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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...

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:...

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,...

From the edition – ‘CRAFTING A LIGHTING LEGACY’

For the first How To Be Brilliant of the autumn, SEAM Design’s Marci Song discussed how to craft a build environment legacy as a...

From the edition – ‘A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET OF OUR FUTURE CITIES’

A keynote speaker at the London and South East Region’s ‘Serendipity in Lighting’ event, Brian McGuigan outlined how column-based sensor technologies are transforming our...

Major cities heating up, and will need to rethink night-time spaces, as climate change accelerates

The world’s major cities now experience a quarter more very hot days per year on average than they did three decades ago, according to...

From the edition – ‘SAFE TRAVELS’

Good lighting is essential in making public spaces safe and accessible. This is especially true for train stations, where it plays a crucial role...

From the edition – ‘FROM THE FLAMES’

After years mouldering as a roofless, burnt-out shell following a devastating fire, Sheerness Dockyard Church in Kent has been restored into an award-winning business...

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

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Promotion for WSP’s Toby Penter

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