Award success for Denbighshire team

A key Denbighshire County Council frontline team has been recognised at a national awards ceremony this month.

At the recent Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Performance Networks Awards, the Councils Street Lighting Team were nominated within the Best Performer and Most Improved Performer categories in Street Lighting. APSE is one of the UK’s top benchmarking agencies who work with over 200 councils across the UK. The body is committed to highlighting excellence in the delivery of frontline services to local communities.

The Council’s Street Lighting team maintains 11,763 streetlights and 1,547 illuminated signs and bollards to provide safety and support the wellbeing of Denbighshire residents.

Service data is provided annually to APSE which is then measured against other similar data entries from across the UK which includes staff training, development and attendance, service performance, financial standing and service value for money and general service delivery and management of the service.

At the annual awards ceremony held at Blackpool the Street Lighting team picked up the Best Performer in Street Lighting award.

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead member for Environment and Transport, said: “A huge congratulations to the team as this is a massive achievement. Since 2008 they have been shortlisted in these awards each year and the 2025 ceremony marks the 10th time they have been successful. “This success is testament to the hard work and commitment shown throughout the team in the delivering the best possible service to the residents of Denbighshire.”

The Council’s Catering Service was also shortlisted in the awards for Best Performer and Most Improved Education Catering service following their work to run 54 school kitchens daily to produce 13,500 freshly prepared meals for Denbighshire pupils.

Cllr Mellor added: “I would also like to pay tribute to the hard work of our Catering staff, what they do day in and day out supports our pupils and helps them thrive through their education and they should all be proud of the nomination.”

“I know they go the extra mile to make sure that the lights stay on every day through their dedication, and they should all be proud themselves of this recognition.”

Across Denbighshire, the Catering Service runs 54 school kitchens daily to produce 13,500 freshly prepared meals for pupils. That’s 67,500 meals served during the school week to help children learn, grow, and thrive.