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Council fined after lamppost collapse causes ‘life-changing’ injuries

Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained what have been described as “life-changing injuries” when he was struck by...

Lighting Live Annual Conference: end of January deadline for call for papers

Members have until the end of this month (30 January) to put forward papers to present at this summer's Lighting Live Annual Conference in...

Report on how cities are using lighting to transition to cleaner energy

A research report has explored how cities across the world are using lighting to advance their climate and energy goals. The report, ‘A City Assessment...

Ageing UK infrastructure needs ‘urgent’ investment – report

The government is being urged “urgently” to prioritise, invest in, and reform the management of the UK’s ageing infrastructure. The report by the National Engineering...

Ministers urged to do more to tackle ‘perilous’ skills gaps in engineering

The government is being urged to address the “perilous” skills gaps and talent shortages still facing engineering. The call by the National Engineering Policy Centre...

SLL launches ‘Get Curious’ programme to boost school lighting placements

The Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) has launched an initiative to encourage lighting professionals and teams to offer work placements to Key Stage...

Budget pledges £200m to accelerate EV charging roll out

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used today’s Budget to announce a multi-million-pound cash injection into accelerating the roll out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Reeves told MPs:...

Registration open for Lighting Live Local Authority

Registration has now opened for February’s ILP Lighting Live Local Authority event in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The CPD day on 5 February will return to the...

‘Lighting in sync’ to be at the heart of this week’s LiGHT25

The countdown is well and truly on to this week’s LiGHT25, which will include the team from Foster + Partners presenting a special ILP...

Light pollution set to be discussed for first time at COP30

The impact of light pollution on our climate is set to be discussed at the COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, next week. A workshop on...

From the edition – ‘HOW DO WE GET MORE OF THE SKILLSETS WE NEED?’

The ILP surveyed local authority members over the summer to find out what was most keeping them awake at night. Skills, asset management, attachments,...

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Council fined after lamppost collapse causes ‘life-changing’ injuries

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Lighting Live Annual Conference: end of January deadline for call for papers

Members have until the end of this month (30...

Report on how cities are using lighting to transition to cleaner energy

A research report has explored how cities across the...

Promotion for WSP’s Toby Penter

Well done to Toby Penter, who has been promoted...

New role for Juan Ferrari

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