The annual Air Quality Bulletin website review was published in September's issue. Chiltern District Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and the City of York Counicl have all scored full marks in the Air Quality Bulletin's annual review of local authority's air quality websites. The scores are based on the quality and ease of finding the websites.
The relaunched IAQM site came a respectable 33rd for non-local authority websites, much improved on last years 44th.

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Care4Air hosted their third annual conference in Sheffield on 20th September. The key themes of the day were air quality, climate change, transport and the links between the three. A brief summary of the key air quality presentations is given below. The full presentations can be downloaded from the Care4Air website www.care4air.org

Jonathan Lartice (DEFRA) - update on air quality policy.
Andrew Whittles (CENEX) - an informative presentation regarding low carbon fleets.
Alan Lewis (Transport Travel Research) - an introduction to the South London Freight Quality Plan and potential benefits.
Andy Nolan (Sheffield City Council) - considers the need to communicate climate change as there is still much confusion within the general public.
Ogo Osammor (Sheffield City Council) - an introduction to the new good practice guidance being developed (Planning for Low Emissions).
Rob Pilling (Sheffield Climate Action Groups) - Launch of the 'Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change'.
Dr Stephen Finnegan and Lynsay Hughes (Arup) - Introduction to IMPACT (Impact Model of the Prediction and Assessment of CO2 from Transport).
David Brown (South Yorkshire Public Transport Executive) - Aspirations and plans for public transport in South Yorkshire.
Gwyn Jones (AEA Technology) - Introduction to the new Air Quality Action Plan helpdesk.
Tim Godson (Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber) - A look at the Local Government Performance Framework and local area agreements.