A new initiative has been launched which will connect suppliers and job seekers with local opportunities at wind energy and construction projects in the New Cumnock area. Managed by the New Cumnock Development Trust (NCDT), the New Cumnock Local Jobs and Business Register will allow local businesses and individuals to…
A radical new policy is needed, which must be fit for purpose in a post-Covid environment and address climate change, health and inequality. Paula Hewitt, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) also warned against imposing formula-driven targets on local authorities. ADEPT’s…
The South West Business Council (SWBC) has added further quality and diversity to its board with the appointment of new members, Jabo Butera, Justin Olosunde and Martin Williams. Jabo Butera is the co-founder and Managing Director of Diversity Business Incubator, a community interest company that provides comprehensive and sustainable business…
The ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Places and Transport) SMART Places Live Labs Programme has published its third white paper, A New Approach to Monitoring & Evaluation. The Live Labs approach to monitoring and evaluation has been co-designed with Proving Services, a research organisation based at Cranfield University. It…
The first ground-breaking project at a UK transport hub to utilise kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps has been launched by Pavegen and Central Bedfordshire Council at Leighton Buzzard train station. Funded by the Department of Transport through the £22.9 million ADEPT SMART places Live Labs Programme, the project benefits aim…