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Buildings are "essential" to grid decarbonisation

Buildings are no longer simply consumers of energy, they are essential to grid decarbonisation, says UK Green Building Council senior advisor Tom Wigg.

Sustainability & Net Zero

A fresh approach to expense management

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for transformative changes across near all industries and sectors, and local authorities were no exception. With stripped budgets, reduced workforce and generally navigating the pandemic, councils had to adapt to new, hybrid ways of working and fast.

Technology

The importance of wheelie bin cleaning

Daniel Coulon, director of the National Association of Wheeled Bin washers explains whose responsibility bin cleaning is and what we can all do to keep them clean.

Waste Management

Securing public spaces

Gary Moffatt, director at Chubb Fire & Security explores the benefits of and best practices for security cameras in a changing world, on behalf of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).

Security & Policing

Cleaner roads and cleaner road sweepers

Road sweepers play a vital role in keep roads and streets clean and safe. The specialised vehicles can clean and remove debris, dirt, and litter from streets and roadways, with many benefits

Transport & Roads

Keeping drains in sound condition

Peter Stacey, honorary life president of the National Association of Drainage Contractors (NADC) gives some top tips for keeping the drainage system working.

Facilities Management

Domiciliary care technology trials ongoing in Wales

The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.
The funding is part of ongoing government plans to transform how domiciliary care is delivered in Wales.
SBRI Centre of Excellence and the Welsh Government are supporting collaborative projects where the public sector, private sector and third sector are working together to tackle domiciliary care challenges with innovative solutions and services.

Funding announced to tackle council tax debt in Scotland

Extra help for people struggling with council tax debt will be on offer in three local authority areas under a pilot scheme.

Funding for local police forces to tackle anti-social behaviour

The Home Office has announced £66 million to fund hundreds of thousands of hours of patrols to tackle violence and anti-social across England and Wales.
Every police force is set to receive at least £1 million and areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour will be targeted.
It is hoped that the funding will enable each force to deploy uniformed patrols for up to 20,000 hours in “hotspot” areas each year in an attempt to drive down crime and boost public confidence in their local force.