Smoking should be banned in new council homes, FPH proposes

Prof John Middleton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, has advised that smoking should be banned in some new council homes to protect the health of children......read more

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NEWS

Mayor donates 15 per cent of salary to homelessness

As his first act as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has donated 15 per cent of his salary to kick start the Homelessness fund.....read more

Facebook publishes tips for spotting fake news, ahead of election

Facebook has increased its campaign against fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press, containing a list of tips to help the public decide whether a story is genuine.....read more

Corby Council to cut apprentices’ pay

Corby Borough Council is planning to cut the wages paid to apprentices so they are no longer earning the same as their instructors.....read more

Suffolk Council to deliver £35,000 social prescribing pilot

Suffolk Coastal District Council has received £35,000 in funding to help deliver an innovative health project in Leiston, to help give people with long term health conditions non-medical support from the local community.....read more

FEATURES

The shop window for CV buyers

Government Business previews the Commercial Vehicle Show, including returning manufacturers and industry growth.....read more

Digital tools can make planning more transparent

Stefan Webb of Future Cities Catapult's explains why developing technology is key to increasing transparency in the planning sector.....read more

EVENTS

Floodex UK 2017

17th-18th May 2017, Peterborough Arena
With new, more efficient mapping techniques and long distance forecasting, there could be increasing use of this data.....read more

World of Learning 2017

17th-18th October 2017, NEC, Birmingham
World of Learning will feature even more opportunities to discover the latest in learning and development (L&D) with over 100 exhibitors, The Technology Test Drive, Learning Design Live, live workshops, one-to-one consultations, free seminars and its renowned annual conference.....read more

Creditcall

Creditcall provide the tools to enable secure payment acceptance from any device, anywhere. From retail and hospitality, to parking, transportation or charity applications, our omni-channel Payment Gateway and EMV Kernels are at the very heart of our partners' businesses, unifying payment transactions made in-store, self-service, online or mobile.....read more

Fire Depot

Fire Depot is the UK’s favourite fire safety supplier. We make it our mission to share fire safety advice and fire equipment recommendations. Every organisation is different but there are many pieces of fire equipment that every workplace needs whether they are situated in an office environment, warehouse or factory. Contact our friendly team of experts today on 0330 999 2233.....read more

atg UV Technology

The use of chemical-free UV light for water treatment has now become standard practice in most industries, including municipal, aquatics, industrial processes and offshore applications. Ultraviolet disinfection systems are used to ensure water is free from harmful organisms and is a proven, regulated and environmentally friendly technology.....read more

Criteria Fieldwork

Criteria Fieldwork is a Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 supplier. We are a dedicated qualitative fieldwork service provider accredited to the ISO20252:2012 standard, with over 20 years’ experience. We recruit user research participants, and other qualitative methodologies for government research.....read more

ARTS Energy

ARTS Energy, European Battery Solution Provider. Our mission is to satisfy your professional needs long term providing quality energy storage solutions everywhere with customer-focused service. For 40yrs, we have been developing our technical, industrial know-how enabling us to design high-performance energy storage solutions. We manage the complexity for your simplicity.....read more

ACO

Worried about the problem of limiting groundwater contamination? Pollutants such as heavy metals, road salt chlorides, oil and soot from exhaust fumes may be found in rainwater run-off. ACO MultiLine Sealin is the first high-strength grated channel drainage system in the UK with a fully integrated seal as standard.....read more

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