2021
- The Magnificent Seven
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The finalists of the APSE Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery Award 2021 have now been announced.
- Climate Emergency and Waste Collection: Why URS is the Solution
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Waste collection/disposal remains one of the most environmentally damaging functions of local government. How can councils mitigate this whilst maintaining a high quality service? For Ben Parsons, Senior Consultant at APSE Solutions, Underground Refuse Systems (URS) are the obvious answer.
- A stark warning to ‘reset the system’ issued by the APSE Local Government Commission 2030
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The final report of the APSE Local Government Commission (ALGC) 2030, set up to explore what the next decade could hold for a revitalised local government, has issued a drastic warning to UK Governments to ‘reset the system’ to avoid local councils failing the communities they serve.
- Time for housing to come home to councils
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A new report, by the UK’s largest public sector union UNISON, has called for councils to be placed at the heart of a new homes revolution to address the deepening UK housing crisis.
- Cornwall’s pop up sites
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Offering commercial opportunities from beautiful beaches to well trodden trails, the Pop-Up project has generated over £150K additional income for the Council. Kay Roberts, Public Open Space Officer at Cornwall Council, sheds light on this highly innovative and impactful scheme.
- Go Plant Fleet Services is proud to supply four state-of-the-art Refuse Collection Vehicles to Hyndburn Borough Council.
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Following an open tender process via the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, Go Plant Fleet Services were awarded, and have recently delivered, four new Dennis Eagle Refuse Collection Vehicles into Hyndburn Borough Council.
- 'Local by default' - The APSE Local Government Commission 2030's roadmap for change
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The final report of the APSE Local Government Commission (ALGC) 2030, set up to explore what the next decade could hold for a revitalised local government, has called for a system reset and at its heart a new constitutional settlement for local councils.
- How local authorities can use place-making to drive the green recovery
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A new report published by APSE, researched and written by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), is calling for a national enabling strategy to place local government at the heart of a post-pandemic recovery, suggesting that its role in place making will be the core driver to a green recovery.
- Zero carbon heat for Gateshead
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A bold new strategy to deliver zero carbon heating for Gateshead in just nine years was approved by the Council's cabinet on 22 June 2021.
- Celebrating Clean Air Day in Guildford
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In the last decade, Guildford Borough Council has invested approximately £10 million on energy-saving projects to make significant carbon reductions across its own estate and in its social housing
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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