councils reach carbon reduction targets.

Gove blocks M&S plans to rebuild Marble Arch store

21/07/2023

Michael Gove has ruled that Marks & Spencer cannot demolish and redevelop its flagship central London store.

Levelling up committee launches local audit inquiry

03/03/2023

An inquiry into financial audit in local authorities has been launched to ensure councils are financially sustainable and remain accountable to residents.

Local government can drive the UK’s green skills revolution

10/08/2021

Cara Jenkinson, cities manager at the climate solutions charity Ashden, looks at how local government can drive the UK’s green skills revolution.

Islington Council launches ‘revolutionary’ energy centre

05/03/2020

Islington Council today launched an energy centre which converts waste heat from the London underground into heating for homes, schools and leisure centres.

Showcasing building excellence

18/12/2018

Public Property finds out why a new cinema in East Sussex has been crowned the ‘best public service building’ in a recent awards ceremony.

East Sussex councils consider unitary bid

12/10/2018

Two local councils have had ‘informal’ discussions about breaking away from a struggling East Sussex County Council in response to an ongoing financial crisis.

Councils warn a lack of funding holding back sustainable travel

24/08/2018

A lack of funding is stopping councils from investing in sustainable travel, council leaders have warned today.

Councillors deny 'turning their backs' on sustainable transport

29/03/2018

Council leaders have hit back against claims local authorities are reneging on sustainable transport because they are allowed to ‘mark their own homework’.

Bristol-based digital scheme to encourage sustainable travel

13/07/2016

City workers in Bristol can now find ‘commute buddies’ as part of a new digital initiative to cut congestion.

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