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NEWS

Oxford to introduce fully-electric double-decker bus

Oxford City Council has won £1.7 million to introduce the first fully-electric double-decker buses to the city later this year.....read more

Planned cap on energy bills should be introduced urgently

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has warned that the government's planned cap on energy bills should be introduced urgently.....read more

One million employers enrol staff into a workplace pension

With the June 2018 deadline approaching, one million UK employers have enrolled staff into a workplace pension.....read more

No follow up support for one in three dementia diagnoses

One in three people with a life-changing diagnosis of dementia don’t get the follow up NHS support they are supposed to.....read more

Newcastle launches clean-up of the city

 

Newcastle City Council has announced a £1 million clean-up of the city to sweep the streets, pick up litter, remove dog mess and erase graffiti.....read more

 

FEATURES

The importance of web accessibility

The local government sector can no longer ignore the importance of web accessibility, says Hilary Stephenson.....read more

Cycling can revitalise UK towns and cities

Investing in cycling infrastructure and enabling more people to get around by is one of the best ways to revitalise towns and city centres, writes Rachel White.....read more

EVENTS

The Franchise Show 2018

16 February, ExCeL, London
The franchise industry has recently boomed, and is now ripe with opportunities for franchise first-timers and for hardened business owners looking to expand their portfolio.....read more

Flood & Coast Conference & Exhibition 2018

20-22 March, Telford International Centre, Shropshire
Flood and Coast is 3-day conference and exhibition that advances the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management, resilience and response between government bodies and local authorities with business, infrastructure owners, delivery partners and affected communities.....read more

SPONSORS

Klick2Contact

Delivering secure and outstanding customer experiences across any channel using secure payments, self-service and Omni-channel solutions. Crown Commercial Supplier Klick2Contact offers a complete solution suite.....read more

We are Lean and Agile

Need to improve processes in 2018? Need to save money, improve quality or compliance? Try our software used by over 33% of Dutch Local Authorities and 15+ UK Public Sector bodies. No risks, free trial before you buy. Contact We are Lean and Agile for help in training/delivering process improvement.....read more

Checkmate Fire

Quite simply, Checkmate Fire offer the best all-round passive fire protection service choice in the market, nationwide. We are fully, BRE/LPCB, third party accredited across a wide range of services. And, our dedicated team support you all the way, from planning to post-installation and all stages between.....read more

OnePoll

OnePoll delivers online polling services, human insight and data analysis to strengthen communications across a variety of sectors. With a nationally representative in-house panel spanning across consumer and B2B markets with international access, OnePoll is trusted by the media and has generated over 100,000 headlines in the last decade.....read more

Awesome Apps

The MoonRay 3D printer from Awesome Apps is now available in three models aimed at the rapid prototyping, dental and investment casting sectors. Based on the new DLP ultra violet technology these printers have a layer resolution of 20 microns and are available directly from a UK stock.....read more

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