Two companies have been fined this week after a contractor suffered permanent damage to his eyesight following a fall.
Dudley Magistrates' Court heard how in April 2016 a contractor, who wo...
Scientists have said that July equalled, and may have possibly beaten the hottest month seen on record.
All across the world, we saw the entire month surpassing the hottest month...
The common blue butterfly could be booming in the UK thanks to recent spells of hot weather, according to a conservation charity.
Experts are predicting that the July heatwave and Met...
In a letter to new energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng, onshore wind supporters have called on him to back the development of new onshore wind farms to help the UK achieve its net zero emission tar...
Last month the Environment Agency announced that they were starting work on a new £25 million flood risk management scheme that will better protect more than 1,600 hom...
A company that manufactures absorbent products has been fined after an agency worker suffered a life-changing injury to her hand when it was caught in a rotating fan blade.
Manchester Magis...
Following changes made to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), some local planners are failing to safeguard trees and ancient woodland, according to the Woodl...
A company that provides specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation, and rock anchors, along with its director, has been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with Hand...
A bid has been submitted to Prime Minister Boris Johnson by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, for funding of £230 million to go towards a 'Green City Deal'.
The planned 'Green Cit...
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order SI 2015/776 came into force on 5 October 2015 and introduced a mandatory 5p charge for single-use carrier bags supplied b...
An application for judicial review against an approval for reserved matters to Hoplands Farm, Kent, has been granted, but the case has been dismissed.
In a claim for judicial review filed i...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to review planning regulations as part of a wide-ranging drive to tackle the nation's housing crisis.
Speaking in Manchester, Johnson made a series...
On 25th June 2019, at the Nenagh Circuit Court, Judge Tom Teehan imposed a fine of €300,000 on the company Balfour Beatty CLG Limited for a single breach of health and...
Across Ireland, many schoolchildren have attended various "Keep Safe" events to learn safety and community awareness.
Throughout 2019, the Republic of Ireland has seen a multi-agency...
A Wrap report has revealed that nearly 3.6 million tonnes of food are thrown away or fed to animals each year in the UK.
This large sum equates to what is more than £1 billion w...
