5/23/2013

Council press offices need to relinquish control of social media to enable effective interaction between town halls and residents, according to a new report.

5/22/2013

Worthing BC is in a legal dispute with the parking contractor, NCP, after it decided to take back the running of council-owned car parks in the borough.

5/14/2013

Tower Hamlets LBC is calling for more people from white communities to put themselves forward as foster carers.

1/28/2013

The Government has set out its vision for how infrastructure in the UK can be delivered more efficiently.

1/17/2013

Concern has been raised that a fresh drive to reduce planning guidance could isolate council officers working in planning and technical services departments.

1/4/2013

The Government has awarded £2m of air quality grants to dozens of councils in England, as part of efforts to support the investigation of Low Emission Zones and help create guidance for reducing local pollution levels.

12/21/2012

Transport chiefs in Scotland claim they are better prepared for extreme weather events this winter after a series of improvements were made to network resilience and communication with travellers.

12/19/2012

Local government is to receive a £215m boost for highways maintenance, after ministers revealed yesterday how they will split the additional capital fund announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

12/18/2012

Guidance on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been issued, intending to clarify its relationship with other types of developer funding such as Section 106.

12/14/2012

Transport for London (TfL) will provide councils in the capital with £148m for local transport schemes next year, it was announced today.

12/7/2012

HS2 officials and Camden LBC have pledged to work constructively together despite the council’s continued opposition to plans for a new high-speed line, which is being opposed at the High Court today.

12/5/2012

The chancellor, George Osborne, has indicated a shift towards greater capital investment in transport infrastructure as part of the Government’s plan to create growth.

12/3/2012

A coalition of councils opposed to plans for a new high-speed rail link (HS2) from London to Birmingham are in the high court today where their judicial review will be heard.

11/29/2012

The Government has made £20m available for cycle infrastructure as part of a cross-Whitehall push to boost the number of people across England cycling regularly.

11/26/2012

Local authorities were today urged to adopt 20mph speed limits in residential areas and around schools.

11/22/2012

Local transport minister Norman Baker has paid tribute to efforts underway in Sheffield to boost bus services through partnership working between operators and the council.

11/21/2012

London mayor Boris Johnson should set aside more road space for cyclists, according to a cross-party report out today.

11/13/2012

Calls for a default 20mph speed limit in residential areas have received the backing of public health experts.

11/12/2012

New figures have come to light showing a widening gap between transport spending in London and the rest of the country despite senior coalition ministers promising to reverse the trend.

11/8/2012

A leading highways industry body has backed growing calls for a shift to a regulatory asset base (RAB) model to secure private investment to plug the funding gap in the UK road network.