APSE service award winners 2010
Over 400 guests came together at the Templemore Leisure Complex in Derry / Londonderry to celebrate the best in front line service delivery in local government. News and TV broadcaster and presenter, Sile Seioge, said "An overwhelming three hundred submissions were received for the awards this year, with each one demonstrating councils are fully committed to delivering excellence in frontline public services". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council were declared ‘Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery 2010’ and received their award from Lynda Mitchell of awards sponsor LACA.
Presenter: Sile Seoige
Overall winners: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
The winners are:
1. Best employee and equality initiative
(Sponsored by Unison)
Finalists
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Aberdeen City Council
Ballymena Borough Council
Cardiff Council
City of Edinburgh Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Ballymena Borough Council
2. Best elected member development initiative
(Sponsored by Toltec)
Finalists
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Hartlepool Borough Council
Kirklees Council
Liverpool City Council
London Borough of Newham
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Warrington Borough Council
Winner: Kirklees Council
3. Best housing and regeneration initiative
(Sponsored by Walker Morris)
Finalists
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Blackpool Coastal Housing
Brent Housing Partnership
Carmarthenshire County Council
Hull City Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Carmarthenshire County Council
4. Best Efficiency initiative
(Sponsored by Working Time Solutions)
Finalists
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Bolton Council
City of Edinburgh Council
Gedling Borough Council
Glasgow City Council
Leicestershire County Council
Milton Keynes Council
Nottingham City Homes
Sheffield City Council
Stoke on Trent City Council
Winner: City of Edinburgh Council
5. Best healthy living initiative
(Sponsored by Fretwell Downing Hospitality)
Finalists
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Birmingham City Council
Blackpool Coastal Housing
Bridgend County Borough Council
Coleraine Borough Council
Corby Borough Council
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Coleraine Borough Council
6a. Best public / private partnership working initiative
(Sponsored by Eversheds)
Finalists
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Carmarthenshire County Council
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
Hull City Council
Mansfield District Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Derbyshire District Council
South Gloucestershire Council
Winner: South Derbyshire District Council
6b. Best public / public partnership working initiatives
(Sponsored by DAF Trucks)
Finalists
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City of Edinburgh Council
Conwy County Borough Council
Fife Council
Gateshead Council
Herefordshire Council
Lancashire County Council
London Borough of Brent
Norwich City Council
Winner: Conwy County Borough Council/Denbighshire County Council
6c. Best public / voluntary partnership working initiative
(Sponsored by Amey)
Finalists
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City of Edinburgh Council
Derry City Council
East Ayrshire Council
Hull City Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Newcastle City Council
St Helens Borough Council
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
Winner: East Ayrshire Council
7. Best community & neighbourhood initiative
(Sponsored by City Building (Glasgow) LLP)
Finalists
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Aberdeen City Council
Clackmannanshire Alliance
Doncaster Neighbourhood Alliance
East Renfrewshire Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Southampton City Council
Winner: Aberdeen City Council
8. Best information & communication technology initiative
(Sponsored by Consilium Technologies)
Finalists
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Aberdeen City Council
City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Gateshead Council
Kingstown Works Limited
Sheffield City Council
Winner: Kingstown Works Limited
9. Best environmental initiative
(Sponsored by Heil Europe)
Finalists
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Aberdeen City Council
Ballymena Borough Council
Craigavon Borough Council
Fife Council
Hull City Council
Leeds City Council
London Borough of Enfield
Nottingham City Council
South Gloucestershire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Winner: South Gloucestershire Council
10a. Best service team: Construction & building
(Sponsored by Scotshield)
Finalists
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Blackpool Coastal Housing
City & County of Swansea
Darlington Borough Council
Kingstown Works Limited
South Gloucestershire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Winner: South Lanarkshire Council
10b. Best service team: Catering
(Sponsored by Stellex)
Finalists
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Birmingham City Council
Bolton Council
Cardiff Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Scottish Borders Council
Solutions SK
Winner: Birmingham City Council
10c. Best service team: Building/facilities cleaning
(Sponsored by Local Government Staff Commission)
Finalists
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Derbyshire County Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Leeds City Council
Liverpool City Council
St Helens Council
Staffordshire County Council
Telford & Wrekin Council
Winner: Staffordshire County Council
10d. Best service team: Highways, winter maintenance & street lighting
(Sponsored by Triscan Systems Limited)
Finalists
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Cornwall Council
Denbighshire County Council
Durham County Council
Flintshire County Council
Herefordshire Council
Newcastle City Council
South Gloucestershire Council
Winner: Cornwall Council
10e. Best service team: Transport & fleet
(Sponsored by Northgate Plc)
Finalists
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Bolton Council
Gateshead Council
Gedling Borough Council
Hartlepool Borough Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Wakefield Council
10f. Best service team: Waste management & recycling
(Sponsored by APTUS Personnel)
Finalists
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Belfast City Council
City & County of Swansea
Denbighshire County Council
Durham County Council
Hull City Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
North Tyneside Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Durham County Council
10g. Best service team: Street scene & public realm
(Sponsored by Enterprise)
Finalists
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Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
London Borough of Islington
North East Derbyshire District Council
North Lanarkshire Council
South Gloucestershire Council
Winner: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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10h. Best service team: Parks , grounds & horticultural
(Sponsored by SGM (UK) Ltd)
Finalists
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Ashfield District Council
Gateshead Council
Nottingham City Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Sefton Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Stockton on Tees Borough Council
10i. Best service team: Sports, leisure & cultural
(Sponsored by Derry City Council)
Finalists
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Belfast City Council
Broxtowe Borough Council
Derry City Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Liverpool City Council
Sefton Council
Sheffield City Council
Winner: Sheffield City Council
10j. Best service team: Social care
(Sponsored by Unison)
Finalists
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Clackmannanshire Council
Denbighshire County Council
Fife Council
Inverclyde Council
Lancashire County Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Winner: Inverclyde Council
11. Overall Council of the Year
(Sponsored by LACA)
Finalists
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Denbighshire County Council
- Fife Council
- Hull City Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
- Sheffield City Council
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council