Crown Estate Scotland has announced plans to launch a new leasing process designed for offshore wind farms that support the decarbonisation of the oil and gas sector.
The new process, which...
A furniture manufacturer based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire has been fined after a delivery driver sustained serious leg injuries when he was struck by a reversing lorry in the yard.
Derbyshire...
A shipbuilding and repair company based in Merseyside has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when struck by a 31-foot steel post.
Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard that on 30...
A Build with Nature accreditation has been awarded to Lea Castle Village, near Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
The scheme Building with Nature is voluntary, and sets out the standards for...
Biffa Waste Services Ltd has been ordered to pay £1.69 million after being found guilty of breaching legislation over the export of mixed paper to Asia in 2018 and 2019.
It is the sec...
The Environment Bill has been amended following work with Parliamentarians and wider stakeholders to strengthen commitments to protect the environment for future generations...
In Elliott-Smith v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the claimant applied for judicial review of the legality of the defendants' joint decision to create the...
An appeal against the refusal to grant permission for the demolition of a derelict locally-listed clock tower in Watford has been dismissed by a planning inspector, saving the clock tower.
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Construction company Peter Duffy Ltd was sentenced today for safety breaches after multiple employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
Leeds Magistrates' Court heard...
The Irish Government has begun consulting on draft new guidelines for planning authorities regarding the preparation of development plans.
The 134 page guidelines are designed to help plann...
Research carried out by the National Housing Federation (NHF) has revealed that homes in England produce around 58.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. This is roughly equivalent to the C...
A man from Lincolnshire has been given a suspended prison sentence and his van and funds confiscated, for storing and burning waste illegally at a site in Holbeach, despite repeated warnings from t...
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has appointed consultants LDA Design to research how design codes in England can help the Government achieve its net-zero targets and tackle the ongoing eco...
The Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG), which is made up of climate experts, has published a report warning that the net-zero carbon emissions targets to be achieved by 2050 could be "too little...
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California are close to achieving a key goal in their research into nuclear fusion at the National Ignition Facility.
Nuclear fu...
