Champions on Ice!

APSE service award winners 2008

Over 800 guests came together at the Nottingham Ice Arena to celebrate the best in local government service delivery. Former UK Tennis Champion and Sky News Presenter, Annabel Croft said “A overwhelming three hundred and fifty submissions were received for the awards this year, with each one demonstrating a clear commitment to the goals of continuous improvement and the delivery of excellence in public services”. With Hull City Council declared ‘Overall Council of the Year for Service Delivery’.

Presenter: Annabel Croft	Overall winners: Hull City Council

The winners are:

1. Best employee & equality initiative (Sponsored by UNISON)
Finalists	Winner: Rotherham MBC
City & County of Swansea
City of Wakefield MDC
East Renfrewshire Council
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Rotherham MBC
South Lanarkshire Council
West Lothian Council
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2. Best elected member development initiative (Sponsored by Toltec)
Finalists	Winner: London Borough of Newham
Hull City Council
Humber Improvement Partnership
Kettering Borough Council
Knowsley MBC
London Borough of Newham
Sandwell MBC
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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3. Best housing & regeneration initiative (Sponsored by Walker Morris)
Finalists	Winner: Midlothian Council
Carmarthenshire County Council
Darlington Borough Council
Flintshire County Council
Midlothian Council
Newcastle City Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Sandwell MBC
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4. Best efficiency initiative (Sponsored by Tribal Group)
Finalists	Winner: Milton Keynes Council
Carmarthenshire County Council
City & County of Swansea
City of Edinburgh Council
City of Wakefield MDC
Knowsley MBC
London Borough of Lambeth
Milton Keynes Council
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5. Best healthy living initiative (Sponsored by Fretwell Downing Hospitality)
Finalists	Winner: Sandwell MBC
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Manchester City Council
Newport City council
North Lanarkshire Council
Sandwell MBC
Slough Borough Council
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6a.Best public / private partnership working initiative (Sponsored by Eversheds) Finalists Winner: Glasgow City Council Bolton Council Carmarthenshire County Council Exeter City Council Falkirk Council Glasgow City Council Rotherham MBC (RTB Connect Ltd) South Lanarkshire Council     Click here for a larger image   Download video (.wmv 3.8mb)
6b. Best public / public partnership working initiatives (Sponsored by Eversheds )
Finalists	Winner: London Borough of Lambeth
Fife Council
Inverclyde Council
London Borough of Lambeth
Neath Port Talbot CBC
Stirling Council
Sunderland Youth Offending Service
Tayside Contracts
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6c. Best public / voluntary partnership working initiative (Sponsored by Eversheds)
Finalists	Winner: Bedfordshire County Council
Bedfordshire County Council
Darlington Borough Council
Inverclyde Council
London Borough of Lambeth
Rochdale MBC
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
West Dunbartonshire Council
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7. Best community & neighbourhood initiative (Sponsored by Terberg Matec UK Ltd)
Finalists	Winner: Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
East Ayrshire Council
Gateshead Council
Hull City Council
London Borough of Islington
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
Newcastle City Council
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
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8. Best information & communication technology initiative (Sponsored by Consilium Technologies)
Finalists	Winner: St Helens Borough Council
Aberdeen City Council
City of Edinburgh Council
Glasgow city Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Rotherham MBC
St Helens Borough Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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9. Best environmental initiative (Sponsored by Carbon Accountable)
Finalists	Winner: Tayside Contracts
Cornwall County Council
Gateshead Council
Glasgow City Council
Newcastle City Council
Southern Group Environmental Health Committee
Tayside Contracts
Vale Royal Borough Council
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10a. Best service team: Construction & building (Sponsored by Hays Construction & Property )
Finalists	Winner: Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council
Blackpool Council
City of Edinburgh Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
Fife Council
Newcastle City Council
South Lanarkshire Council
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10b. Best service team: Catering (Sponsored by Stellex)
Finalists	Winner: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Gateshead Council
Knowsley MBC
Lincolnshire County Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Tameside MBC
Wigan Council
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10c. Best service team: Building/facilities cleaning (Sponsored by Incorporatewear Ltd)
Finalists	Winner: Hull City Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Hull City Council
Leeds City Council
Liverpool City Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Warwickshire County Council
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10d. Best service team: Highways, winter maintenance & street lighting (Sponsored by Amey)
Finalists	Winner: Denbighshire County Council
Bolton Council
Denbighshire County Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Gateshead Council
London Borough of Islington
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council
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10e. Best service team: Transport & fleet (Sponsored by Fraikin)
Finalists	Winner: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
City of Wakefield MDC
Dudley MBC
Flintshire County Council
Gateshead Council
Glasgow City Council
Leeds City Council
London Borough of Islington
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10f. Best service team: Waste management & recycling (Sponsored by Heil Europe Ltd)
Finalists	Winner: Swindon Borough Council
City & County of Swansea
City of Wakefield MDC
Gedling Borough Council
Hartlepool Borough Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Stirling Council
Swindon Borough Council
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10g. Best service team: Street scene & public realm (Sponsored by Jark Recruitment LTD formerly APTUS Personnel)
Finalists	Winner: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Birmingham City Council
Darlington Borough Council
Gateshead Council
Nottingham City Council
Sheffield City Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Wrexham CBC
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10h. Best service team: Parks , grounds & horticultural (Sponsored by SGM UK Ltd )
Finalists	Winner: Copeland Borough Council
Aberdeen City Council
Bristol City Council
Cardiff County Council
Copeland Borough Council
Gateshead Council
Glasgow City Council
Torfaen CBC
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10i. Best service team: Sports, leisure & cultural (Sponsored by IQ Associates)
Finalists	Winner: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Hull City Council
Knowsley MBC
North West Leicestershire District Council
Northampton Borough Council
Rotherham MBC
Salford City Council
Swindon Borough Council
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10j. Best service team: Social care (Sponsored by UNISON )
Finalists	Winner: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Bedfordshire County Council
Hull City Council
Lancashire County Council
Merthyr Tydfil CBC
Nottinghamshire County Council
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11. Overall Council of the year in service delivery (Sponsored by Enterprise)
Finalists	Winner: Hull City Council
Bedfordshire County Council
City & County of Swansea
City of Wakefield MDC
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Gateshead Council
Glasgow City Council
Hull City Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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