Archives for July 3rd, 2009

COUNCILS WARN OF FIRE RISK AS TEMPERATURES SOAR

Headlines, PublicNet: 3 July, 2009

Local council leaders are warning that parks and beauty spots are at risk from wildfires because of the heatwave. With summer temperatures soaring the Local Government Association has released figures showing that when temperatures hit a record 38.3 degrees Celsius in 2003, fire crews had to deal with 100,000 more outdoor fires than in the previous year.

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DEADLINE FOR FIRST ROUND OF ENERGY SAVING LOANS APPROACHING

Headlines, PublicNet: 3 July, 2009

Councils and other public bodies are being reminded that the deadline to apply for the first round of interest free loans for energy saving schemes is just two weeks away. The first call for applications closes on July 17th. Other calls will follow until all the 51.5 million pounds available has been allocated.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL SERVICES

Features, PublicNet: 3 July, 2009

By Kathryn Ray, Maria Hudson, Verity Campbell-Barr and Isabel Shutes

Community involvement in local services is widely recognized as desirable, particularly if the services are to meet the real need. The role of officers and their managers is crucial to making involvement work. The authors examined the challenges facing officials in securing involvement. They also describe measures that might be taken to support officials in meeting the challenge. The role played by public officials – paid officials employed by public bodies – is important in affecting the extent to which community views can have an influence.This includes the way they interact with communities and their role in influencing what happens to the views expressed. The research explored this through a case study of one London borough (Haringey).

Officials’ attitudes, views and feelings

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