News
'Fat map' shows problem of obesity is getting worse
Thursday, 28 August 2008
A map which shows high levels of obesity in the Midlands, Wales, North East and parts of the South East has been pubished today.
BT plans to allow councils to 'adopt' red telephone boxes
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Towns across the country that want to keep the famous red telephone boxes will be able to do so, even if the phones are removed, BT have announced.
Highland to receive £4.5m to transform derelict land
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Highland Council will receive funding worth £4.5million to transform vacant and derelict land in the area.
Britain to become 'most crowded nation' in Europe
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Britain is set to become the most populated European nation within 50 years due to high immigration and birth rates, according to a report by the European Commission.
North Tyneside Council seeks green contractors for £100m housing scheme
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
North Tyneside Council is looking for contractors with sustainability know-how to transform its £100 million PFI sheltered housing scheme using sustainable energy and green technology.
800 civil servants move to Manchester
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Key government departments and agencies have today announced plans to move to a new home near Manchester's Piccadilly station.
Features
Savings are in the post!
January 1, 2006 was the most important day for postal services for more than 350 years. On that date, the market worth £6 billion a year was fully liberalised and competition is now firmly in place with organisations other than Royal Mail now acting as postal operators collecting, sorting and distributing mail in the UK.
Fine art and fined artists...
Graffiti is regarded by some as a creative, artistic undertaking requiring considerable skill. However, irrespective of what it looks like or the ability required, graffiti is criminal damage that costs land managers and businesses millions each year to remove.
Stopping the WEEE leakage
With metal prices at a premium, waste electricals have become the latest target for enterprising thieves.
Plastic recycling requires a joint approach
Steven Ogden, project manager for plastics at Recycling Action Yorkshire (RAY), gives his views on the future of plastic recycling
Test the Water
Over two billion litres of bottled water are sold in the UK every year - enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium twice over. What’s more, consumption of bottled water is doubling every five years in Britain, and only one in five plastic bottles is recycled.
Designing for play
Elizabeth Hoehnke, CABE Space enabling advisor asks: “If we shape our public spaces and thereafter our public spaces shape us, then how true is this for children and the spaces they play in?”
