Andrew Forster and Lee Baker
Transport schemes could be among the projects that receive funding from the Government new Regional Growth Fund, worth £1bn over two years... continue

Andrew Forster and Lee Baker
Since communities secretary Eric Pickles and business secretary Vince Cable mapped out plans for Local Enterprise Partnerships in July, local... continue

LTT
Reorganisations have long been part of everyday life in local government. And when a new Government takes power, the reforms go into overdrive. The... continue

Arriva London is the biggest recipient of Bus Service Operators Grant (fuel duty rebate), receiving £21.7m in the last full year, according to... continue

Ministers have written to council leaders across England urging them to reduce street ‘clutter’ such as signs, guardrailings and... continue

A shake-up to how the local transport settlement is calculated could see some councils in England gain or lose millions of pounds. The DfT is... continue

Motoring organisation the AA this week called on ministers to rethink their opposition to speed cameras in England, and claimed that the views of... continue

A new pattern of sub-regional transport planning in England was starting to take shape this week as councils submitted plans for Local Enterprise... continue

The government has hinted that it may scrap anti-social behaviour orders, with Home Secretary Theresa May announcing that it is “time to move... continue

A National Audit Office (NAO) report reveals that Courts in England and Wales are owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, confiscation and compensation... continue

Clamping of vehicles on private land is to be banned in England and Wales, the government has announced. The ban will be introduced in the Freedom... continue

Bristow & Sutor Civil Enforcement Agents has secured two contracts with Gloucestershire County Council and Bedford Borough Council. The contract... continue

Bailiff and debt recovery company Phoenix Commercial Collections has acquired fellow bailiff enforcement company Major Collections. The acquisition... continue

Simon Melluish has returned to Davies Enforcement where he spent 10 years in a managerial role after a spell as a journalist. He goes back to the... continue

Deniz Huseyin
Last month Oxfordshire County Council pulled the plug on its fixed and mobile speed cameras in a desperate bid to make savings. Now several other... continue

Patrick Mcdonnell
Savage cuts government spending on road safety schemes could see thousands of speed cameras switched off across England and Wales. Speed cameras... continue

Grahame Rose
The government’s proposal to ban wheel clamping and towing on private land has not been thought through. It is a landowner’s right to... continue

Local authorities England are studying the fine print of the Government’s proposed reforms to the way formula grant is paid from 2011/12. The... continue

County and district councils in England are studying the financial implications of the Government’s plan to transfer responsibility for... continue

The DfT is inviting tenders for the conduct of manual traffic counts across 21 areas of England, Scotland and Wales. The contracts will cover 2011... continue