Environment

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2022

Rishi Sunak has slammed the door shut on the possibility of further fracking by reintroducing the...

BUSINESS

Four councils to move away from joint waste contract

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2022

Four councils that came together in a bid to provide improved and more cost-effective environment...

Taking the zero carbon road

By Neil Gibson | 28 September 2022

The Government-funded Live Labs 2 programme is a chance for local authorities to show they are tr...

WHITEHALL

Lack of insulation progress to cost billions, says LGA

By Mark Conrad | 26 September 2022

Slow progress in insulating homes will cost the Government at least £4.2bn over the next two year...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Stronger together

By Jason Longhurst | 26 September 2022

The public and the private sector must partner up if clean growth is to realise its transformatio...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022

Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...

ENVIRONMENT

Fears for local fracking controls

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

Councils fear an erosion of local controls over fracking with the Prime Minister expected to lift...

FINANCE

Inflation's stealthy impact

By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022

Double-digit inflation is putting huge pressure on councils, with impacts including fuel price hi...

FINANCE

Call for inflation support from Truss

By Martin Ford | 05 September 2022

Councils have warned of service cuts if new Prime Minister Liz Truss fails to provide further fin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Trading standards - market regulator and champion of fairness

By Cllr Jenny Hannaby | 05 September 2022

Now more than ever, councils’ trading standards service is essential to our economy and the envir...

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