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Welsh culture receives £2.7m boost
Museums, libraries, and archives in Wales are set to receive a £2.7m boost...
Following recommendations made in a Culture and Poverty report by Kay Andrews, £2.7m is set to be invested in museums, libraries, and archives in Wales.
The report, which was published in March 2014, examined how social justice could...
Tackling antibiotic resistance
Andrew Miller MP, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee sheds light on why the next government must make tackling antibiotic resistance a public health priority
Medicine could be ‘cast back into the dark ages’ by growing antibiotic resistance, David Cameron grimly warned last year. To see off the ‘superbugs’...
Saving money through energy efficiency
Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency at the Green Investment Bank (GIB) details how a street lighting revolution could save local authorities millions of pounds
The orange glow from their sodium-vapour bulbs is as much a part of the urban landscape as cracked pavements and pot-holed roads. Yet Britain’s streetlights...
24-hour transport strike for Northern Ireland
Public transport workers in Northern Ireland are set to go on strike for the second time, impacting bus and rail services across the nation
Union Unite has confirmed a second strike will go ahead on Wednesday 6 May. The strike follows industrial action that took place last month for one...
Why we need an Energy Union
Miguel Arias Canete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy gives an overview of why an Energy Union is integral to the EU…
Divide et impera. Divide and rule. As simple as it may sound, this maxim summarises the key strategic approach of the most eminent leaders and statesmen throughout history....
Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015: Training
Training
Effective training should enable all of the dutyholders to achieve compliance with the regulations in an efficient and cost-effective way, achieving the objectives of not hurting people without reducing, and sometimes enhancing, the efficiencies on the project and for future maintenance, cleaning, etc.
The courses available from Callsafe Services Limited...
£2.5bn education pledge from Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats pledge an additional £2.5bn for education in England in their manifesto
As the 7 May draws closer, the pledges and promises from the political parties are coming thick and fast. Yesterday, the Greens announced their manifesto, which included curbing privatisation of the NHS and free public transport....
Planning online – streamlining the process
Southwark Council explain the move from a paper-based planning application process to an online version in an attempt to reduce paper waste and to streamline processes…
Southwark Council has replaced its online planning system with Idox’s Public Access system, a more robust planning portal, widely used by councils across the...
Conservatives to extend Right to Buy
David Cameron has pledged to extend the Right to Buy scheme, which allows social housing tenants to purchase their home
The controversial Right to Buy scheme will be extended under the Conservatives. David Cameron is expected to unveil the pledge, which will allow up to 1.3 million social housing tenants...
Collaborative approach to waste would save £70m
According to a new report councils could save significant amounts of money if they work together to buy refuse trucks and wheelie bins...
The report, published yesterday , found that £70m could be saved through more efficient procurement and a standardised approach to waste. Ministers said councils needed to work together...
Rural transport receives £7.6m boost
The government has announced the winning bids for the Total Transport Pilot Fund, a scheme aimed at developing rural transport...
The Total Transport Pilot Fund aims to help local authorities deliver joined-up local transport in rural and isolated areas.
A number of agencies usually support local transport development. However, the government...
Essex takes action to solve housing challenges
Public sector organisations in Essex have joined forces to free up land and assets to enable the development of affordable and specialist housing...
The Housing and Public Sector Land Project is an initiative aimed at solving the housing challenge facing Essex. The project was set up by the Essex Partnership...
Committee raises concerns on the cost of HS2
A report published by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has revealed the government has no convincing case to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail line...
Since it was first discussed, the high-speed (HS2) rail link between London and the north has been met with controversy. The pros and...
Northern transport plans set out
The government has set out new plans to revolutionise transport in the north of England...
The Northern Transport Strategy report includes details of a multi-billion pound railway scheme, as well as long term plans to improve road links. The Chancellor George Osborne hopes this will create a “northern powerhouse”.
The report...
The importance of effective wound care
Alexandra Bishop, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist at Plymouth Wound Care discusses how effective wound care can make all the difference to a patient, and the NHS…
The importance of effective wound care cannot be underestimated. Wounds in complex patients and those that are poorly managed can lead to the development of...
Strengthening Europe’s digital economy
Gerard de Graaf, Director – ‘Digital Economy and Coordination’ Communications Networks of the European Commission explains the importance of closing the ICT skills gap…
Digital technology, automation, computing and the Internet have revolutionised our daily lives and transformed the way products and services are designed and offered. This 4th industrial revolution...
Council borrowing needs to be scrutinised
A report from the Accounts Commission has called for better scrutiny of council borrowing across Scotland...
The public spending watchdog has revealed Scotland's 33 councils have mounted a total of £12.1bn worth of debt from borrowing. An additional £2.7bn has also been borrowed from the Public Private Partnerships, which brings...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their Warm Up Bristol initiative targeting poorly insulated and energy inefficient homes…
Bristol has some of the oldest housing stock in Europe and each year in the...
High performing teachers could get pay rise
Teachers who perform exceptionally well in schools across England and Wales could be given a pay rise of up to two per cent under new plans...
Under new plans teachers who perform well in schools could receive a pay increase of up to two percent, it has been announced.
It is...
Electric cars could cut oil imports
A new study has revealed that switching to electric cars could cut the amount of oil the UK needs to import by 40 per cent by 2030...
A new study undertaken by Cambridge Econometrics revealed that on average a driver could save £1,000 per year on fuel bills by switching...
