Knowsley Council has agreed to form a low carbon partnership with energy company E.ON, which will see them work together to promote low carbon energy solutions for local homes and businesses.
Council tenants in Birmingham look likely to benefit from the coming self-financing deal for local authority landlords where it matters – in the wallet. The city council is proposing to freeze rents this year and hold them 2011 levels.
The Local Government Association has responded to the Court of Appeal's verdict that the Government's proposed cuts to Feed-in Tariffs would be illegal, saying it has created ‘huge uncertainty’.
There was a 13.5 per cent reduction in the number of fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities last year, according to official statistics from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Following a tip-off, Haringey’s award-winning Anti Social Behaviour Action Team (ASBAT) has secured a two-year anti-social behaviour injunction against a gang member who was terrorising his neighbours and community.