Essex County Council is installing a new management system for all street-lights so they can repair faults more quickly. You can report them or any highways problems here http://www.essex.gov.uk/Travel-Highways/Report-a-highway-problem/Pages/Default.aspx
Sandgate Business "The Sewing Space" are running a series of Bunting Days on Saturdays through April and May for local people and businesses to come and make bunting together for the summer!
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has welcome plans by the government to exempt small-scale renewable energy generators on farms from the burden of heavy planning regulations, stating this will provide a 'much needed boost' to the rural economy.
The crucial final section of the Bedford Western Bypass received planning permission just a few weeks ago, signalling another major milestone in this much-anticipated project. There are still obstacles to overcome surrounding land-ownership along the long-established route, but we are making progress all the time, with preparatory work actually taking place on site.
A major roadworks scheme to resurface and improve Dame Alice Street starts on Tuesday 10th April and will last for 7 weeks.
Kent County Council have published a schedule of all programmed grass cutting / weed management services effective from 1 April 2012. The schedule gives a County wide specification and a district-by-district landscape operations schedule.