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WHITEHALL

Future Forum: LGA to push for place-based EU funding replacement

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2018

The Local Government Association (LGA) will push for a place-based replacement for EU funding aft...

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling scheme to tackle plastic bottle waste

By William Eichler | 28 March 2018

Environment secretary Michael Gove today announced a new deposit return scheme to increase recycl...

WASTE

We must recycle more

By Bob Neill | 10 January 2018

Local authorities must be more proactive when it comes to guidance on recycling ,writes Bob Neill.

FINANCE

Deal to end Brum bin strike

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...

WASTE

London borough wins injunction against unlawful campsites

By Chris Mahony | 31 October 2017

The High Court has issued an injunction banning 23 named defendants and ‘persons unknown’ from se...

WHITEHALL

New research: Whitehall needs to focus on preventative policies

By Mark Conrad | 19 October 2017

Whitehall is regularly drawn into costly, reactionary spending cycles to mitigate crises within t...

WASTE

Latest Ombudsman's report reignites the outsourcing debate

06 September 2017

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s recent report, Lifting the lid on bin complaints...

WASTE

Why the Ombudsman is wrong about bin collections

By Louise Round | 06 September 2017

Louise Round explains why she disagrees with last week's Local Government Ombudsman report on bin...

FINANCE

Birmingham's leader on the horns of a dilemma

By Michael Burton | 30 August 2017

The dispute over Birmingham's bin strike has pushed John Clancy into an alley with one union cutt...

FINANCE

Birmingham officers in warning over bin deal

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2017

A row is brewing between Birmingham City Council’s management and senior councillors over how to ...