Milton Keynes to build ‘truly affordable homes’ with new company
Milton Keynes Council has revealed plans to establish a housing company to create 2,000 ‘truly affordable homes’. The council’s cabinet
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Scottish communities get £20m boost from renewables
Renewable energy projects in Scotland have generated £20m in benefits for local communities in the last year, according to a
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Council energy company bosses ‘terminated’ as directors
The two most senior bosses at Robin Hood Energy have been terminated as directors of the local authority-owned energy company.
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Boris urged to make flood defences a priority
Boris Johnson has been urged to make investing in flood defences in the North a priority. The IPPR North think
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Community energy ‘matchmaking’ service launches
A new ‘matchmaking’ website to help community energy projects find available buildings and land has been launched. The PowerPaired platform
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Water UK names new chief executive
The trade body Water UK has announced Christine McGourty has been appointed as its new chief executive and will join
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Labour promises warm homes for all
The Labour Party has promised to get loft insulation, double glazing and other energy-saving technologies installed in homes across the
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Surrey set to invest £270m in flood defence schemes
Surrey County Council is set to give flood defence schemes along the River Thames £270m to help protect 15,000 homes.
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Ministers urged to use local strategies to aid net-zero plans
Two leading think tanks have called on the government to fast-track more local industrial strategies in order to help regions
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Historic High Street Fund winners revealed
The government has announced 69 schemes across England will win a slice of the £95m fund to restore historic high
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Southampton’s energy company celebrates 1st birthday
Southampton City Council’s energy company CitizEn Energy has celebrated its first year in business with the news it has signed
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Councils urged to protect wildlife by the roadside
Council and other organisations will be asked to change the way they manage road verges, and roundabouts to benefit wildlife
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Thames Water enlists bloggers in water efficiency campaign
Thames Water has become one of the first utility companies to sponsor social media influencers to help spread the message
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Portsmouth admits defeat over Victory Energy
Portsmouth City Council has announced it is finally pulling the plug on Victory Energy, after it failed to find a
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Glasgow bidding to host UN climate change conference
Glasgow has been chosen to host next year’s United Nations COP26 climate change conference if the British government’s bid is
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Miliband backs calls for Labour Green New Deal
The former Labour leader Ed Miliband has backed a grassroots campaign in his own party for a Green New Deal.
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Tesco starts plastic-packaging recycling trial
Tesco has launched a trial programme to collect previously unrecyclable plastics in 10 of its stores. Customers will be able
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UK power grid could be zero carbon by 2025
Britain’s power grid could run entirely on zero-carbon electricity by 2025, according to a new report. The report by National
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Government defends high street spring clean fund
The government has defended a £9.5m fund to help clean up Britain’s high streets, after it was claimed local authorities
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Step inside Britain’s greenest Victorian house
A pair of Victorian townhouses in Manchester have become the first homes in Europe to achieve the toughest standards set
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