How to Fix Local Roads: Sustainable Road Maintenance Solutions for Local Government
Explore expert insights on sustainable road maintenance and pothole repair, and learn how local government can fix the road network with proactive strategies.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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’. |
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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. |
