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How councils can ensure success with commercial ventures whilst serving the community 

City councils are not businesses, but there are areas where they can act more commercially while still ensuring they always act for the public good.

UK ministers must focus on the “opportunities” of Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May has called upon the UK to focus on what Brexit can offer, as she confirms there will be no second...

Lean six sigma – 10 things we can learn from it

Andy Slaney Principal Consultant and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, BSI outlines 10 simple things that working with lean six sigma has taught...

MPs call for urgent action to protect expectant working mothers

MPs are calling for action to ensure it is more difficult to make women redundant during and after pregnancy… Discrimination against women who are pregnant...

Bridging the European healthcare gaps

Bridge Health Coordination highlight the three main functions of public health. Public health policy and organisations aim to prevent disease, and to promote health and...

The value of Horizon 2020

Amanda Crowfoot, Director of Science Europe, highlights to AG, how Horizon 2020 is crucial for research organisations across Europe… Horizon 2020, like the 7 previous...

Last quarter sees real-terms pay rise

A new analysis has revealed workers received a real-terms pay rise during the last quarter… Pay analysts at XpertHR have revealed employees saw a slight...

Look to the Arctic

Gunn Sissel Jaklin, Communications director at the Norwegian Polar Institute talks about the Arctic and global warming... The Arctic is a hotspot – literally, as...

Glasgow City Council could expand cycle hire programme

A cycle hire scheme in Glasgow could get a extended lease of life after the council revealed it is investigating whether to expand the...

Councils in Wales hit 60 per cent recycling average

Figures published by the Welsh government have revealed the amount recycled by councils has hit the 60 per cent mark for the first time… Recycling...

LGA says school finances should be monitored by councils

Councils should be able monitor academy school finances to prevent taxpayers’ money from being used inappropriately, says the LGA

European Network for Redistributing Geospatial Information to user Communities

Dr. Stefano Nativi, Project Coordinator,  National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research discusses geographic information and how technology can assist in this field... In the...

Lincolnshire County Council urges people to take up fuel initiative

Lincolnshire County Council has reminded local residents to take advantage of a scheme to install free central heating systems… People in Lincolnshire are being urged...

Essex loses £10m through council tax fraud

Local authorities across Essex are out of pocket to the tune of £10m due to council tax fraud or errors… Council tax fraud or errors...

Investing in research and innovation in Ireland

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D outlines, how Ireland aims to become a global leader in innovation, research and development,...

GCSE results show a fall in grades

The release of the GCSE results today has revealed a significant fall in grades when compared to last year More than five million students have...

How will Brexit affect the UK’s shale gas industry?

Claire Brook, Partner at law firm Bond Dickinson, asks how the UK’s regulatory regime for unconventional hydrocarbon development might be impacted post-Brexit… We are in...

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