A plastic packaging manufacturer was fined following an accident at a site that resulted in an employee suffering multiple fractures to both their pelvis and legs.
Peterlee M...
A warning has been issued by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to its residents, relating to the disposal of batteries, following a fire started by a power bank portable charger in the back of...
Environcom has installed the "UK's first" compressor dismantling facility, found at its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) treatment facility in Lincolnshire.
The m...
The 25th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change, or COP25 for short, has begun in Madrid and will last for two weeks and will see political leaders gather to discuss clima...
The United Nations has called for a push to cut greenhouse gas levels, in an effort to stop climate chaos from occurring. Global emissions are recommended to fall by 7.6% a year to avoid this crisi...
National Grid implemented a new system in East Sussex, that they believe will soon play a vital role in the energy system through the entire 24 hours of the day - a solar farm.
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Campaigners say plastic "bags for life" should be banned or raised in price, as new figures reveal a surge in the bags is fuelling a rise in the plastic packaging footprint of leading supermarkets....
In 2018, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases reached a record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The rise in greenhouse gas levels last year were all...
A Chorley company has been fined after a forklift truck (FLT) overturned on a slope, trapping the driver.
Manchester Magistrates' Court heard that on 1 December 2018, an employee of Stavele...
A blueprint on how Glasgow's city centre will double in size over the next 15 years is due to go out for public consultation next week.
The draft City Centre Living Strategy (CCLS) aims to...
A property management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
Aylesbury Crown Court heard that between 2009 and 2014,...
A self-employed roofer has been sentenced after leaving a gas appliance flue in an immediately dangerous condition when he removed a chimney stack from a property in March 2019.
Truro Crown...
National charity Civic Voice has urged all political parties to commit to giving communities a "meaningful voice" at every stage of the planning system.
In its manifesto for the forthcoming...
Plans that include up to 1,495 homes at Salford's Cotton Quay have been lodged with the city council.
If approved, the development would comprise buildings of 37 and 48 storeys in height, a...
Moths are seen to be declining in abundance by near to 10% each continuing decade in Britain, but the remaining ones are growing in average weight, currently seen as double of what it was in 1...
