Fife's first female gritter driver prepares for winter
24/01/2025 For the first time, a female driver will be gritting roads in Fife after staff from across the council were asked to step in to keep roads free from snow and ice during freezing conditions. |
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Bradford trials electric gritter
08/01/2025 Bradford Council is trialling an electric gritter this winter as it considers moving to an all-electric gritter fleet. |
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Durham’s new tractors clear snow during cold snap
07/01/2025 A new fleet of tractors is proving ‘invaluable’ in maintaining safety across Durham during the current cold snap, the county council has said. |
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£5.7m deal to upgrade North Yorkshire gritting fleet
20/12/2024 A £5.7m contract has been agreed to replace around half the vehicles on North Yorkshire’s gritting fleet. |
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Highland Council invests £1m in new gritters
03/12/2024 The Highland Council has spent £1m updating the local authority’s fleet with six new winter gritting vehicles. |
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Croydon signs £21.5m contract with Veolia
28/10/2024 Croydon Council has signed a new £21.5m environmental services contract with resource management firm Veolia. |
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Suffolk welcomes 38 new gritters
25/10/2024 Suffolk County Council has added 38 new gritters to its fleet ahead of winter to replace older vehicles. |
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Swindon adds eight gritters to fleet
17/10/2024 Eight new gritting vehicles will be on standby this winter as part of Swindon Borough Council’s fleet. |
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Children in Somerset asked to help name new gritters
09/10/2024 Somerset Council has challenged local school children to come up with names for its new gritters. |
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Kingston signs £9.4m deal with Veolia
27/09/2024 Kingston Council has reappointed Veolia as its waste and recycling collection, street cleansing and winter gritting contractor in an eight-year deal worth £9.4m. |
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Adapting to climate change
18/12/2023 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, looks at the impact of climate change on local authority fleet services. |
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Snowy Ball has her 15-minutes of fame
15/12/2023 Hertfordshire County Council’s gritters have found fame with a guest spot on BBC Radio 2. |
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Norfolk invests over £3m in new gritter fleet
15/11/2023 Norfolk County Council has purchased 27 new gritters as part of its efforts to keep Norfolk moving safely during the winter months. |
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Surrey council announces 38 new gritting vehicles
20/10/2023 A total of 38 brand new gritting vehicles are now available to help keep Surrey moving during the colder months, the county council has announced. |
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Councils stockpile salt as temperature plummets
06/12/2022 Local authorities have nearly 1.5 million tonnes of salt stockpiled across the country ready to treat icy roads and pavements this winter, a new survey has revealed. |
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South Gloucestershire launches fleet of new gritters
21/11/2022 South Gloucestershire Council has launched a fleet of nine new gritters as part of a £1m investment to keep roads safe this winter. |
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Is a demount vehicle a viable option for winter maintenance?
23/09/2022 Historically, demountable bodies have not been popular in the UK. However, Bucher Municipal argues that we will be seeing them more and more on our streets. LAPV reports. |
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Council introduces digital map to track Snovid-19 and Gritter Thunberg
07/12/2021 South Lanarkshire Council has started to use a dedicated gritter tracking map so that residents can follow the progress of Snovid-19, Gritter Thunberg and the council’s other gritters. |
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Council chiefs warn HGV driver shortage could hit gritting services
23/11/2021 Local authority leaders have warned that the HGV driver shortage might hit gritting services this winter. |
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Council chiefs warn driver shortages could hit gritting services
11/10/2021 Local authority leaders have warned that driver shortages could affect gritting services this winter. |
