2025
- Take our State of the Market Survey in Parks and Greenspace
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The aim of the survey is to paint an accurate picture of the challenges facing local authority parks services. Help APSE help you make the case for your parks service!
- Announcing the winners of APSE Performance Networks Awards 2025
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APSE performance networks is pleased to announce the winners of the most improved and best performer categories for the 2025 awards.
- Coed Caerdydd – Cardiff's urban forest programme
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With the 100,000 tree planted this year, Cardiff Council’s APSE Service Award winning urban forest programme is bringing the benefits of nature to local communities and help the city reach its net zero target.
- Derby's award winning School Safe Haven Zones
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Fresh from winning the MJ Achievement Award for Best Council Services Team, Rob Shoebridge, Group Manager, and Kerry Griffiths, Digital Enforcement Manager, Derby City Council, reflect on building a showcase traffic safety scheme.
- Announcing the finalists of the APSE Performance Networks Awards 2025
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The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Thursday 4 December 2025 as part of the Performance Networks Seminar at the Village Hotel, Blackpool.
- Announcing the winners of the APSE Waste, Recycling, and Circular Economy Innovation Awards
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Celebrating outstanding local councils who have used innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing the waste and recycling sector.
- Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2025/26
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APSE is pleased to present the Innovation Awards, celebrating outstanding local councils that use innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing their frontline facilities management services.
- The APPG Excellence in School Food Awards 2025/2026 are now open for entries
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The APPG Excellence in School Food Awards are open for entry! The Awards will showcase innovation in school catering.
- 24 Hour Party People
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Mo Baines, APSE Chief Executive, reflects back on this year's party conference season.
- Embracing diversity: Attracting and retaining talent in Neath Port Talbot Council
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Sheenagh Rees, Head of People and Organisational Development, Neath Port Talbot Council, sets out how her authority has sought to create a modern, agile, and inclusive workforce.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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