The controversial plans to expand fracking in England are facing a fresh confrontation with the local councils. Greater Manchester combined authority, one of the biggest in the country which c...
The Planning Inspectorate upheld a unilateral undertaking banning elderly residents from keeping pets as a part of the approval of the 50-home retirement village near R...
A Glasgow based building contractor has been fined after an employee used a powered saw to cut through a kitchen cupboard door, accidentally releasing asbestos containing materials.
Glasgow...
The UK installed a record-breaking amount of new offshore wind capacity during 2018, with growth in the sector set to attract billions in investment and create thousands of jobs.
The findin...
The appeal sought in Boots UK Ltd v Severn Trent Water Ltd has been dismissed.
The manufacturer sought the appeal against a judgement that the water and sewerage undertaker did not...
The London Borough of Ealing Council has granted outline planning permission for ongoing regeneration of the Borough's largest housing estate. The application includes 1,950 new homes.
Rede...
Tiles & Tops, a stonework company based in Croydon, has been fined £14,000, ordered to pay costs of £1260 and also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £170 after pleading gui...
Christmas is almost upon us, so we thought we better give you a heads up as to our office hours for the festive period.
We will be closed from 12pm on 21 December 2018, and back in all refr...
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...
