Local Government and Legislation

In what’s believed to be the first case of its kind, a councillor in Rochford, Essex has lodged a child protection referral related to traffic pollution, following the chopping down of a 100 year-old tree to make way for the building of 662 new homes and the creation of a new road junction.

As yet another organisation threatens Downing Street with a lawsuit over environmental failings, politicians are told to listen and save unnecessary costs.