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School stops spread of Christmas cheer cards

Headteacher of the Belton Lane Primary School has banned his pupils from sending Christmas cards, citing the environmental impacts as his excuse. 

Parents of the childre...

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£1.4 million fine following life changing accident

Hampshire County Council has been fined, following an accident which resulted in a life-changing head injury for a six-year-old girl.

Bournemouth Crown Court heard how, on 28 December 2015,...

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Christmas market expected to raise the roof, but worried to drop the platform

Fears are raised over Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens Christmas market platform, about whether or not it can cope with the crowds of festive market-goers.

A councillor has called for reass...

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Npower gets coal for Christmas, as thousands of jobs at risk

Energy giant Npower has revealed plans for the overhaul of its UK business following a takeover by the German energy giant E.ON, which could possibly cost nearly 4,500 jobs,&nbs...

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Selfridges uses a new plastic alternative for its festive packaging

Selfridges has introduced a new sustainable plastic alternative across its festive food this year - specifically on its own brand range - making it now 100% plastic-free.

Found in products...

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Christmas charity event dropped on Trinity Close

A charity collection will not be taking place, and yellow parking restriction cones are not going to be installed along roads in the lead up to Burnham-On-Sea's Trinity Close this Christmas, follow...

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Council become the real Christmas Banners

Ten Square Hotel in Belfast took it upon themselves to spread some Christmas cheer, with a banner wishing 'Happy Holidays Belfast'. The humbug Belfast City Council have requested it to be removed,...

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Aberdeen's Christmas Village continues without permission

The show must go on, as a Christmas Village continues to surge forward despite their lack of planning permission in Aberdeen.

A temporary change of use of land is allowed to occur, as long...

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Zero waste Christmas Market in Brighton

Following on from the success of the first ever European city zero-waste Christmas market in London, another zero-waste Christmas market is to be held on the 15 December at 'The Old Market' in Brig...

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Robin Hood Energy lives up to their namesake

Friday 29 November, whilst being Black Friday, is also Fuel Poverty Awareness Day. In celebration and favour of both events, Robin Hood Energy (a not-for-profit energy company) has decided to provi...

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Wales sets out infrastructure priorities

The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) has outlined their issues they look to focus on in the coming year. This includes topics such as energy, transport and digital communications...

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Fine for plastic packaging manufacturing company

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...

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Burning batteries nearly waste a bin collection truck

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...

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First compressor recycling machine installed in UK

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...

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Important COP25 begins

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...

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