£70 million fund to improve recycling in Scotland

19 March 2021
£70 million fund to improve recycling in Scotland
A new £70 million Scottish Government fund to improve recycling infrastructure across Scotland has been launched to mark Global Recycling Day.

Hydrogen buses set for Liverpool City Region

17 March 2021
Hydrogen buses set for Liverpool City Region
Funding for a new project which is seeking to bring 20 hydrogen powered double decker buses to the streets of Liverpool is set to be approved.

Zero Emission Zone Pilot approved for Oxford

17 March 2021
Zero Emission Zone Pilot approved for Oxford
Oxford’s proposed ZEZ pilot has now been formally approved by Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet for launch in August.

One in seven worried they will become homeless

16 March 2021
One in seven worried they will become homeless
A new survey has shown that as many as one in seven adults are worried about becoming homeless due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Carried out by homelessness charity Shelter, the research is adding to the increasing concerns that the government is not doing enough to protect renters from losing their homes.
Shelter found that 14 per cent of the 3,500 adults surveyed said the current economic situation had made them more worried about losing their homes – which when extrapolated to the wider population amounts to more than six million people.