The Little Things
All posts from: August 2011
Tackling anti-social behaviour
Leader of Darlington BC, Bill Dixon, explains how a summer of fun events and a drive to increase parental involvement have led to a fall in youth anti-social behaviour.
A sustainable future in Ashford
Times are tough and every opportunity for a local authority to raise revenue must be explored. Ashford’s Cllr Blanford explains their use of solar panels not only to increase the local authority’s green credentials but also to earn some revenue
A diabetes roadshow
With a higher proportion of people suffering diabetes than the national average North East Lincolnshire Council’s deputy leader, Mick Burnett, talks about a joint effort to increase awareness within the local community
Breaking the poverty trap
Leader of Glasgow City Council, Gordon Matheson, explains how an innovative community interest company is steering some of its most vulnerable citizens away from high interest door step lenders and loan sharks to a more stable financial future.
'Talking Pages' project
Trafford MBC’s executive councillor for adult social care and wellbeing, Michael Young, explains how the spoken word is helping many website visitors to its My Way adult social care site - thanks to its innovative approach to website information sharing - ‘Talking Pages’.
