News

Councils to get more support to crackdown on empty homes and ASB
Monday, 8 February 2010

Housing Minister John Healey has announced extra support for councils to step up efforts to get empty homes back in use and reduce anti-social behaviour, including cash for an intensive crackdown in 17 local authority areas with known problems.

Government says no to FOI
Monday, 8 February 2010

The Government’s response rates to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests has deteriorated significantly since the Act was introduced five years ago, says Sweet & Maxwell, the legal information provider.

Councils call for post-16 education structure to be "radically slimmed down"
Monday, 8 February 2010

A re-structuring of post-16 education will fail to deliver all the benefits it should and will waste public money unless the structures around it are radically slimmed down, council leaders have warned in a new document.

Local Government Challenge gets underway
Monday, 8 February 2010

The final ten contestants have taken part in the first ever Local Government Challenge.

Government’s concessionary fares consultation ‘flawed’, says London Councils
Monday, 8 February 2010

London Councils has reacted angrily to the outcome of the government’s consultation about concessionary fares funding.

Wigan Council joins forces with MOD for Armed Forces Community Welfare Pathway
Monday, 8 February 2010

The MOD and Wigan Council joined forces today to launch the Armed Forces Community Welfare Pathway initiative in Wigan to enable serving personnel, their families and veterans to receive the help, advice and support they need from the people best placed to provide it.

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Features

The drive to improve energy efficiency

Alan Aldridge, Executive Director of the Energy Services and Technology Association, explains the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme

DECs put thoughts into action

Employees are ready to help save energy and money in the workplace

Trust in me

When LGE last heard from the Energy Saving Trust (EST) it was forging ahead with plans to open a network of regional advice centres across the UK. Chris Newbould caught up with Andy Deacon, head of local authority services, to find out how it’s going

Holding the key to carbon savings

BEAMA’s Colin Timmins highlights the opportunities existing technologies present in achieving carbon savings…

Omitting emissions

The Carbon Trust is helping local authorities reduce their emissions across the UK, says its head of public sector Richard Rugg.

Can you help householders solve a WEEE problem?

Martin Rose, Business Development Manager of not-for-profit lamp recycling specialist Recolight, explains how Local Authorities can help communities recycle their old light bulbs.

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