According to a recent study, the UK's construction industry will not recover from the recession easily. In fact, it is believed that the industry will only return to its pre-recession peak level of...
According to new research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, soot, or black carbon, is making a much larger contribution to climate change than previously thought; so-muc...
In a recently study it was found that Welsh badgers are surreptitiously being killed by farmers who fear the spread of TB to their cattle.
Researchers toured agricultural shows and markets...
The National Trust are currently pursuing a judicial review against the decision to build a golf course near to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Environment Minist...
2012 was a very bad year for weather, beginning in complete contrast to the end, with the first half seeing drought and the latter seeing extreme flooding. Flooding has been frequent and devastatin...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a consultation setting out proposals for a National Local Authority Enforcement Code.
The Code has been developed in...
Michael Compton, a parish councillor in Blunsdon, Swindon, has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,840 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulati...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have produced a consultative document on a pr...
During a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation relating to a separate issue, serious issues were uncovered with the construction and maintenance of the electrical...
Concord, a US town located in the State of Massachusetts, has placed a ban on the sale of small bottles of water in a bid to reduce waste and encourage the use of tap water. Shops can now only sell...
The Environment Agency has been successfully prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its employees drowned whilst dredging a...
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it intends to limit the application of certain civil sanctions by the Environme...
Defra have begun a review into the functions of the Environment Agency and Natural England in a bid to explore options for im...
The Government has set out its strategy to tackle the ash dieback disease that is affecting the UK's ash trees. The Chalara Control Plan establishes the Government's objectives for tackling the dis...
Although we love legislation at Cedrec, we still need a little break over the festive period!
So we'll be closed from lunchtime on Friday 21 December 2012 right through unt...
