GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE BROW COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
There was a great turnout for The Brow Community Clean Up today (15/03/2024). Halton Borough Council officers along with Halton Veterans and Plus Dane Housing were out litter picking, clearing up rubbish and engaging with residents. The clean-up was a great success and through the efforts of everyone involved we cleared over 45 bags of […]
Spring Clean campaign launches to Keep Liverpool Tidy
Liverpool City Council is rolling out a £4.6m investment boost to improve cleanliness around the city. The new funding has already translated into the recruitment of 18 new streetscene staff to focus on litter hot spots – with more staff to be hired to target enforcement on issues such as flytipping. And to add to […]
THE BROW COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
Halton Borough Council, in partnership with Plus Dane Housing and working with Halton Veterans has organised a Community Clean-Up event in The Brow. The Clean-up event will take place on Friday 15th March. Volunteers from the Veterans Group along with officers from Plus Dane and Halton Borough Council will be meeting in the area opposite […]
Key development progress made to create a greener, cleaner Ancoats
Progress at three key developments in Ancoats come together to mark the final phase of the Ancoats redevelopment story – and the beginning of the end of more than 20 years of regeneration in the city The investment will deliver a bigger and much-improved city centre park, new and enhanced green public spaces, an innovative mobility […]
ST HELENS BOROUGH COUNCIL CHARGES TOWARDS NET ZERO WITH ELECTRIC FLEET UPGRADE
A suite of new electric vehicles has joined St Helens Borough Council’s growing green fleet, from small vans to recycling collection vehicles. The fleet’s additions are six Ford E Transit electric panel vans, one utility vehicle, 23 Toyota Proace light commercial electric vehicles and two kerbside sort electric recycling vehicles, which are among the first […]
Liverpool City Council budget approved
Councillors in Liverpool have approved a budget for 2024/25 which includes a £20m drive to improve and transform key frontline services. A key focus of the balanced budget is to invest this new additional funding into supporting adult social services, children in care, tackling homeless and investing in environmental programmes. In addition, the Council has […]
Volunteers prepare to roll up their sleeves for Great British Spring Clean
Thousands of volunteers are expected to spring into action after pledging to pick up litter across Manchester as part of a national campaign to keep their local communities clean. Keep Britain Tidy have kick-started their annual campaign, The Great British Spring Clean, to encourage residents to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in by […]
Funding boost for Liverpool’s hidden horticultural treasure
One of the UK’s oldest horticultural hidden treasures is set to get a new lease of life thanks to a vital funding boost. Following a successful bid which Liverpool City Council submitted to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, £245,000 has been awarded which will be invested in creating a permanent home for Liverpool’s historic Botanical […]
Warrington Borough Council welcomes Local Transport Funding commitment
Warrington Borough Council has welcomed news that the borough has received a commitment of over £120m in national funding to improve transport connections. The government has today (Monday 26 February) announced that local transport authorities (LTAs) in the North will receive £2.5 billion in Local Transport Funding (LTF) over the next seven years, from April 2025. This […]
HISTORIC GLASS INDUSTRY SITE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY?
An historic glass industry landmark could be revived to provide cheap and sustainable energy for the future, a new study will explore. Cannington Shaw No.7 Bottle Shop was once the site of one of the world’s first fully operational regenerative furnaces for continuous glass bottle production and is one of the few surviving examples of […]