Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer
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Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer

By William Eichler | 15 April 2025

Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in the long-running waste management dispute.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes

By William Eichler | 14 April 2025

Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that ha...

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Birmingham declares 'major incident' over bin strikes

By William Eichler | 01 April 2025

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of long-running bin s...

TECHNOLOGY

Mapping the future

By Michael Harrell | 16 January 2025

Digital maps are helping cities become smarter, says Michael Harrell.

COMMUNITIES

Effective partnership working on temporary housing is crucial

By Sheila Oxtoby | 03 December 2024

Sheila Oxtoby says: 'If vulnerable homeless people or others who require temporary housing are to...

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Balancing Budgets for Waste and Recycling Services

By Dr Debbie Fletcher | 27 November 2024

Dr Debbie Fletcher looks ahead to the introduction of extended producer responsibility (EPR).

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EXCLUSIVE: Ministers ponder fortnightly waste edict

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024

Ministers are considering whether to tell local authorities to collect residual waste at least ev...

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Waste reform cost fears

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2024

Fears have been voiced that waste reforms could heap more financial burdens onto local government.

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Right site for residential recycling

03 October 2024

Eight local authority stakeholders are setting a new standard for council co-operation. By fundin...

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More than £2m needed to sort Welsh recycling scheme

By Emily Twinch | 30 September 2024

Senior Denbighshire CC members will be asked to plough more than £2m into a recycling scheme that...

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A zero waste utopia?

By Hattie Parke Strategy Director Local Partnerships @LP_localgov | 05 September 2024

Local authorities are the frontline of delivering waste services. However the financial demand is...

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Corporate Director of Wellbeing

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This is a career-defining opportunity to lead one of the most critical and wide-reaching roles at BCP Council Apply for this job

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

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Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council