News

Government boost for green councils
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Housing Minister John Healey has today announced a triple boost for councils tackling climate change by updating planning rules, granting nearly £10million to improve green skills and backing further progress by the "second wave" of eco-towns.

Doncaster Council to increase council tax
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Doncaster MBC councillors have voted to increase council tax by 2.95 per cent.

Pay freeze for council chief executives in Scotland
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

The chief executives of Scotland’s 32 local authorities have agreed to forego a salary increase in 2010/11.

New proposals to improve bus travel and tackle anti social behaviour
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Bus travel in England will be safer, more efficient and easier to use under new Government proposals.

Cycle safety plans for London
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) have today published a major plan of action to improve the safety of cyclists in the capital.

Six more councils announced for BSF
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Six more local authorities across England have been given the go ahead to join the national Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild or refurbish secondary schools in their area.

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Features

A growing success

Ecobuild, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, is bigger than ever this year, bringing together more than 1,000 suppliers of sustainable construction products at London’s Earls Court between Tuesday 02 March and Thursday 04 March 2010.

Rising to the challenge at Sustainabilitylive! 2010

Make a note in your diary for this year’s event.

That was the year that was

A year’s a long time in politics, and planning. Boris Johnson swept to power in 2008 on a platform of change, and the existing London Plan was one of his first changes. In the face of recent parliamentary criticism, LGE looks at his current draft.

The Corby case continues

Kenneth Ross on the high profile negligence claims against Corby Borough Council following brownfield reclamation in the borough.

The National Brownfield Strategy for England

Dr Richard Boyle, Brownfield Technical Consultant, the Homes and Communities Agency, says unlocking brownfield land is the key to a sustainable future.

Call of the wild

John Newton, MD of The Energy Consultancy, tells you everything you need to know about working with wildlife.

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