An innovative 'patching' machine that can fix potholes within two minutes with far less impact on the environment has been successfully trialed in a London borough.

During trial, the London Borough of Redbridge used the Spray Injection Patching machine, made by road repair specialists Velocity, to achieve a record breaking 120 repairs in one day, and nearly 2,200 pothole repairs during the 12-week trial. Because the method has no excavation, waste, or heat involved, holes can be fixed with minimal carbon emissions and less impact on the environment.

London boroughs are pioneering green solutions that make a real difference in their local communities. Each London borough has a local Climate Action Plan setting out how they will meet their climate targets and deliver a just transition for their communities and businesses.

They are also working together via the London Councils’ Climate Programme to establish a greener future for London and its residents. This work includes prioritising low carbon development, which seeks to increase low carbon buildings and infrastructure through borough planning powers.

Councils are currently facing huge challenges in maintaining London’s roads, with a £1.59 billion highways maintenance backlog. However, boroughs are innovating to try to address this, while also reducing carbon emissions and safeguarding London’s green future.

The annual London Councils / London Chamber of Commerce survey of over 1000 business is the most comprehensive review of what the capital’s businesses leaders are thinking.

The survey includes businesses of all sizes from across London and includes a detailed look at their views on topics such as apprenticeships, recruitment plans, crime and environmental sustainability, with results broken down by subregion, business size and sector.

This year's Business 1000 will be launched at an online event at 10.30am on Wednesday 6 December. You can book a place at the on-line launch here.

The event will be chaired by Mayor Jason Perry, elected Mayor of Croydon and London Councils Executive Lead Member for Business, Economy and Culture.

London Councils Acting Chair Cllr Claire Holland is among those giving evidence later this morning to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LHUC) select committee, which is taking evidence on its inquiry into finincial distress in local authorities.

The LHUC select committee inquiry is seeking to examine the current landscape of financial resilience in local authorities in England, what lessons can be learned from the recent issuers of section 114 notices, and how the various responsible bodies are fulfilling their responsibilities to ensure effective and sustainable local government.

Two by-elections took place in the City of London last week.

In the Cripplegate ward, the Common Council by-election on 2 November was won by Jacqui Webster (Lab). In the Langbourn ward, the Aldermanic by-election on 2 November was won by Simon Pryke (Independent).

You can read the results in full on the City of London's website here.