Waste

By Paul O'Brien | 24 March 2015

Local government is no stranger to the 'shared economy', which chancellor George Osborne champion...

WHITEHALL

Pickles in council charges crackdown

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 March 2015

Eric Pickles has gone on the offensive over council charges, with new guidance on car parking and...

BUSINESS

Norfolk plant 'buried' after DCLG's delays

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 February 2015

Norfolk CC has accused the Department for Communities and Local Government of sitting on a Planni...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Defra hails value of waste

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 February 2015

The UK’s domestic waste sector generates £6.8bn for the economy every year, according to a govern...

Bury man sets up bin service to beat three-weekly collections

By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2015

A man from Bury has set up his own bin collection company after his local council switched to thr...

WHITEHALL

Local government minister attacks 'town hall jobsworths' in bins row

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2015

Councils should be left to decide how often they collect bins, shadow communities secretary Hilar...

WASTE

Who let the dogs out?

06 January 2015

Canine fouling is normally a laughing matter for Diary.

FINANCE

War of words over Treasury documents

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

A war of words has broken out between Labour and Conservative politicians over the cost of opposi...

WASTE

Six dead after council bin lorry mounts pavement

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2014

Six people have died and seven people have been seriously injured after a council bin lorry mount...

BUSINESS

Waste contractor pre-tax profits fall 10%

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 December 2014

The parent company of waste management contractor Viridor has announced a fall in pre-tax profits...

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