A chemical manufacturing company, Calachem Limited, has been fined after an employee was scalded while completing a cleaning operation.
The injury took place when part of a produc...
A contractor in the North West has been sentenced after multiple safety failings that resulted in disrupted electricity services and disturbed asbestos.
The company had been contracted to c...
A new framework of energy labelling, which provides harmonised product information in the form of a graphic label placed on the appliance or its packaging, applies from 1 March 2021.
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Back in October, Cumbria County Council granted planning permission for West Cumbria Mining to open a new coking coal mine in Whitehaven, amid much controversy. Given the Government's recent climat...
Normally by now our Legislation Update Roadshow is all done and dusted, and we’re back in the office getting stuck into our day jobs.
Our plan for 2021 was always to run it a little l...
A recent study carried out by DEFRA shows that domestic burning of wood in stoves and fireplaces is the biggest source of particulate matter (PM) pollution in the UK.</...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned that those employers who do not address the risks of the c...
On 9 February 2021, the Welsh Government set a legal commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, but it's also pushing to "get there sooner" and "business as usual" is no longer a...
People are experiencing long delays for grants as part of the green homes grant programme, with some householders waiting nearly five months.
The programme, which was revealed as one of the...
The BBC has been fined £28,000 after it made a video and audio recording of a hearing in the Planning Court.
Mr Justice Holgate had been hearing arguments through Microsoft Teams on t...
A parish council meeting in Cheshire has become a viral sensation after spiralling into chaos.
A recording of a zoom planning and environment committee meeting of Handforth Parish Council w...
The UN secretary, António Guterres, has said Governments must step up their efforts ahead of vital climate talks this year, by agreeing to formally negotiate online.
He told a meetin...
Research has found air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil was responsible for 8.7 million deaths globally in 2018, which equates to one in five of all people who died tha...
Work on the UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years could begin this year after it was given the go-ahead by the county council in Cumbria and Robert Jenrick, Housing Secretary.
The...
Robert Jenrick has suggested a number of changes that could be made to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including placing more importance on beauty and placemaking.
The new pr...
