The Government has said there will be "no hiding place" for builders who fail to protect high-rise residents, as plans to overhaul regulations are revealed following the Grenfell tragedy which kill...
A self-employed roofer has been sentenced this month after exposing a homeowner to carbon monoxide and putting co-workers at risk while working at height.
Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court h...
Ok, maybe not an "actual" snow globe, but plans for a £270 million indoor snow centre and leisure centre in Swindon have been approved by Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee.</...
Upton Town Council in Worcestershire have been dubbed "the Grinch of Christmas", after refusing to erect a Christmas tree because of health and safety fears.
The 15ft high tree was planned...
There is a buzz around Cedrec's offices at Clarity House. It is time to put the Christmas decorations out and, well, it's just a nice feeling. However, as we tend to do every year, a debate began a...
A BBC programme, the Victoria Derbyshire show, has found that new homes across the UK have been built with weak mortar, resulting in 'crumbling homes'.
Reports have apparently been made&nbs...
Although Christmas time is very much the season of giving, the message this year coming from KPMG is simply to be careful what you buy considering the number of counterfeit products on the market i...
People running 'tip shops' say that an increasing number of people are buying used goods at waste sites and dumps.
A tip shop in Newport has seen its footfall double in the past year and so...
Residents and visitors to Primrose Hill in London were treated to a special Christmas lights display this year. The lights were switched on by former model Jo Wood in front of an excited crowd, who...
The Local Government Association, which represents 370 councils across England and Wales, has warned that local communities have missed out on around 10,500 affordable homes because of permitted de...
Back in April 2017, Brent Borough Council issued an enforcement notice against Oakington Manor Primary School because it had implemented, without planning permission "a material change of use from...
It's that time of year again, when television is awash with Christmas adverts, seemingly from retailers trying to compete with each other for the best advert rather than actually concentrating on a...
The Government has published its 2018 National Infrastr...
Following on from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed 72 lives, Dame Judith Hackett began a review into the Building Regulations SI 2010/2214 in order to find...
The facilities management contractor Interserve, hired by Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge has been sentenced for failing to appropriately maintain...
