Council leaders have pressed the Icelandic Ambassador to ensure that more than 800 million pounds in local authority deposits in collapsed banks is repaid. The meeting came as the Local Government Association met Government ministers who pledged to continue to work to find a solution to the situation.
Representatives of the LGA met the Ambassador and demanded that taxpayer’s money which had been invested by councils, acting prudently, should be a priority when repayments are made. 

People are being asked to use a special website to put forward their views on the future of rural Britain. The development charity, RuralNet UK, has issued the invitation and wants to gather thoughts and ideas on what the countryside will look like in 2020 to influence policies for development. 

This toolkit sets out a framework that local authorities and primary care trusts can use to develop local plans. It provides detailed support for a coordinated approach by local multi-disciplinary teams to tackling overweight and obesity in the local area.
It has been estimated that failure to take action would result in about one-third of adults and one-fifth of children aged 2-10 years becoming obese by 2010. Nearly 60 per cent of the UK population could be obese by 2050.