On the anniversary of the announcement of the first 24 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the government’s flagship policy for delivering economic growth and decentralisation, a report by Centre for Cities shows that many of the original LEPs have made limited progress.
Coventry City Council and E.ON have announced they are forming a city-wide energy partnership, working together to help improve the energy efficiency of homes and use renewable power to drive down fuel bills and help combat climate change.
Raids continue to take place across the country as council trading standards officers crack down on illegal tobacco houses, car boot sales and industrial depots to seize thousands of fake and smuggled cigarettes along with kilos of illicit hand-rolled tobacco.
Advice on collection schemes, food waste recycling and public consultations are just some of the many issues to be tackled in the free seminars at this year’s Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition (RWM 10) which returns to the NEC, Birmingham from 14 to 16 September 2010.
Rachel Allen, Business Improvement Officer at the London Borough of Merton was last night crowned the first ever winner of the national Local Government Challenge, by journalist and presenter, Jeremy Vine.
