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Bristol council goes live
Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Funded through the European Union eParticipate project, all Bristol cabinet and full council meetings are now webcast live around the globe.

Barnet Council prepares for redevelopment
Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Barnet council is to hold workshops this autumn in preparation of the redevelopment that is planned for the borough over the coming years.

Councils should work with supermarkets to boost recycling
Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Local authorities should work with retailers to boost recycling, the Local Government Association has today said.

First virtual waste authority is created in Somerset
Monday, 22 October 2007

Law firm Nabarro has advised on the first waste partnership project to create a virtual waste authority, which will be responsible for all waste management services in Somerset.

Chinese plans move forward for Wigan
Monday, 22 October 2007

Ambitious plans for a multi-million pound Chinese investment in Wigan have moved forward after Commercial Group Properties told the Stock Exchange it has agreed to buy Westwood Business Park from Wigan Council for a new manufacturing, research and development facility in partnership with Chinamex, the official trading platform of the Chinese government.

New appointment boosts Norwich unitary bid
Monday, 22 October 2007

Norwich City Council has appointed a director of transformation to oversee its preparations for unitary status.

First Fire & Rescue Service Insurance Mutual opens for business
Friday, 19 October 2007

A joint initiative between Firebuy, the national procurement organisation for the Fire & Rescue Service (FRS), Public Risk Management (PRM) and Charles Taylor Consulting, now means that Fire & Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can obtain provision of their insurance through the new Fire & Rescue Authorities Mutual (FRAML).

Blears launches plan aimed at empowering communities
Friday, 19 October 2007

Communities secretary Hazel Blears will today publish an 'empowerment action plan', which will set out how the Government will deliver on its commitment to bring about greater devolution and empower communities.

Lancashire seeks chief executive
Friday, 19 October 2007

Lancashire County Council has begun the search for a new chief executive.

Funding threat for London's social services
Friday, 19 October 2007

Local authorities in London are bracing themselves against the threat of losing £420 million from their grant for providing personal and social care services.

Croydon launches London 2012 Olympic forum
Friday, 19 October 2007

Croydon Council is to launch a forum enabling the outer London boroughs, including Croydon to work together to get a share of the benefits that arise from the Olympics.

Winchester is 'second best place to live in UK'
Thursday, 18 October 2007

Winchester has lost out to Edinburgh in last night’s Channel 4 programme Location Location Location, which set out to find the best places to live in the UK.

Citizens urged to get involved in ‘Pride of Place’ poll
Thursday, 18 October 2007

Citizens across England are being asked to show their civic pride and vote for their hometown hot spot in the first national council-led online poll of its kind.

Manchester to consult on recycling
Wednesday, 17 October 2007

Over the next five months Manchester City Council will conduct a major consultation exercise with residents, businesses and stakeholders on recycling waste disposal.

Project to help dementia carers in Wirral is launched
Wednesday, 17 October 2007

A Wirral-based project to provide timely information, support and advice to the carers of people in the early stages of dementia has been officially launched.

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