Council Service Centres Move Paper Forms Online While Keeping Counter Help
Council service centres are moving their most used paper forms online this year, while promising that counter help will remain for residents who.
Library Reading Room Refurbishment Protects a Quiet City Treasure
One of the city’s quietest treasures is being carefully renewed, as a public library reading room undergoes refurbishment that promises better.
Honeybees and Wild Pollinators Keep Gardens and Farms Blooming
On a warm morning, a honeybee moving from flower to flower is doing far more than collecting food for its colony.
Firefighters Test High-Rise Rescue Skills in City Drill
Firefighters have staged a large training exercise in a city centre tower to test how crews coordinate rescues in tall residential buildings.
Listening Devices Help Crews Find Hidden Water Leaks
Water crews are using listening devices pressed against pipes and pavements to find hidden leaks long before they burst and flood a street without.
Fire Crews Train for Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
On a training ground at the edge of the city, firefighters in full protective kit are learning how a burning electric vehicle behaves differently.
Indoor Market Halls Win Back Weekend Food Shoppers
Under the high arched roof of the indoor market hall, stallholders arranged pyramids of fruit, fresh bread, and cut flowers before the weekend.
Apartment Blocks Get Shared Heating Upgrades in Phases
Large apartment blocks across the city will receive shared heating upgrades in phases, replacing ageing individual boilers with communal systems.
Training Uncertainty Tolerance Eases Generalised Anxiety
Therapies that train tolerance of uncertainty are easing generalised anxiety in trials that target the worry engine directly, teaching patients to.
Alpine Rail Tunnels Promise to Take Freight Off Mountain Roads
New Alpine rail tunnels are nearing the point where they can shift large volumes of freight from mountain roads to rail, cutting emissions, noise.