http://www.gpsj.co.uk/ The Latest Articles from GPSJ Tue, 7 September 2010 15:13:18 GMT 600 en-gb http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=298 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=298 Tue, 7 September 2010 15:13:18 GMT A 22-year-old man has admitted throwing the single punch that led to an Oldham man's death. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=297 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=297 Mon, 6 September 2010 19:18:11 GMT Debbie Bailey and John Starkey who run the Tennyson Lane Road Farm Horse and Pony Shelter at Middleton, Greater Manchester, say they have been overwhelmed at the kindness shown to them since the sadistic torture of 'Sidney' the goat. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=296 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=296 Fri, 3 September 2010 00:40:30 GMT David Miliband has told GPSJ that he 'feels sick' about what the government has done to the 'Building for Schools' program and sais he felt it was 'absolute vandalism' in an interview with editor Stuart Littleford. Speaking at a party meeting in Manchester Mr Milliband also said that 'New Labour' wasn't new any more and labour politics needed re-inventing and what really mattered was the substance. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=295 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=295 Thu, 2 September 2010 15:45:40 GMT A pet goat has had its horns ripped from its head and left in agony with broken and dislocated legs in what is being described as a barbaric and sickening attack. The goat known as 'Sid' was attacked late on Thursday night and found in his field early on Friday morning in agony. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=294 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=294 Thu, 2 September 2010 11:37:28 GMT Jobs are being lost that could be saved - one local authority employee said. -We've had energy efficiency proposals sat on our desk for two and a half years. If we'd actioned them, we could have kept the key staff members we're about to loose. Considering all of this this, it is surprising how few energy efficiency measures have actually been deployed. So what barriers are making it hard for the public sector to act? http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=278 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=278 Wed, 1 September 2010 20:59:19 GMT You're out in the street and someone takes your photo without asking. What can you do? And do you have any control over what they do with that image? http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=293 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=293 Tue, 31 August 2010 15:15:39 GMT What do you get when the worlds leading analysis and data software provider merges with a leading open source intelligence research institute? Hopefully an even more successful business providing data faster and more accurately to its service users. At least that is the outcome i2 CEO Robert Griffin is hoping for as he heralded the group's newly formed partnership with risk intelligence specialists World Check at its Brussels client conference in June. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=292 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=292 Fri, 27 August 2010 10:14:00 GMT Police in Leigh are investigating after two flagpoles were stolen from the cenotaph in Leigh, Greater Manchester. Between midnight on Friday 6 August 2010 and 6.30am on Tuesday 10 August 2010, the flagpoles were stolen from the war memorial on Church Street. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=291 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=291 Thu, 26 August 2010 15:34:12 GMT With October's Spending Review announcement set to reveal the scale of the requirement for a radical re-evaluation of the Government's role in providing public services; a two-day conference and exhibition in Birmingham on October 20th - 21st will provide the best opportunity this year to learn how digital technologies offer a proven route to delivering better public services for less. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=290 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=290 Thu, 26 August 2010 15:10:34 GMT Dr. Maria Eugenia Cabrejos, laboratory manager of AquaInnova, a Chilean company based in Puerto Montt, recently spent three days in the Veterinary Sciences Division of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) training in a range of diagnostic techniques for fish diseases. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=288 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=288 Wed, 25 August 2010 16:01:27 GMT Private sector landlords are joining forces in a bid to save the UK's network of county courts.The Residential Landlords Association - one of the country's main organisations for professional landlords - is lobbying the government to re-think its plans to scrap a number of its county courts. (Courts under closure threat are listed below) http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=287 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=287 Wed, 25 August 2010 15:53:43 GMT Overtis , vendor of VigilancePro, user activity management software, has announced a new Protective Marking feature to identify files that hold confidential information. The new feature has been developed in response to requests from UK police forces, to help them to comply with Management of Police Information Guidance published by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=285 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=285 Wed, 25 August 2010 15:31:35 GMT The Royal Marsden is a National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in England that specialises in cancer. Situated primarily over two main sites, one in Chelsea and one in Sutton, it also has a number of satellite locations, an area of the business that is being developed. Today, it has a staff of approximately 2,500 all of whom, in one form or another, are responsible for protecting the data they access. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=284 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=284 Wed, 25 August 2010 15:24:05 GMT The latest amendment to the Data Protection Act, which came into effect on the 6th of April, means that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now able to impose a fine of up to �500,000 for organisations which lose data. However, with the recent announcement at the end of May 2010 stating that since November 2007 over 1,000 data breaches had been reported to the ICO, with most breaches due to lost or stolen devices, surely now is the time for businesses take the initiative and avoid the wrath of the ICO. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=283 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=283 Tue, 24 August 2010 16:29:40 GMT With the UK currently ranked 33rd in the world when it comes to broadband speeds, there is little doubt that consumers and businesses across the country will be excited by the coalition government's recent promise to provide Britain with the 'best superfast broadband network in Europe'. And with the new government claiming that a national superfast network could add �18bn to the GDP and create at least 60,000 new jobs, it's clear that the Digital Britain initiative has the potential to have a really positive and long-lasting impact on the UK.