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Pfalzklinikum and the Alliance against Depression Landau-Südliche Weinstraße e.V.: Challenges in 2016
The targets of the Alliance’s work are information on depression and its treatment possibilities, destigmatization as well as information on concrete contact points and help offers in the city of Landau and the district of Südliche Weinstraße. It is not our task to establish treatment offers although they seem...
Councils should be penalised for failing to produce local plan
A local plan expert group has recommended councils that fail to produce a local plan by early 2017 should be penalised…
A new report has been published by a local plan expert group recommending there should be additional consequences for local planning authorities that have not produced a local plan...
Budget 2016: Infrastructure gains a boost
The Budget revealed a number of major infrastructure projects would be given the go ahead, and funding was earmarked for flood defences…
Infrastructure came out on top in the Budget, with more funding to be set aside for a number of major projects including HS3 and Crossrail 2. Additionally money...
£40m Welsh supercomputer network fails to deliver jobs
A £40m initiative to deliver high-end computing services has failed to deliver the number of jobs promised…
Less than half the jobs expected to be delivered during the course of a five-year £40m project have been created.
Set up in 2010 by six Welsh universities, HPC Wales aimed to deliver high-end...
The challenges ahead for Londoners’ daily needs
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Consultancy and Engineering outlines the financial challenges facing London ahead of the budget...
Ahead of Wednesday’s budget, the concerns for Londoners often correlate to whether or not the new Mayor at the helm this May will have the power to ensure that infrastructure has...
£23m bill for Network Rail hire cars
In a four year period Network Rail has spent more than £23m hiring vehicles…
Network Rail has come under fire for its spending habits after figures showed over the past four years some £23m has been forked out on car hire.
The data, which was published following a written parliamentary question...
Staking a Carbon Claim
Carbon sequestration is a concept that has been pervasive in discussions of climate change research and policy. The idea is simple enough. Any process, for example photosynthesis, that extracts CO2 from the atmosphere and stores it somewhere else will reduce the greenhouse effect and therefore should be encouraged. One...
East Dunbartonshire Council implements digital system for repairs
Tenants in East Dunbartonshire requesting repairs to their homes will be able to utilise a new digital technology service…
East Dunbartonshire Council is rolling out a new digital service to help residents request repairs to their property.
The scheduling system will include a text message service, as well as Dynamic Scheduling...
South east rail passengers are the least satisfied
A new poll has revealed rail passengers in the south east of England rated services as the worst and are the least satisfied…
A survey from consumer group Which? found Southeastern, Thameslink, and Great Northern are the worst performing operators in the country. Passengers complained of overcrowding, poor value for...
Sustainable Energy & Utility Model Metropolitan, Brookfield Utilities UK
Brookfield Utilities UK (‘BUUK’) is part of Brookfield Asset Management, an NYSE and Toronto top 500 listed global investor in infrastructure founded in 1899 with $186bn assets under management. BUUK is the UK’s leading provider of energy and multi-utility infrastructure, making c2,500 new utility connections each week. BUUK has...
Translating basic immunology to innovative and sustainable solutions for animal health and welfare
Infectious diseases are a major cause for animal suffering and production losses in livestock and at the same time, often being zoonotic, represent a serious hazard for food safety. Combating infectious diseases of livestock is, therefore, a top priority on the veterinary and public health agenda. Mass use of...
The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs AISBL
The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) is Europe’s principal trade body for small to medium-sized innovative companies working in the field of pharmaceuticals. Via its company members and national member associations such as the British Ethical Medicines Industry Group (EMIG), the German Pharmaceutical Industry Association (BPI), BioDeutschland, the...
Extra funding available for domestic abuse services in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council as announced they are boosting support services for domestic abuse victims with an extra £28,000 of funding…
The extra government funding will be targets at offering support to women who need to leave their homes and stay in a refuge to escape abuse.
The £25,000 will help to...
Npower to pay £26m over billing and complaints failures
Npower are to pay out one of the largest settlements agreed between Ofgem and a “big six” energy supplier…
Following failures to deal with inaccurate bills and complaints, the energy company are to pay our £26m to customers and charity.
The energy firm’s billing issues have affected more than 500,000 customers...
Tax-raising powers for local authorities should increase
A think tank has called for the government to give local authorities more power to amend taxes and raise revenue…
A report from think tank Centre for Cities has called for devolution powers to go further and give local authorities more control over their revenue.
Centre for Cities said plans to...
Failing children’s services face tough measures
Children’s services that are failing could be taken over by high-performing councils and charities if they show no sign of improvement…
Local authority social services that fail children will face tough new measures, it has emerged.
Under the plans, any service judged as inadequate by education watchdog Ofsted will have six...
IAG boss criticises Heathrow Airport expansion farce
The head of IAG Willie Walsh has expressed his frustration at the Heathrow/Gatwick expansion plans after more delays were announced earlier this week…
Expanding Britain’s airport capacity has been delivered yet another blow after it was revealed a decision would not be forthcoming for at least another six months. The...
Councils gain £700m parking charges profit
New research has revealed English councils saw an increase in profit from parking charges and penalty notices this year…
Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation found councils across England are making significant profits off parking charges and penalty notices.
According to the data, councils made a record £693m profit during 2014-15,...
Some Welsh term-time holiday fines unfair
A Welsh AM has claimed some parents are being treated unfairly for taking children out of school during term-time…
The issue of term-time holidays is often contentious. Holidays are more expensive during half-term and the summer, but education experts warn taking children out of education can damage their learning.
A Welsh...
Cameron criticised for complaining about local cuts
David Cameron has raised concerns about cuts being made by his local council, despite the fact his government is responsible for budget slashes...
In what can only be described as a bizarre story, Prime Minister David Cameron has complained about cuts being made in his local constituency, despite being responsible for...