How Local Authorities Can Lead Smarter, More Inclusive Procurement
The 2025 Local Government Procurement Report ranks councils on SME, VCSE, and local spend, with strategies to boost social value in procurement.
Walsall residents urged to avoid canal after chemical spillage
15/08/2024 Walsall Council has urged members of the public to avoid a 12-mile section of the Walsall canal after tests confirmed sodium cyanide had been dumped. |
Robotic ‘shark’ to clean up Leeds waterways
05/07/2024 An aquatic robot has been launched to collect litter from Leeds’ waterways, inspired by the open-mouthed feeding technique of a whale shark. |
Bid to tackle UK’s second most polluted river
19/06/2024 Councillors in Calderdale will devise a plan to clean up the UK’s second most polluted waterway. |
Thames Water sewage spills more than quadruple
25/01/2024 The mayor of London has called out the ‘scandalous’ increase in instances of sewage flowing into the capital’s rivers, urging Thames Water to ‘get a grip of the situation’. |
Time to fight Government water plans
05/09/2023 Ali Morse, water policy manager for The Wildlife Trusts, makes the case for defending the EU-era nutrient neutrality rules. |
Water shortages in East Sussex force school closures
14/06/2023 Water shortages caused by the hot weather have forced two schools in East Sussex to close. |
Shaking up the system on toxic chemical cocktails
24/05/2023 Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife & Countryside Link, discusses the harmful combinations of chemicals in the UK’s waterways and what councils can do about it. |
