Plans for a new secondary and special education needs (SEN) school in Sutton have been approved even though the housing secretary noted that it did not fulfil a policy requirement for "exemplary de...
Ministers are considering a proposal to make tobacco companies pay for litter created by smokers and cigarette butts as part of the extended producer responsibility scheme, currently proposed in th...
In September 2020 the Government launched the Green Homes Grant Scheme to help households insulate their homes. However the scheme reached just 10% of its target household, and is being closed on 3...
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Kent is under threat from a new theme park development.
Swanscombe Peninsula was declared an SSSI when Kent Wildlife Trust, the RSPB and Bugl...
Last year the Government made a series of changes to permitted development...
Whilst 2020 is a year many of us may not remember fondly, there was a positive first in 2020 for the UK's energy generation. For the first time, in 2020, renewable energy provided more of the UK's...
An agency worker fell 1.8 metres from a blade platform leading to the Energy company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd being fined.
The agency worker was off work for several months with...
Nasmyth Technologies Limited have been fined after causing significant ill health to four employees after exposing them to a chemical spill.
Between 150 and 200 litres of a chemical prepara...
Theme park, Drayton Manor, have been sentenced after the death of 11 year-old Evha Jannath on 9 May 2017.
The schoolgirl was on a class trip to the park when she fell out of a raft on the S...
Building and construction sites produce significant amounts of waste which, if not dealt with correctly, can be environmentally damaging and also harmful to human health. This is why the
A new £2.7 million fund has been announced by the Government to help increase tree planting and the regeneration of nature in local communities.
The money which stems from the Governm...
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) have launched a new hydrogen working group focused on driving the clean hydrogen agenda.
The new 'Green Gas forum' is replaci...
H&M Engineering & Roofing Specialists (NI) Limited, were fined a total of £75,000 after pleading guilty to five health and safety offences as well as a charge of c...
An appeal concerning the conversion of a grade II listed theatre in London's West End into a hotel has been dismissed following a 12-day inquiry.
Constructed in 1931, the Saville Theatre wa...
On 24 March 2020 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published two Consultations that aim to introduce drastic changes in how packaging waste is m...
