£14.5m low carbon heat network in Bradford

11 February 2020
£14.5m low carbon heat network in Bradford
A district heat network scheme is a step closer to being built in Bradford city centre, providing heat and electricity to public buildings.

Britain’s sporting venues blighted by harmful fumes

11 February 2020
Britain’s sporting venues blighted by harmful fumes
The Air Team campaign group has revealed that dangerous levels of air pollution will blight the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
According to a new report, a host of sporting venues across the country are now blighted by harmful traffic fumes, with a quarter of 94 sports grounds in major cities found to have levels of air pollution above World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limits. Additionally, 52 of the 94 sites assessed came close to breaching the threshold.

Don’t cap climate ambition for new homes

11 February 2020
Don’t cap climate ambition for new homes
GMCA has called upon the government not to restrict local ambition on climate change targets when drawing up guidelines for new build homes.

£5.5m to reduce obesity in Wales

10 February 2020
£5.5m to reduce obesity in Wales
Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £5.5 million to back plans to halt obesity in Wales.
The funding will be used to support the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales Delivery Plan 2020-22, which Gething launched during a visit to see a healthy eating project at a playgroup in Cardiff.

UNISON calls for affordable homes for all

10 February 2020
UNISON calls for affordable homes for all
More than a million people are lingering on waiting lists for council houses in England, with UNISON demanding a new housing policy.