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Mankar - weeding out the costs of spraying
18 Mar 2012 -
Local Authority -
Neil Hancock
- Issue 41 -
In these recessionary times, with our Local Authorities under severe financial constraints, yet still charged with the delivery of more environmentally sensitive open spaces, tales emanating from the Wyre Forest District Council’s Parks & Green Spaces team, of budgetary savings, coupled with increased productivity, led Neil Hancock to meet with Supervisor, Joshua Brady, to find out the secrets of their success
Contractor monitors underage drinking in parks
14 Jan 2012 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
National grounds maintenance company John O’Conner will make the St Albans parks even safer in 2012, thanks to greater powers given to its Park Rangers in tackling anti-social behaviour and underage drinking.
New turf creates 'roof top' park at Arundel Square
24 Dec 2011 -
Local Authority -
Carol Dutton
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011
Lindum Turf and Barenbrug have created a new turf to meet the needs of a complex park project in the London borough of Islington. Here, Carol Dutton explains how the whole project came to fruition with excellent results
Tending the grounds at Port Sunlight
9 Dec 2011 -
Local Authority -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011
Port Sunlight is unique, and is considered to be one of the finest surviving examples of early urban planning in the UK. The late 19th Century village was built by William Hesketh Lever (later Viscount Leverhulme) to house his soap factory workers at Lever Brothers, the company that eventually formed part of the global conglomerate, Unilever.
Selfish drivers costing taxpayers money
20 Nov 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
Selfish drivers are costing Ringwood ratepayers money, said town council clerk Terry Simpson after hedge trimming work was scuppered by motorists on Tuesday.
In parks we trust
11 Jun 2011 -
Local Authority -
Editor
- Issue 36 - Apr / May 2011
David Foster, Chief Executive of the Parks Trust in Milton Keynes, explains the workings of the Trust and how the model might work for other cash strapped local authorities as the Coalition Government’s ‘Big Society’ kicks in
Talking Point - Parks
10 Jun 2011 -
Local Authority -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 36 - Apr / May 2011
“I worry that many of the cuts seem to be centred around getting rid of front line staff, the ones that actually deliver services and have hands on knowledge and skills, whilst the fat cat middle management get reprieved”
Park arson slammed - Peterlee Mail
29 Apr 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
It follows an incident two weeks ago, in which the park groundsman's greenhouse was smashed up. Youths spotted drinking in the park have also been moved on by the police.
Groundsmen still in contract limbo
1 Apr 2011 -
Local Authority -
Other
A ROW between Cumbria County Council and the giant Amey contracting group could leave 30 school groundsmen in limbo without pay for three weeks from Friday.
Love Parks Week
20 Mar 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
91% of people believe that public parks and open spaces improve their quality of life
Cuts taking place across the nation
12 Feb 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
With massive budget cuts being made by local authorities and councils to address fiscal deficits, one area that has come under the glaring spotlight of the accounts department is groundcare.
Birmingham City Council 'to shed 7,000 jobs'
11 Feb 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
- 2 comments
Birmingham City Council says 7,000 jobs must go in a bid to save £300m.
Isle of Wight Council appoints new maintenance contractor
10 Feb 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
A new grounds maintenance contract saving the Isle of Wight Council hundreds of thousands of pounds a year has been awarded to John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited.
Christmas comes early for four historic UK parks with £6.4m Lottery investment
9 Jan 2011 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have confirmed joint funding¹ of £3.1m for parks in Croydon and Allerdale.
Power to the People?
5 Jan 2011 -
Local Authority -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011
Laurence Gale MSc reports on the ‘Power to the Parks - Delivering Without Compromise’ conference in Manchester
New drainage scheme installed for new Carlisle Council football pitches
18 Dec 2010 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
McNab Sport of Kinross were commissioned to install secondary drainage for Carlisle Council at their Sheepmount Playing Fields, Sheepmount, Carlisle.
Microclover advance for council pitches
14 Dec 2010 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
Councils across Britain are boosting their `green` credentials and saving money by investing in a new breed of sportsturf mix.
Microclover advance for council pitches
13 Dec 2010 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
Councils across Britain are boosting their `green` credentials and saving money by investing in a new breed of sportsturf mix.
The Bury best for Les!
14 Nov 2010 -
Local Authority -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
New technologies are helping one council provide improved playing surfaces, as our editor found out recently on a visit to Bury in Greater Manchester
Have your say on our national parks
9 Nov 2010 -
Local Authority -
Press Release
he Government is calling for the public to contribute ideas on ways to improve the way we care for one of England’s biggest assets – our National Parks.
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