At quarter to five this afternoon Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public on the beach at Godrevy near St. Ives, reporting that a young male had been swimming with two friends and ...
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NE/257/09 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers and staff of the dangers of working at height following a serious incident at a Northumberland malting firm.
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Changes to traffic management on the A1(M) north of Junction 58 in County Durham will take place overnight on Saturday 11 July as part of the next phase of the major refurbishment works between...
Two men from Northern Ireland and one from Cambridgeshire have been arrested following investigations into what is believed to be one of the largest ever international tobacco smuggling scams.
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Longstanding Bury firm Antler, a market leader in luxury luggage since the 1920s, has been packing for the States, with the recent opening of a brand new American office in Chicago.Â
20/09 Land Registry has published a new guide where deeds lodged for registration require correction or alteration. It also gives advice about how to deal with the different situations that can arise.
Earlier this morning a fishing vessel, the Budding Rose, a fishing vessel heard an urgency ‘pan pan’ call on VHF from a two person Norwegian crew on board the yacht `Serenity’ some 8 miles from their position...
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Press release to accompany the State of the Countryside conference 7 July 2009, in Birmingham.
Our State of the Countryside Conference 2009, taking place in Birmingham today, is bringing together delegates to help shape our 2010 State of the Countryside report.
The event is...
The UK Film Council has launched a new strategy to improve access to cinema for people in rural areas.
They're implementing a Rural Cinema Pilot Scheme to bring high standard...
I live just 2 miles from the centre of Edinburgh, and when I signed up with my Provider I was promised speeds of "up to 8 Mbps". A few months ago, on a good day with the wind behind us, ...
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Hopefully the Business & Enterprise Committee's inquiry into broadband speed, which will look at whether companies are delivering the speed of access promised...
A shortage of conservation and restoration construction skills in the South East is threatening the future of nearly 700, 000 pre-1919 buildings and structures, including nearly 100,000 listed buildings, according...
CAB048/09 Baroness Julia Neuberger, the Government’s independent volunteering Champion, today called for all civil servants to be given up to five days off per year to volunteer.
LBRO/19/2009 Carol Brady, Project Director for the Local Better Regulation Office, was awarded a Fellowship at the Trading Standards Institute’s (TSI) Annual Conference.
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Changes to traffic management on the A1(M) north of Junction 58 in County Durham will take place overnight on Saturday 11 July as part of the next phase of the major refurbishment works between...
CAB048/09 Baroness Julia Neuberger, the Government’s independent volunteering Champion, today called for all civil servants to be given up to five days off per year to volunteer.
ECGD, the UK’s official export credit agency, is back ‘on cover’ for Iraq.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is underlining its commitment to improving health and safety in agriculture – one of the UK’s most dangerous industries – by exhibiting at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate...
NE/257/09 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers and staff of the dangers of working at height following a serious incident at a Northumberland malting firm.
A shortage of conservation and restoration construction skills in the South East is threatening the future of nearly 700, 000 pre-1919 buildings and structures, including nearly 100,000 listed buildings, according...
Work will begin to improve drainage, and thereby safety for drivers, along the London-bound carriageway on the M23 between junctions 9 to 8 near Crawley in West Sussex on Monday 13 July for three weeks. It will...
A shortage of conservation and restoration construction skills in the South East is threatening the future of nearly 700, 000 pre-1919 buildings and structures, including nearly 100,000 listed buildings, according...
The Highways Agency has published its new procurement strategy today, setting out its approach to procurement of goods, services and construction expertise for the next 5-10 years.
Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth today set out the process towards undertaking a Strategic Defence Review in the next Parliament. The recently updated National Security Strategy (NSS) will provide...
Composing a ‘Song for Sandwell’ and martial arts training with the police are just two of the varied activities that Sandwell young people will be taking part in for free on Friday, 10 and Saturday, 11 July as...
Work will begin to improve drainage, and thereby safety for drivers, along the London-bound carriageway on the M23 between junctions 9 to 8 near Crawley in West Sussex on Monday 13 July for three weeks. It will...
A new poverty action plan to help the world’s poorest people cope with the economic crisis was announced today by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.Â
A scallop diver who went missing in the Lulworth Cove area has just been found by the range safety craft ‘Smit Frome’ in a search coordinated by Portland Coastguard.
Four people were rescued from the Solent this afternoon as Solent Coastguard co-ordinated the rescue of two swimmers in Littlehampton and two people from a holed yacht near Southsea.
Yarmouth Coastguard responded to three yachts in need of rescue this afternoon, with Lowestoft All Weather Lifeboat attending to all three.
At eleven o' clock this evening Stornoway Coastguard received a 999 call from a man reporting that his friend had gone over the cliffs on his quad bike near Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis.
The Department of Health has appointed Roy Taylor as the new National Director for Social Care Flu Resilience, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
The Department for Business today launched a consultation on new regulations that will make it unlawful for trade union members to be denied employment through secret blacklists.
A new R&D support scheme, funded by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and delivered by LTN (London Technology Network), has provided invaluable support for London-based ICT company Aleff Group in consolidating...
 129/2009 Maintaining passport security and delivering a high quality service to customers is the driving force behind a fee increase of £5.50 for a standard passport, the Identity and Passport Service...
A shortage of conservation and restoration construction skills in the South East is threatening the future of nearly 700, 000 pre-1919 buildings and structures, including nearly 100,000 listed buildings, according...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is underlining its commitment to improving health and safety in agriculture – one of the UK’s most dangerous industries – by exhibiting at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate...
The Government’s Planning Portal is aiming to forge greater links with the English local planning authorities (LPAs) by providing them with the tools that will see them save time, money and effort when dealing...
Tap water in the Thames Valley, London and the South East is clean and safe according to the independent drinking water quality regulator’s report which is presented today at a seminar hosted by the Consumer ...
A North London tobacco smuggling gang who evaded £2.6 million in tax have been jailed for a total of ten years today, following a successful undercover operation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
At eleven o' clock this evening Stornoway Coastguard received a 999 call from a man reporting that his friend had gone over the cliffs on his quad bike near Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis.