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Parks at ‘tipping point’, warn MPs

A leading group of MPs has warned the nation’s parks are at a ‘tipping point’ ...

Regeneration

Putting public parks on a sustainable path

As MPs examine the impact of local government cutbacks on public parks, Jamie Veitch looks ...

Energy Regeneration

How ‘green libraries’ can become hubs for environmental sustainability

The libraries of my youth were dull places. Gloomy rooms with books stacked on metal ...

Energy Housing Pollution Regeneration Waste Waste and Recycling

Making eco homes affordable

REACH is a Sheffield based social enterprise training apprentices to use reclaimed and recycled materials ...

Energy

Municipal energy’s power surge

If the last 12 months are anything to go by, local government is set to ...

Housing Regeneration

Garden villages: are we learning from the past?

Capturing land values to benefit local people was one of the key principles that helped ...

Regeneration

Smart cities: a smart act to follow

A recent study found more than 80% of local authorities had little or no involvement ...

Energy Pollution

Local government’s carbon cutters

There was a time when carbon reduction targets were at the top of every politician’s ...

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Deposit system cuts plastic bag use, study shows

A trial of returnable plastic bags in Sweden has cut the use of carriers by ...

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How green is my garden village?

The expansion of the garden towns programme, announced by government at the start of January, ...