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HSE NI issue dicing machine safety alert

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have issued a safety alert relating to dicing machines used in the food industry.

They have raised conc...

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April is Stress Awareness Month 2023!

April is National Stress Awareness Month, which has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic.

It provides an opportunit...

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Solar farm application appeal recovered

An appeal relating to an application for a 40 hectare solar farm in Shropshire was recovered after invention by the Secretary of State.

In 2021 Greentech Invest UK L...

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Government document finds 2030 targets will be missed

The Government's new analysis released in March has implied that the 2030 Paris Agreement target to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, is not set to be met.

A document...

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Ocean currents are slowing down

New research by a team of Australian scientists has found that rapidly melting Antarctic ice is slowing down deep ocean currents. The results could have significant impacts on the climate.

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New Proposals aim to address carbon leakage

The Government are consulting on a range of potential policy measures to mitigate future carbon leakage risk.

Carbon leakage means any mov...

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CCC says UK 'strikingly unprepared' for climate crisis

In a report, "Progress in adapting to climate change", the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said that the UK is "strikingly unprepared" fo...

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Company fined £175,000 after worker suffers brain trauma

A London company has been fined £175,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries that saw him hospitalised for seven months.

The man was working at a domestic property on 3 Marc...

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Company fined £2.3m after workers put at risk of death

A major pipeline transportation company has been fined £2.3 million for safety breaches after its employees were exposed to risk of serious injury and even death while working on a leaking pi...

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Government plans to make waste collections consistent

The UK government is planning significant reforms to waste and recycling management in England. However, councils across the country fear that such reforms would prove chaotic and unworkable.

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Tomorrow is Global Recycling Day 2023!

Tomorrow (Saturday 18 March) is Global Recycling Day, and the Global Recycling Foundation has announced this years theme as 'Creative Innovation'.

Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 t...

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Spring Budget 2023 announced

Today, 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his first budget, with certain provisions affecting energy and climate change, as well as some aspects of health and safety.

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Demolished grade II listed pub must be rebuilt

The Punch Bowl Inn in Lancashire was a grade II listed building from the 18th century prior to its demolition. Unfortunately the demolition was not authorised. As a result, Ribble Valley Borough Co...

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UK government could block the Scottish bottle return scheme

The troubled Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), developed under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations SSI 2020/154, is set to be dealt another blow, this...

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HSE NI issue emery cloth safety alert

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have issued a safety alert to raise awareness on the associated risks from the use of emery cloth around rotati...

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