YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS ON FACILITIES GIVEN NEW IMPORTANCE

All local authorities are being urged to follow the lead of the best councils in providing excellent services and facilities for young people. From this week they will have to ensure that young people have access to a range of ‘positive activities’ such as youth clubs and art projects. Councils will also have to take into account young people’s views on those facilities that are already available as well as their opinions on what new activities they would like to see.

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COUNCILS STEP UP CAMPAIGN TO CUT HOUSEHOLD WASTE

Local authorities have declared war on waste as new figures show Britain is dumping more household rubbish than any other European country. The Local Government Association is also warning that the country will run out of landfill sites for disposing of refuse in less than a decade and it is stepping up calls for the right to bring in charges as an incentive to cut waste.

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