The Government’s health and safety tsar, Lord Young of Graffham, has confirmed that the “burden” faced by small businesses in complying with regulations will be a priority in his forthcoming review...
The Environment Agency has said that the vast majority of organisations required to participate in the Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)...
A group opposing a chicken waste incinerator being built on the shores of Lough Neagh has been granted leave for a judicial review of the decision not to hold a public inquiry into the planning app...
A leaked Cabinet Office memo has shown that up to 180 quangos may be scrapped, 53 of which work within the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. A further...
The Annual Report and Statement of Accounts prepared by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has shown that the number of injuries at work has fallen since l...
Snack food giant Walkers and chemical distributor Omnichem have been fined a total of £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas.
The poisonous fumes overcame John Marriot in...
A UK food manufacturer has been fined £14,000 after a 65kg metal pillar fell on a maintenance engineer and crushed his skull.
The company was prosecuted by the Health and...
A worker operating a chicken carcass de-skinning machine skinned his own hand this month, in a horrific work accident.
The man was working for Norwich firm, Crown Chickens Ltd, who process a...
A survey of households by the price comparison site GoCompare in conjunction with the Energy Saving Trust, has revealed just how much energy is wasted by Christmas lighting.
The survey relea...
Which Christmas tree is the greenest choice for the environment?
Whilst most Christmas trees are now raised on established farms (meaning deforestation is not an issue), they require pestici...
Conservationists have warned that mistletoe could vanish at Christmas from the nation's halls and doorways within 20 years.
The National Trust fears that the decline of traditional apple orc...
There are many ways to have a sustainable Christmas, from saving energy to making sure gifts are low-carbon and useful. Here are several tips for reducing your carbon footprint.
1. Don't for...
As the last reams of tinsel are being draped around Christmas trees in town centres across the country, under the cover of darkness, a flurry of helpers are desperately attempting to cover up a Chr...
A town in Wales is set to be kept in the dark this Christmas after Health and Safety concerns prevented an array of festive lighting being placed along the main street.
Fundraising for the £...
Firefighters from Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service came to the aid of a woman in Rothbury this month, after a roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
The fire service, along with the...
