Sentences with phrase «built by local councils»

Although houses were built by local councils, funding came from the central government so the political decision to no longer do so was taken in Westminster; hence my formulation UK government.

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The New York City Council and a local tenants rights group announced on Monday that they would launch a joint investigation into the real estate company formerly headed by Jared Kushner, a top aide to President Donald Trump, over alleged falsification of building permits.

The latest tally of fire safety checks was presented to Cabinet by Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid, who has issued an urgent call for all councils to send in samples of cladding from tall buildings.

A vicar from Nottinghamshire says his local council will not let him build a fence to stop discarded syringes being thrown into his garden by drug takers.

Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildlocal authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.

«Government could deliver a much bigger, and more beneficial, boost the construction industry by removing the cap on local authorities» housing investment which would help councils build up to 60,000 new homes.»

The New Year's Eve event will be hosted by the Association for a Better New York, Blasters, Drillrunners and Miners Local 29, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Central Park Conservancy, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York Historical Society, the New York Mets, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Transit Museum, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Regional Plan Association, NYC Sandhogs Local 147, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The Conservative party is under increasing pressure in the build up to next month's local elections after Ukip unseated another Tory in a council by - election.

According to the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC), an organization consisting of local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 members in New York City, project labor agreements (PLAs) with these terms for four projects valued at $ 345 million are in the process of being executed by unions in the industry.

But it did reveal that the Budget's title would be «Building a Britain Fit For The Future» — a phrase which is already being seen by - word for cuts programmes across the NHS, social care, local councils and even Transport for London.

Commenting on the Local Government Association's claim that more than # 160 million has been spent by councils on Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects axed by the Coalition Government, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Local authority pension funds should invest in local building on land released by counLocal authority pension funds should invest in local building on land released by counlocal building on land released by councils.

On Tues., July 24th, New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, together with Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat, was joined by city agencies New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildings.

Middle class workers from all sectors will be joined by Denis Hughes, President of the NYS AFL - CIO, Gary LaBarbera, President of the NYC Building and Construction Trades Council, Mike Fishman, President of SEIU Local 32BJ and other labor leaders (list in formation).

In addition, the Hotel Trades Council and a local hotel workers» union kicked in $ 50,000, and the Building Trades Employers» Association and developer Jani Real Estate LLC (run by Stanley Perelman) each contributed $ 5,000.

Wednesday afternoon the City Council approved the Dock Street apartment building in Dumbo by a vote of 40 to 9, in a rare move that overruled the local councilman, Mr. Yassky, on a land - use project.

Policy options raised by Findlay included increasing the minimum wage, reintroduction of council house building, reduction in the use of the private sector in NHS Scotland, and allowing councils to set their own taxes to help reverse job losses within local government.

The new document, a 2 - year effort by the council, is intended to build upon a 2000 report, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, that states and local school districts use as a benchmark to develop their curricula.

Roy Perry, chairman of the children and young people board at the Local Government Association, said ranking councils by school results «disguises the fact that over 60 per cent of secondary schools are now academies, leaving councils powerless to intervene early and build an improvement programme».

Roy Perry, chairman of the children and young people board at the Local Government Association, said ranking councils by school results «disguises the fact that over 60 % of secondary schools are now academies, leaving councils powerless to intervene early and build an improvement programme».

Washington, D.C. --(March 23, 2016)-- The State of Our Schools: America's K — 12 Facilities report, released today by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the 21st Century School Fund and the National Council on School Facilities, shows that the nation faces a projected annual shortfall of $ 46 billion in school funding, despite significant effort on the part of local communities.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Inspired by an iconic wooden roller coaster built for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, the Plant Tram Urban Garden was commissioned by the British Council and conceived by the London - based landscape practice Wayward Plants as a «participatory project» utilizing the city's local transport network to build the whimsical garden.

His plan was opposed by the local council, residents and conservation authorities because the first two holes will be built over an environmentally sensitive stretch of sand dunes.

«In those days, local authorities were at the forefront of development, with almost half of new builds constructed by councils,» Dorling said.

One alternative to title insurance would be to use your conveyancer or solicitor to make the proper enquiries, e.g. by getting a building report from the local council (to confirm whether there are any illegal / unapproved buildings on the land) or a survey report (to confirm whether there is anything on your land encroaching on your neighbour's land, or vice versa).