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Association calls for official definition of a pothole

A national statutory definition of what comprises a pothole would stop councils from ‘moving the ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Council consults on smaller bins or collections every three weeks

Local residents have hit out at Wirral Council after being asked to choose from having ...

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Six billion fewer plastic bags used thanks to charge

Shoppers are set to take home six billion fewer plastic bags this year as a ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Waste management ‘hugely fragmented’ warns association

Without reform, waste management could cost local authorities up to an extra £485m per year, ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Top ten worst excuses for fly-tipping

The Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed the top ten worst excuses people give for ...

Housing Regeneration

Green belt should be developed to solve housing pressures, report says

New housing should be built on London’s green belt in order to alleviate development pressure ...

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How does living with aircraft noise affect wellbeing?

A study of UK airports has found that living under flight paths has a negative ...

Energy

Hinkley Point: EDF’s UK boss ‘confident’ of go ahead

The boss of EDF in the UK says he is ‘confident’ a new nuclear power ...

Pollution

Plastic bag use plummets in England

Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge last ...

Transport Transport & Highways

HS2 ‘wasteful vanity project’, campaign group says

Prime minister Theresa May should scrap the ‘wasteful’ HS2 rail project, the Taxpayers’ Alliance says. ...