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New guidance to tackle unsightly bin clutter and ugly wheelie bins.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Communities Secretary announces new planning guidance to deal with street clutter and road humps and calls for more town centre parking.
Discusses the importance of the traffic signs policy review as well as sign lighting and speed limits.
Plans allowing councils freedom to cut the number of road markings and signs have been announced by Road Minister Robert Goodwill.
Local communities urged to get 'smart' on tackling litter with launch of the new Government Litter Innovation Fund
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A new anti-littering message, 'Love Where You Live', announced after new statistics show that England's litter problem is not improving.
Communities urged to roll up their sleeves and get behind a nationwide spring clean in order to spruce up our favourite public places.
New guidance urges house builders to avoid creating bin blight when designing new homes.
Thousands of high street businesses could be turning away the custom of 1 in 5 people by not attracting disabled people.
In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".
Councils need to be innovative in how they manage their assets and services, said Local Government Minister Baroness Hanham.
Being resourceful is all about using what you have wisely and creatively. It’s a quality very much in evidence in the modern waste sector.
Defra joins forces with Keep Britain Tidy to launch the ‘Keep it, Bin it’ campaign
Communities ministers attend the first Big Society practitioner roundtable.
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