Cornwall backs council’s climate emergency plan

Cornwall Council’s cabinet has given the green light to the authority’s trailblazing plan to tackle the climate emergency.

£7.9m city centre cycle superhighway opens in Leeds

Leeds’ new £7.9 million city centre cycle superhighway has opened, adding 4km of segregated routes to Leeds’ growing cycling network.

Better care in the community can prevent A&E admissions

More than four in 10 emergency admissions to hospital from care homes could potentially be avoided through better care in the community.

Brokenshire steps down as Communities Secretary

James Brokenshire has announced he is leaving the cabinet and returning to backbench politics.

Nottingham City Council to supply its own water

Nottingham City Council is set to begin supplying water services to its own buildings to create savings on water consumption.

Leicestershire LED scheme sees energy consumption drop

Leicestershire County Council upgraded 68,000 street lights to LEDs last year as part of a planned £25 million investment programme.

Government needs to make more ambition cycling targets

The government needs to revise its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy as current targets are not ambitious enough.

2020 public land sales to be missed ‘by wide margin’

The government has been accused of extending the national housing crisis by failing to sell enough land for affordable and social housing.

Government appoints independent adviser on antisemitism

Theresa May has appointed John Mann as the government's independent adviser on antisemitism.

AI to be used for local roads health-check

New DfT funding will see innovative AI technology to be used to develop a thorough understanding of Britain’s road markings.

Southampton’s IT services back in council management

The longstanding strategic partnership between Southampton City Council and Capita has come to an end.

Expert appointed to tackle Islamophobia definition

Imam Qari Asim has been appointed as an independent adviser to provide expert advice on a definition of Islamophobia to the government.

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Event Diary

DISCOVER | DEVELOP | DISRUPT

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.