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Confirm for Street Lighting

Confirm from Siemens helps councils manage their street lighting assets more efficiently, supporting everything from inspections and maintenance to planning and reporting. The result...

ILP in link-up with STEM Learning platform

The ILP has joined forces with the STEM Learning platform to promote STEM careers within schools, colleges and youth organisations, as part of its...

Rayner pauses local government reorganisation

The government has dramatically paused local government reorganisation (LGR), in a move that is set to create even more uncertainty for local authority lighting...

Labour’s new towns must be public realm-friendly, argue think-tanks

The government's plans for a “generation of new towns” in England should be pedestrian- and public realm-friendly, two think-tanks have argued. Labour pledged in its...

Online mental health tool for engineers

An online ‘Mental Health Check-In’ tool has been launched by Foothold, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Benevolent Fund, aimed at enhancing mental health...

Think-tank calls for ‘robust’ strategy for preserve access to rare earth materials

An engineering think-tank has called on the government to implement a “comprehensive and robust” strategy for managing the country’s continuing access to rare and...

New light pollution map of Europe published

A new light pollution map of Europe has been published that uses satellite data to show how obtrusive light is spreading across the continent. The...

New urban dark skies lighting templates

DarkSky International has launched a range of free lighting policy templates for use by municipalities and local and regional governments to help them tackle...

LED lights on surfboards may reduce shark attacks

The conversation around LED lighting and wildlife is often focused on how to reduce the use and impact of artificial light. However, research from Australia...

Three-quarters of women change exercise behaviour after clocks change

Nearly three-quarters of women (72%) change their behaviour during the darker winter months when it comes to getting outside and staying active, a report...

Study set to measure car headlight glare

The impact of bright lights on road users is being independently investigated by the Department for Transport (DfT). Consultancy firm the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)...

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Confirm for Street Lighting

Confirm from Siemens helps councils manage their street lighting...

ILP in link-up with STEM Learning platform

The ILP has joined forces with the STEM Learning...

Rayner pauses local government reorganisation

The government has dramatically paused local government reorganisation (LGR),...

From the edition – ‘A SANCTUARY TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT THOSE LIVING WITH PARKINSON’S’

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From the edition – ‘RAPID CHARGING’

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