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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Committee raises sustainable homes fears

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2013

A panel of MPs has urged communities secretary Eric Pickles to rethink plans to scrap the code fo...

FINANCE

Strategic Director for Economy, Transport and Environment

14 November 2013

FINANCE

Council slams MP in energy park row

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

Peterborough City Council has hit back at local MP Stewart Jackson in a row over plans to create ...

FINANCE

Survey shows councils stockpiling salt

By Laura Sharman | 11 November 2013

New figures have showed that councils are investing in new gritting equipment and increasing stoc...

FINANCE

Bin business' boost to Ashford recycling

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 November 2013

A new waste collection service introduced by Biffa has almost trebled Ashford BC’s recycling rate...

ENVIRONMENT

We need to rethink parks

By Vicki Sellick | 05 November 2013

Vicki Sellick from NESTA outlines the need for councils to innovate how public parks are used and...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Don't be an ostrich on energy efficiency'

By Stephen Cirell | 03 October 2013

With so many competing priorities in local government, it might be tempting to be a bit of an ost...

FINANCE

Assessing national woes v local priorities

By Victoria Harkness | 26 September 2013

Public concern about the state of our roads and the cleanliness of our streets leapfrogged school...

BUSINESS

Birmingham looking at options to deliver local energy services

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 September 2013

Birmingham City Council could become the latest local authority to enter the energy business, acc...

CLIMATE CHANGE

'Power schemes need more support'

By MJ reporter | 11 September 2013

Councils must offer more flexible support to boost the nationwide spread of community-owned renew...