Trading Standards have been made aware that some producers of commercial Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) may be writing to local parish councils telling them they need EPCs for their village halls etc. and risk large fines if they do not comply. This is not correct because an EPC is only required for a building when constructed, sold or let.
Councils have been told how they will benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes as announced in Wednesday's Budget. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has written to all English local highway authorities to inform them of their share of £200m.
Kent Trading Standards have received a number of reports from Kent residents who have fallen for loan scams.
Major changes in the way deliveries are made to shops and businesses in Newcastle city centre will ease traffic congestion, make the city centre safer and the air cleaner.
A new project to put solar panels on 300 of Your Homes Newcastle houses could benefit tenants and lead to savings on energy bills. 8 Wards across the City are involved in the pilot, and a total of 48 houses on 9 different streets in Lemington will take part in the scheme.
Eight new seats have been installed around Lemington - a place to rest for people walking up the steep banks in our ward. These seats, and 20 new rubbish bins, were ordered following the Udecide programme in the ward