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Guardian gives Local Authorities  a chance to come back at 'non job' gibe - Joy Blizzard comments

Guardian gives Local Authorities a chance to come back at 'non job' gibe - Joy Blizzard comments

Posted 15th of July 2010

LARAC Chair, Joy Blizzard today congratulated Jody Sherratt of Cheshire West and Chester council for "sticking his head above the parapet" in a response to Eric Pickles "non job" jibe.  An  interview with Jody can be found in the Society section of the Guardian (14th July) and gives a grea...

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LARAC 25th Anniversary 2010 Programme Announced and Call for Awards Entries

LARAC 25th Anniversary 2010 Programme Announced and Call for Awards Entries

Posted 28th of June 2010

The LARAC conference of 2010 will take place on November 3-4 at the Arena Convention Centre in Liverpool.  As LARAC will celebrate its 25th year and the conference celebrates its 20th year, this milestone event promises to be a very special occasion. With budgets being slashed, the theme will c...

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LARAC Hits out at

LARAC Hits out at "bin bullies" jibe

Posted 10th of June 2010

LARAC today responded to Eric Pickles statement that it is time to rein in the “bin bullies”.  Chair of LARAC Joy Blizzard said that she was disappointed that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government had demonstrated little knowledge of the hard work carried out i...

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Cheshire East Show Garden Beds Down at school!

Posted 9th of June 2010

A garden that featured at the Cheshire Show is getting a new lease of life at Ash Grove School and Nursery in Macclesfield.Cheshire East Council’s Streetscape and Bereavement team designed and built the small back garden display, as part of the Council’s ‘Love Food Hate Waste&rsquo...

Name: Cheshire East Show Garden Beds Down at school!

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More frequent collections targeted in waste review

More frequent collections targeted in waste review

letsrecycle.com Posted 30th of July 2010

Working with councils to improve the "frequency and quality" of their refuse collections will be one of the key issues considered as part of the government's review of England's waste policy, environment secretary Caroline Spelman revealedon 29th July  as she unveiled the terms of reference for...

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Waste contract attracts ten bidders

Waste contract attracts ten bidders

Posted 21st of July 2010

Ten waste management companies have entered into a competition to bid for Central Bedfordshire’s waste contract. Each of the interested companies has completed a ‘pre-qualification questionnaire’, providing information about the company itself and evidence to demonstrate they are f...

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