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Farmers urged to kick-start health and safety training

Local workshops are being offered by the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) to help farmers engage with health and safety in the workplace in order to reduce the high number of workplace fataliti...

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Safety concerns over White Horse workers

The maintenance of the famous landmark the White Horse of Kilburn has passed from the Kilburn White Horse Association, a charity that has overseen its upkeep for 161 years, to the

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Government scraps diesel scrappage scheme

The Government have announced they have abandoned plans to introduce a national diesel scrappage scheme.

The move was met with much criticism from environmental campaigners such as Greenpea...

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Invasive Species Week!

Invasive Species Week is back from 23-29 March 2018.

The joint Defra and Non-Native Species Secretariat (NN...

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Ex-UKIP candidate jailed for gross negligence manslaughter

A former UKIP candidate has been jailed for causing the death of a worker who was crushed in a trench.

Keith Crawford was sentenced to 30 months in prison for gross negligence manslaughter...

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New solar cell captures energy from raindrops

Researchers at Soochow University in China have demonstrated a solar panel that can generate electricity from falling raindrops, enabling electricity to be generated in any daytime weather and afte...

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Campaigners warn of new oil threat to England's national park land

Environmental campaigners have warned that over 71,000 hectares of protected countryside, including national park land, in south-east England are at risk from a new wave of oil drilling. A mapping...

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Report reveals high cost of false emissions ratings

According to the Green Party, false emissions ratings for cars based on lab tests have cost the UK over £2 billion per year in lost tax revenue.

Since 2001, UK vehicle excise dut...

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Composting is on the rise, says EPA

Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on composting and anaerobic digestion for 2016 in Ireland presents an increase for biodegradable&nb...

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Fine issued for unlicensed asbestos work

R. F. Gardiner Limited, a construction company, has been fined £28,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,148.80 after pleading guilty to breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations

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Appeal dismissed for wind farm

The Secretary of State refused an application for a development consent order for the construction of a wind farm near a special protection area which supported breedin...

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Over 100 cities now powered by mainly renewable energy

Cities that are getting at least 70% of their total electricity from renewable energy sources have doubled since 2015.

CPD, a not-for-profit environmental impact researcher, found that 101...

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Waste firm fined 16k over fly infestation

A waste company based in the North East were handed a fine of £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £10,000 after breaching their environmental permit. This led to a fly infestation at th...

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National Grid running out of gas

A warning has been issued by the National Grid that they may struggle to meet demands short term due to low temperatures and problems with imports.

It is yet to be seen how severely ga...

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Update: Cedrec office closed due to snow (again)

As a result of Storm Emma and that pesky "Beast from the East", the Cedrec offices will be closed for the rest of the week. This is in the interests of staff safety.

If you have any bu...

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