News
 
Trainee worker's finger severed - company fined

The Company Masher Brothers Limited was sentenced after a trainee worker suffered life-changing injuries, when his hand was caught in a rip saw whilst working at the company's site. 

W...

click to continue
£1.8 million fine for Steel Company following explosion

Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, a steel company in Cardiff, has been fined following an explosion that killed two workers and seriously injured another - at the Celsa Steelworks site in Cardiff....

click to continue
HSE issues work-related stress investigations criteria

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new guidance on how it deals with reports of work-related stress.

HSE said it was redefin...

click to continue
Warning of danger for fallen trees in preparation for Storm Lorenzo

In preparation for Storm Lorenzo, on Thursday Evening, workers have been asked to pay particular attention to the possibilities of falling trees. With winds expected of up to 120 kph in the forecas...

click to continue
Robin Hood Energy supplier fails to pay £9.5 million in subsidies

Robin Hood Energy, Nottingham city council's energy supplier, has failed to pass on the £9.5 million in renewable energy subsidies after collecting them from customers through their bills.&nb...

click to continue
Extinction Rebellion sprays fake blood

After trying to spray the Treasury in Westminster with fake blood from the top of a fire engine, four Extinction Rebellion Activists have been arrested. 

Bearing a banner with the stat...

click to continue
Appeal against planning inspector dismissed

Gladman Developments Ltd appealed against a decision upholding the refusal for planning permission for two residential developments in air quality management areas (AQMAs).

The planning ins...

click to continue
UK needs billions to meet 2050 climate targets

A Report commissioned by the Government states that the UK will need investment worth billions of pounds every year to remove enough greenhouse gases from the air to meet its 2050 climate targets.<...

click to continue
Biffa forced to pay over £500,000 for exporting banned waste

Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, one of the UK's largest waste management companies, Biffa Waste Services Ltd, has been ordered to pay a total of £...

click to continue
Former recycling business fined after breaching environmental regulations

In September, South Tyneside Magistrates Court ordered a former Northumberland-based recycling business and its Director to pay a combined amount of £54,365 in fines and compensation, after b...

click to continue
New guidelines for councils could create wildflower sanctuaries on road verges as well as save money

According to the new guidelines published by a charity Plantlife, the UK has a great potential to enjoy around 400 bn more flowers if road verges were cut later and less often by the local cou...

click to continue
HSA Annual report reports Vehicles biggest workplace killer

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has released its annual report, and figure suggests that Vehicles are the leading cause of death in Irish Workplaces. 

The...

click to continue
Government provide cash for green technologies

Governmental Ministers have launched a £400 million fund to attempt to 'bolster' Britain's electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 

They have decided for the first £70,00...

click to continue
Planning judicial review against Canterbury City Council dismissed

The claimant applied for judicial review of the defendant (Canterbury City Council) Local Authority's grant of planning permission so there can be a mixed-use development on a site near her home. A...

click to continue
Signs of climate change are speeding up

The latest scientific data compiled by the World Meteorological Organization indicates that the signs and impacts of global warming are speeding up. This news has arrived just as key UN talks are s...

click to continue