DEFRA were in financial crisis this month after being told to cut their budget by around £200 million over the next 6 months. The 7% savings are expected to primarily affect...
Anglers in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales have reacted with anger following a chemical spill which killed around 1,000 fish in the Taf Fechan. The anglers spent 5 years creating a natural wild fishery...
In a bid to address the serious problem of illegal cross-border dumping within the province, as highlighted in recent Monthly Bulletins, a draft Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order has been...
It has been reported this month, that 5 Ulster councils have installed controversial computer chips in household wheelie bins and are using them to monitor bin usage. It has been suggested that the...
A new report from the Department of Environment (DoE) has revealed that noise complaints have increased by 13% over the last year. The report provides information on the num...
The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has extended the area of waters designated as sensitive to eutrophication under Directive ...
Northern Ireland could become the only region in Europe without blue flag beach status if money is not found. Funding for a beach officer to monitor beach standards has been stopped, and Tidy North...
Ulster Unionist leader and East Belfast assembly member Sir Reg Empey has argued that a river which was turned into a "stinking mess" by recent hot weather, should be transformed just as the River...
The number of fatal accidents at work in Great Britain has fallen to an all-time low during 2005/6, with a reduction from 223 to 212 from last years figures, a fall of 5%. The major contributing se...
We are now in the 7th year of implementing the Health and Safety Commission's 10 year occupational health strategy for Great Britain, and the Health and Safety Executive (HS...
New guidance for the construction industry, which will support the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, is to benefit from the work of a steering group set up by the Health and...
Injuries suffered by 2 Glasgow recycling workers 2 years ago have led to Viridor Waste Management being fined around £100,000. The incident occurred at the Bargeddie Waste Recycling and Trans...
It has been known for many years that prolonged contact with wet cement can cause serious burns, however this was a fact that Galliard Homes Limited were unaware of when they started a concrete lay...
Bakery employer Honeytip Foodstuff of Bedfordshire, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, in December 2004....
The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board (MIIB) has published its initial report on the continuing investigation into the December 2005 explosions and fires at the Buncefield Oil Depot in...
