Sentence examples for suitable council from inspiring English sources

Environment/regeneration The council wants to install solar panels in all suitable council properties as it tries to become one of the country's first sustainable cities.

In other words, this supposedly draconian cap will not eradicate those rare situations – which nevertheless capture the lion's share of tabloid stories on housing and welfare – in which families are able to claim thousands of pounds a month for housing because a suitable council home can't be found for them.

Leeds city council planned to install at least 1,000 solar panel systems on suitable council-owned homes, giving tenants free daytime electricity.

"We will not stop until the owners come up with a solution to demolish the site and present a planning application for a suitable replacement," said council leader David Jukes.

We throw away a staggering amount of food each year – the equivalent of £420 a person – so try to buy only what you know you'll use, and get as much from it as you can: turn bones from roasts and vegetable trimmings into stock, and compost any suitable leftovers (many councils now offer free or subsidised compost bins or wormeries).

We chewed our leaves politely while the council decided a suitable punishment for a man who'd got drunk at the party and hit his wife (a certain number of bricks would have to be made for the village, they agreed).

The council said a suitable buyer has yet to be found.

Labour would ask councils to identify suitable brownfield sites (sites that have been previously developed, likely in urban areas) for development before green field (undeveloped sites, likely in more rural areas).

He added: "We had been promised a change in the law from the government that would allow local authorities to work together to respond to the needs of the travelling community - for example, by providing a Gypsy and traveller site for use by a number of councils in one suitable location.

A Department for Education spokesman said: "We are continuing to work with the free school proposers and the council to find a suitable site.

A Dorset council has said finding suitable sites for travellers in Bournemouth is "very unlikely".