The Sustainable Communities Bill was finally passed this month at the District Council - Greens put a motion in a while back - see here. So now how to use it?Pic: By permission of Jaine Rose who still has some of her pics in Star Anise Cafe and cards for sale in Made in Stroud - see more at: started to draft a proposal for use of the Sustainable Communities Act below

Liberal Democrats have every reason to be excited about the Sustainable Communities Act, which kicks in this year. Co-sponsored by our very own Julia Goldsworthy, and passed with cross-party support, it offers a unique opportunity which Lib Dems would ignore at their peril. Quite simply, it’s a piece of devolved, ‘opt-in’ legislation. Participation isn’t compulsory,

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - This is a yearly publication of national sustainable development indicators. This publication only includes national indicators. There are 68 indicators in total grouped in four priority areas: sustainable consumption and production, climate change and energy, natural resource protection and enhancing the environment, and creating sustainable communities and a...

Transition Stroud has called for letters to be sent calling on our District and County Councils to adopt the Sustainable Communities Act, Photo: Ebley Mill viewed from Randwick David Drew MP was one of the leading instigators of this potentially radical piece of legislation - Caroline Lucas Green MEP and Green party leader was also a key player - many other campaigners have also pushed this

Councils and their partners encouraged to promote sustainability in future housing plans.

North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus aims to go green with the launch of its sustainable development management plan, which sets out arrangements to support carbon reduction and sustainable development agendas within the Trust. And which is not what the NHS was set up for. The NHS as a whole has pledged a commitment to sustainable development, writes a Lib Dem councillor: "Sustainable developme...

Grant Shapps: The government's plans to build a series of sustainable communities are flawed, top-heavy and out of time

In reality, there is not one single part of government – or the whole of the public sector, for that matter – anywhere in the UK where sustainable development has as yet been properly mainstreamed. And by properly mainstreamed, I suggest DEFRA continues to use the old Sustainable Development Commission

Cabinet Office Minister Tom Watson MP has been appointed to take the lead on improving the way Government can achieve sustainable operations and procurement objectives across departments.

Encouragement for more fisheries to gain recognition for sustainable practices.