07/10/2016 - 10:13
A new initiative by Devon County Council wants to encourage an army of volunteers to fix potholes the council cannot afford to fix themselves.
06/10/2016 - 14:15
The government has overruled Lancashire County Council’s decision to refuse permission for a fracking site.
06/10/2016 - 11:39
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has claimed that councils are failing to monitor schools in Britain for dangerous air pollution, despite government advice to do so.
04/10/2016 - 11:06
Aberdeen Council is set to consult on plans to create a £120 million ‘waste to energy’ plant to deal with 150,000 tonnes of rubbish produced by the region each year.
29/09/2016 - 11:04
A new poll has shown that 75 per cent of the public believe that councils should have a statutory duty to protect public parks.
29/09/2016 - 09:46
The three ‘flood risk’ symbols proposed by the insurance industry for estate agents to detail on their properties have proved controversial.
29/09/2016 - 09:19
Fife Council has called for clarity from the Scottish government over fracking, amid fears that developers mat begins o target its land.
26/09/2016 - 15:09
Hull City Council has been given the green light to purchase land to reduce the risk of flooding to 1,750 properties in East Hull.
26/09/2016 - 10:26
Smoking should be banned in all outdoor spaces, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has argued.
26/09/2016 - 09:32
Immediate action is needed on a number of crucial food, farming and fisheries issues, a Scottish minister had argued.
22/09/2016 - 10:15
Council leaders have praised a judicial review which ruled that councils should remain exempt from VAT on commercial waste collections.
20/09/2016 - 14:10
The introduction of ‘charity bins’ has successfully reduced litter by an average of 30 per cent in five locations across England.
20/09/2016 - 11:36
A proposal to invest £1.6million to help protect an area of Leeds from flooding by developing a new natural greenspace is to be discussed.
20/09/2016 - 11:24
Four London councils have set up a new partnership initiative, Low Emission Logistics, to reduce pollution emissions from delivery vehicles.
20/09/2016 - 09:47
A trial is underway in Conwy, north Wales, in which bins will only be emptied once a month in a bid to boost levels of recycling.
