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Belfast launches Northern Ireland’s first Local Area Energy Plan 27/09/2024 Belfast City Council has launched its first Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) – and the first in Northern Ireland.
New waste tax could cost councils billions 17/09/2024 A proposed tax on the carbon emitted from burning waste could cost councils billions over the next decade, according to new analysis.
Nutrient neutrality plan won't unblock building, warn housebuilders 29/08/2024 Labour's proposals to address the issue of nutrient neutrality will fail to unblock the construction of more than 160,000 homes, home building industry warns.
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Newham mayor ‘deeply concerned’ by airport expansion 20/08/2024 The Government has approved London City Airport's plans to increase passenger numbers by more than a third despite objections by Newham Council.
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Interview: Fighting climate change in court and as a councillor 25/07/2024 Fresh from a landmark legal win said to have ‘fundamentally changed’ the planning landscape around fossil fuels, Sarah Finch chats to LocalGov about her experience taking action on the climate – both in the courts, and as a councillor.
Taking Back Control: Why climate action needs devolution 17/07/2024 Christopher Hammond, UK100 chief executive and former council leader, argues that devolution is essential for tackling climate change.
Council faces legal challenge over poultry unit 15/07/2024 A legal challenge has been launched over Shropshire Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a major intensive poultry unit.
Tower Hamlets tops list of worst recyclers 15/07/2024 The London borough of Tower Hamlets is the worst area for recycling in England, new research has revealed.
Government pulls defence of Cumbria coal mine 12/07/2024 The Government will no longer defend legal challenges of the planning permission it granted for a new coal mine in Cumbria.
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.
What councils need to boost EV charge point roll-out 02/07/2024 Shaun Quirk, the chief operating officer at charge point operator Believ, explains why the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charge point roll-out has stalled and how he hopes the next government can support local authorities to scale up delivery.
Work on Brighton rainscape gets under way 28/06/2024 Preparation work for a rainscape wetland area at a nature reserve near Brighton got under way this week.
New road marking contract for Notts highways 28/06/2024 Road marking and maintenance firm WJ Group has won a new contract with Via East Midlands to deliver road marking services across Nottinghamshire.
NextGov: What rural councils want from the next government 26/06/2024 The chief executive of the Rural Services Network (RSN), Kerry Booth, sets out rural councils' key asks of the next government.
TfL lets the wildflowers bloom 25/06/2024 Transport for London (TfL) says it has delivered its pledge of doubling wildflower verges in roadside areas to encourage biodiversity.
Oxford air pollution falls faster than across UK 25/06/2024 Air pollution in Oxford dropped quicker than the national average during the first full year of the city’s zero emission zone (ZEZ), but levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at two sites breached the legally binding limit.
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Parish council members all quit amid grass cutting dispute 24/06/2024 All members of a parish council in Cumbria have resigned after a man was criticised for cutting hedges and a grass verge.
Wandsworth to ban riders ‘abandoning’ e-bikes in busy areas 24/06/2024 A London borough council has announced plans to ban riders leaving e-bikes on pavements in busy town centres.
Dumped waste forces nine-hour road closure 21/06/2024 A road was closed for nine hours after two tonnes of waste were illegally dumped in West Yorkshire yesterday.
NextGov: Saving the local-national climate covenant 20/06/2024 Christopher Hammond, chief executive of UK100, discusses how the next government should help local authorities along the road to net zero.
Landmark fossil fuel ruling has ‘profound’ implications for planning 20/06/2024 A historic legal judgement has ‘fundamentally changed’ the landscape around planning permission for fossil fuel extraction, campaigners have said.
Thousands of bins missed as council rolls out new service 19/06/2024 Denbighshire County Council has apologised after waste from thousands of households was not collected as a new recycling service was rolled out.
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.
Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire to cooperate on net zero 14/06/2024 An agreement between Glasgow City Council and West Dunbartonshire Council has been developed to improve services relating to the net zero transition.
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Funding restrictions leave climate playing ‘second fiddle’ 15/05/2024 The Government’s reliance on competitive funding pots is undermining the ability of local authorities to deliver on climate targets, a new report says.
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Wet wipes with plastic to be banned 22/04/2024 Wet wipes containing plastic are set to be banned from the UK, environment secretary Steve Barclay announced today.
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LGA warning over XL Bully dogs ban 19/03/2024 Councils face a double whammy of soaring costs and declining police support as they try to enforce a ban on XL Bully dogs.
City Hall hails ‘dramatic’ air quality improvements 12/03/2024 Air quality in the capital has improved ‘much faster’ than in the rest of the UK because of policies introduced by the London mayor, according to a report.
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Emissions rise at ‘environment capital’ council 07/03/2024 Peterborough City Council's greenhouse gas emissions have risen by half in a year.
Progress stalls on EV charge points 05/03/2024 Many local authorities have fallen significantly behind on their electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure plans, new research has found.
‘Outdated’ pollution warning systems putting swimmers at risk 29/02/2024 Swimmers could be at risk of bathing in sewage due to an ‘outdated’ pollution warning system, researchers at the University of Reading have warned.
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Coffee pod recycling scheme hits million milestone 27/02/2024 An initiative run by Cherwell District Council has seen more than a million coffee pods – weighing 16.4 tonnes – recycled in eight months.
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Coastal councils raise water quality alarm 22/02/2024 Councils in coastal areas have raised the alarm about the impact on health and tourism caused by the continuing deterioration in coastal water quality.
Planning inspectors acted unlawfully over council’s net zero plans 22/02/2024 Planning inspectors were wrong to describe West Oxfordshire District Council’s net zero plans for a garden village as ‘too rigorous’, a High Court judge has ruled.
Lewes becomes first council to support ‘Zane’s Law’ 21/02/2024 Lewes District Council has become the first local authority to support a proposed new law that calls for greater protection from contaminated land.
Second council U-turns on pesticide use 01/02/2024 Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed to reintroduce chemical weed killer, following Brighton's recent call to recommence pesticide treatment.
Local approach needed to prepare for ‘silent killer’ of heatwaves 31/01/2024 MPs have called for a locally led approach to retrofitting houses to protect the most vulnerable from heat waves.
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Westminster revamps emissions-based parking charges 30/01/2024 Westminster City Council will revamp its parking schemes so that residents and visitors are charged based on their vehicles’ tailpipe emissions.
Greta Thunberg joins Hampshire airport protest 29/01/2024 Residents, councillors and Extinction Rebellion activists were joined by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg to protest the expansion of a private jet facility at the weekend.
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Old mines in West of England could be used to heat homes 26/01/2024 The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has thrown its weight behind a £1.6m study to investigate the use of heat from flooded mine shafts to heat homes, schools, hospitals and other buildings.
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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’.
Councils must adapt to extreme weather threat 24/01/2024 Cara Jenkinson, Cities Manager, Ashden discusses how local authorities can adapt to the threat of extreme weather.
Half of young vapers never regularly smoked, study finds 24/01/2024 A new study has found that 316,000 young people who use disposable vapes never regularly smoked tobacco, but warns that banning the vape products would risk causing relapse among ex-smokers.
Council chiefs welcome drop in fly-tipping incidents 17/01/2024 Local authorities in England dealt with 1.08 million fly-tipping incidents in 2022/23, a decrease of 1% on the previous year, according to the latest figures.
MPs at odds with public on packaging measures 17/01/2024 Appetite for government intervention to reduce the use of packaging, either through taxes or bans, is lower among MPs than with the public, new research has found.
Report warns of 'lethal' climate change risks 17/01/2024 With London and the UK ‘underprepared’ for extreme weather and an absence of national leadership on climate, regional government must adapt at pace, a new report argues.
Preparing for future floods 16/01/2024 After Storm Henk, APSE principal advisor Rob Bailey sets out some of the steps local authorities should take to improve flood preparedness.
West Midlands pilots £24m energy support scheme 16/01/2024 Small businesses across the West Midlands are being offered support to cut their gas and electricity usage.
Survey reveals support for biodiversity scheme 10/01/2024 Most people in Britain support an upcoming requirement for developers to invest in improving local habitats, a survey has revealed.
Heat pumps plan to be scrapped over costs 02/01/2024 Salford City Council is set to withdraw plans to install air source heat pumps at its town hall due to the cost of the project.
Think-tank calls for ‘sensible adjustments’ to clean air zones 22/12/2023 Schemes to reduce air pollution should be designed to avoid penalising those living in more deprived areas, a think-tank has said.
Rowley rules out pre-election nutrient neutrality law change 21/12/2023 The Government has confirmed it will not be introducing primary legislation on nutrient neutrality in the current Parliament.
How local authorities can inspire sustainable investment 20/12/2023 Helena Rivers, net zero lead at AECOM, argues that while appetite for climate initiatives may vary on within central government, local authorities have the power to act now and drive a meaningful transition.
Mayor Burnham criticises fee-paying clean air zone 14/12/2023 Public investment in buses and taxis will improve air quality in Greater Manchester faster than a fee-paying clean air zone (CAZ), Mayor Andy Burnham says.
Skills shortage ‘putting brakes’ on net zero 12/12/2023 The skills shortage is undermining efforts to reduce carbon emissions and effectively tackle the climate crisis, local authority leaders in London have warned.
Air pollution in most high streets exceeds guidelines, study finds 12/12/2023 Most of Britain’s biggest high streets have air pollution levels above World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations, according to a new study.
Councils call for support after ‘stark’ climate change warnings 11/12/2023 Local authority leaders have said they need support to prepare communities for climate change after a stark report described the impacts of changing temperatures on people’s health.
Wales passes workplace recycling law 08/12/2023 New Workplace Recycling Regulations have been passed in Wales, which will require all businesses to separate recyclable materials.
Luton Airport Expansion – how much growth is too much? 06/12/2023 As COP28 continues, Cllr Richard Roberts, Herts County Council, criticises Luton Airport's plans to increase passenger numbers to 32 million a year.
Londoners struggling to take action on climate change 05/12/2023 Londoners motivated to prevent climate change but are struggling to reduce emissions due to cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals as leaders meet for COP28.
Simpler Recycling: The implications for local authorities 04/12/2023 Lee Marshall, Policy and External Affairs Director, CIWM looks at the Government’s recycling reforms and what they mean for local authorities.
Oxfordshire councils install vape recycling bins 04/12/2023 Three local authorities in Oxfordshire have joined forces to install 60 new recycling collection points for vapes across the county.
'Lack of clarity' puts recycling reforms at risk 01/12/2023 A ‘lack of clarity’ around the Government’s recycling reforms is preventing councils from preparing for the upcoming changes, according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Portsmouth CAZ ‘not enough’ as legal limits still breached 01/12/2023 A government-mandated clean air zone (CAZ) in Portsmouth is not enough to reduce emissions, with pollution on three sites continuing to breach the legal limit, the city’s council has said.
PM promises to limit council tree felling 29/11/2023 Residents will have to be consulted before local authorities remove trees in their areas, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
Edinburgh to spend £55m to make fleet LEZ compliant 28/11/2023 Edinburgh City Council is set to spend £55m replacing obsolete vehicles and ensuring its fleet complies with new environmental rules.
High Court approves M&S judicial review 21/11/2023 The High Court has approved an application for a judicial review from M&S after Michael Gove blocked plans to redevelop the retailers Oxford Street store.
Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to heritage 20/11/2023 The future of the coastline, countryside and historic buildings protected by the National Trust will be threatened by extreme weather without urgent and large-scale action, a report has found.
London council launches green investment scheme 17/11/2023 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council is inviting residents and businesses to invest in green projects across the borough.
Only 5% of public feels ready for climate change 15/11/2023 Most of the public feels unprepared for the effects of climate change following the extreme heat, flooding and storms of recent years, LGA poll reveals.
New health and social care secretary announced 13/11/2023 Victoria Atkins has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care amid Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle.
Housing minister among casualties of Sunak reshuffle 13/11/2023 The UK will have its 16th housing minister in 12 years after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s sweeping reshuffle affected the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Councillors ‘powerless and penniless’ on clean air 09/11/2023 Elected members do not believe that councils have the powers or budgets to make meaningful change on air quality, research has found.
£20m boost for leisure centres 06/11/2023 The Government has awarded local authorities a share of £20m to help support swimming pools and leisure centres most at risk of closure or significant service reduction.
Glasgow clean air bid gets all clear 31/10/2023 A legal challenge to Glasgow's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from a local business has failed.
How AI surveys show councils need a new approach on litter 31/10/2023 Gavin Ellis, co-founder and director of Hubbub, discusses how litter survey projects on Glasgow and Cardiff roads suggest that a new approach is needed by local authorities.
Khan hails ULEZ compliance as revenue doubles 31/10/2023 London mayor Sadiq Khan has welcomed new data showing that compliance rates in the new outer London part of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) have nearly caught up with those in inner London.
Air quality rules continue to trouble Bath area 27/10/2023 A council that had ‘officially passed a government milestone’ for cleaning up toxic air breached legal limits as traffic returned after the pandemic, according to recent data.
Time for local authorities to ‘right-size’ their offices? 26/10/2023 Mobilityways' local authorities lead Graeme Banister asks: should councils reinvent their town halls, or motivate staff to return and fill up these empty edifices?
Councils ‘held back’ on net zero 24/10/2023 The organisations that represent English councils have collaborated in a call for the Government to change its approach on delivering net zero.

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