Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
26/01/2018 - 12:20
Southwark Council will cut its investments in fossil fuels by agreeing to move £150 million into the Blackrock Low Carbon Target Equity Fund.
26/01/2018 - 10:37
Glasgow City Council is to stop using plastic straws in a bid to prevent tens of thousands of plastic straws a year going to landfill.
25/01/2018 - 09:29
Shops, cafes and businesses will offer free water refill points in every major city and town by 2021 in a bid to cut disposable plastic bottle use.
24/01/2018 - 12:34
Following a successful trial, Conwy County Borough Council has taken the decision to phase in four-weekly black bin collections across the region.
22/01/2018 - 10:59
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been awarded a contract by Devon County Council to develop a new waste transfer station.
22/01/2018 - 10:44
Sheffield City Council has applied for funding to convert two of its retired refuse collection vehicles to run on the waste taken away from households.
22/01/2018 - 09:44
Leeds City Council is to introduce a charge residents looking to dispose of certain types of household rubbish at their local waste sorting site.
16/01/2018 - 09:14
The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on proposals to transfer ‘flood risk management activities’ of watercourses to local groups.
12/01/2018 - 11:58
Greater Manchester is one of four UK settings chosen to ‘pioneer’ new ways of enhancing the natural environment.
12/01/2018 - 10:18
Government ministers have encouraged local authorities to consider the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme and improve transport efficiency.
12/01/2018 - 09:36
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council's cabinet has agreed to establish a charitable trust to manage the borough’s green spaces.
10/01/2018 - 11:51
Derby and Nottingham city councils are set to launch a new combined ‘Metro’ commercial waste service in the region to provide a more efficient service.
10/01/2018 - 10:04
Your Energy Sussex, a partnership of Sussex local authorities, has set up an energy tariff scheme for residents across the county.
10/01/2018 - 09:52
Oxfordshire County Council has revealed a range of new ideas to tackle congestion in Oxford and take the strain off of the city’s transport infrastructure.
10/01/2018 - 09:25
Michael Gove has said that the 5p charge for plastic bags in large shops in England is set to be extended to cover nearly all retailers.
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