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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Midnight in Melksham

Midnight in Melksham

Conservative Wiltshire Council seems determined to burn up as much taxpayers money as possible, and miss its climate change...

WCLD
7 Oct 2011
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Rubbish - Pickles digs in

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a fund of £250m to be bid for by councils who wish to keep weekly residual waste collection. Speaking to the BBC he said he wanted to go back to a system of "weekly refuge (sic) collections". He also stated that: "We don't want to see people in landfill". However the money is unlikely to exceed the costs of Landfill Tax and the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme which the EU and the government have been using to encourage councils to increase recycling.

TC
7 Oct 2011
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rubbish

Rubbish - Pickles digs in

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a fund of £250m to be bid for by councils who wish to keep weekly residual waste collection. Speaking to the BBC he said he wanted to go back to a system of "weekly refuge (sic) collections". He also stated that: "We don't want to see people in landfill". However the money is unlikely to exceed the costs of Landfill Tax and the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme which the EU and the government have been using to encourage councils to increase recycling.

TC
7 Oct 2011
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HMO Zone Confusion

Confusion reigns as the Labour Party continues to give mixed signals regarding the new Area of Housing Mix (AHM) proposals that are designed to stop further conversions of family homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO).

7 Oct 2011
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