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» POLICE QUICK TO CAPTURE MAN WHO TRIED TO STEAL CABLE FROM PYLON

26/01/2012

A man who tried to steal cable from a pylon in Middleton, Greater Manchester, has pleaded guilty to attempted theft and damaging property. » Read More

» FRESH FINISH FOR BOYS SCHOOL

25/01/2012

Leading washroom provider Washroom Washroom was recently appointed to provide changing room specifications as part of new sports facilities installed at an all boys' school in Isleworth, London. » Read More

» CYBERCRIME THREAT TO PUBLIC SECTOR

25/01/2012

Chris Hardy, McAfee UK public sector, comments below in response to the recent PwC report which highlights the growing threat to the public sector posed by cybercrime. The risk is clearly heightened by the amount and nature of data held by governments, and the damage to public trust and confidence which would result from a large breach. » Read More

» Fight against metal theft

25/01/2012

Following a successful three-month trial at waste water treatment works in Northamptonshire, England, Anglian Water is considering the use Jabbakam's cloud-based IP camera surveillance system at further sites located across the country. » Read More

» Mobile working gathers pace as local authorities are squeezed by budget cuts

25/01/2012

Mobile working in local government is set to go main stream within the next two to three years with both the size and scope of projects expected to increase dramatically, according to the annual Mobile Working Report published by specialist software house NDL. » Read More

» GOVERNMENT BIG SOCIETY FUNDING ENABLES TRANSITION OF AWARD-WINNING BEATBULLYING INTO NEW SOCIAL ACTION ORGANISATION

25/01/2012

LONDON January 25th, 2012 - TODAY the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, announces that Â£1.3 million from The Social Action Fund has been awarded to enable the creation of new not-for-profit organisation, We're Altogether Better, formed to tackle social issues digitally. » Read More

» Cutting costs by keeping in contact

06/12/2011

With the pressure to do more for less being felt in every corner of the public sector, senior executives could not be blamed for feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place. » Read More

» Axis network cameras help bring state-of-the-art surveillance to Breckland

05/12/2011

Covering an area of about 500 square miles, Breckland is made up of the five market towns of Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham, Thetford and Watton and also a number of industrial areas and rural communities. » Read More

» Poppy thief jailed for 52 weeks

23/11/2011

A THIEF, who stole Poppy Appeal tins in the run up to Armistice Day, has been jailed for 52 weeks. » Read More

» Ambulance service response time criticised

22/11/2011

An ambulance service has been criticised for it response time in getting to an accident. The North West Ambulance Service has been criticised over its response time in getting an ambulance to a young woman who had been hit by a car in Oldham, Greater Manchester last week. » Read More

» Public sector set to save £2.7 million

21/11/2011

Scotland's public sector stands to save around Â£2.7 million in water efficiency savings over the next three years as Business Stream, the country's leading water supplier in the competitive market, prepares to implement the UK's largest-ever water smart meter installation. » Read More

» DRS explains the challenges of introducing new assessment technologies globally at the annual IAEA Conference

21/11/2011

DRS Data Services Director of Electronic Assessment, Graham Hudson, participated in the 37th Annual Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) in Manila, Philippines, last month and presented a paper focusing on the challenges of introducing new technologies globally. » Read More

» New notification service set to save millions whilst delivering first-class customer care

18/11/2011

A new birth and death notification service could save up to £190m for government over the next ten years whilst significantly easing the lives of customers across the UK. » Read More

» Composite manhole covers demonstrate performance, security and cost saving properties that cannot be replicated by metal rivals

15/11/2011

More and more local authorities, councils and utilities are opting to fit new-generation composite manhole/access covers in the light of irrefutable evidence, resulting from comparative material tests, which proves metal covers are no longer fit-for purpose for use on today's UK roads and highways. » Read More

» Hampshire Constabulary Puts Officers Back in Neighbourhoods with Blue Coat MACH5 WAN Optimization Appliances

15/11/2011

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, has recently announced that Hampshire Constabulary has reduced logon times for print, file share and reporting applications from as much as 20 minutes to only a few seconds with Blue CoatÂ® MACH5 WAN Optimization appliances. » Read More