At quarter to 3 this afternoon Portland Coastguard received a 999 call from a young woman reporting that she was at the water's edge at Washing Ledge in Kimmeridge, and that both her mother and grandmother had...
A Glasgow-based construction company has been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards after an apprentice joiner was severely injured.
Britain’s bus and haulage regulators – the seven Traffic Commissioners based in Scotland, Leeds, Manchester, Cambridge, Birmingham and Wales, Eastbourne, and Bristol – have published their Annual Report for 2008...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to manage transport in the workplace after a man was killed when his forklift truck was obstructed in its path, toppled over and crushed him.
The Department of Health today launched a consultation on whether there is a need to make temporary changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 should exceptional circumstances arise during pandemic flu. The contingency...
Rural and business leaders are holding major talks tomorrow (Friday 11 September) on understanding the full impact of the recession on rural communities and ways of driving business investment right to the heart...
The Baha Mousa Inquiry will resume its opening statements at 10am on Monday 21 September 2009. On that day, legal teams for most of the Core Participants will deliver their opening addresses, each speaking for...
More traditional Cumbrian food producers should apply for protected status for their products and join iconic British foods like Stilton cheese, Cornish clotted cream and Arbroath smokies, Environment Minister...
A Glasgow-based construction company has been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards after an apprentice joiner was severely injured.
The traffic lights at Hopgrove and Malton roundabouts on the A64 will be switched on next week, marking the final significant milestone in the £9million improvement project to ease traffic flows and...
Troubled teens reveal social divide
A Londonderry mother who attempted to smuggle over £45k worth of cocaine and cannabis into Northern Ireland was sentenced to serve two years followed by 18 months probation at Belfast Crown Court this...
Almost 50,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes have been seized in early morning raids of business premises in Londonderry this morning (Wednesday).
Phil Redmond to be Chairman of judging panel Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw today announced that 29 cities and local areas from across the UK have already put themselves forward as potential candidates to become...
The traffic lights at Hopgrove and Malton roundabouts on the A64 will be switched on next week, marking the final significant milestone in the £9million improvement project to ease traffic flows and...
Our objective throughout has been to get the best possible outcome for the Vauxhall workforce and the production plants in the UK.
The NHS has started 2009/10 in a strong position by sustaining delivery on key priorities such as reducing waiting times and healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), increasing access to primary care and maintaining...
National statistics released today show that the number of households accepted as being owed a main homelessness duty is down 32 per cent from the same time last year.
Low carbon vehicle and marine energy industries are to benefit from a new placement scheme that will see more talented graduates enter this key sector, putting their new skills to use while gaining vital career...
The UK and French governments have announced the start of a joint Assessment Phase to develop systems and technologies for a new helicopter-launched anti-surface missile. The announcement was made at this year...
With exports offering a potential lifeline for companies during the downturn, UK Trade & Investment South East has launched an online forum where companies can talk and learn about the practical challenges...
A competition for up to £7.2 million of funding for companies to develop Hydrogen and Fuel Cell technology opens today. The competition is being funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is using its presence at this month’s TUC conference in Liverpool (14-17 September) to promote plans to get more employees involved in health and safety where they work.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is using its presence at this month’s TUC conference in Liverpool (14-17 September) to promote plans to get more employees involved in health and safety where they work.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Paul Alexander Lazenby and Barbara Wyatt to be Salaried Part-time Judges of the First-tier Tribunal of the Social Entitlement Chamber (Social...
An impressive 69 per cent of five and six-year olds in the East of England save some or all of their pocket money, it was revealed today.
Businesses operating in the North West’s thriving energy sector can learn more about export opportunities during a special event later this month.
This data shows the NHS' progress in tackling the waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans. The monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Exchequer Secretary Sarah McCarthy-Fry today welcomed a group of school children to an event at 11 Downing Street to celebrate the first ever Child Trust Fund ...
Work to build a new access road to the main service building for Roundhill Tunnel on the A20 near Folkestone in Kent is due to start on Monday 14 September, closing the London-bound entry slip road at the junction...
Work to renovate the M1 spur’s bridge over Newlands Road, near Luton, starts on the morning of Monday 14 September.
Phil Redmond to be Chairman of judging panel Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw today announced that 29 cities and local areas from across the UK have already put themselves forward as potential candidates to become...
UK Regional Trade in Goods estimates are released today, for the second quarter of 2009.
A blind daredevil hit back at so-called ‘elf and safety’ myths by making a daring descent over a freezing Scottish canyon.
The new head of the Health and Safety Executive’s Offshore Division has put tackling any industry complacency on safety at the top of his priority list.
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
English heritage grant conserves 15th century Laxfield church tower
Following a consultation with stakeholders representing both victims and prisoners, the Parole Board has today published a protocol that sets out a code of practice for victim participation in Parole Board hearings...
Members of the media are invited to a ceremony to dedicate a new Royal Navy memorial in remembrance of the many men and women who have served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm be held at the National...
Advance work to reduce congestion and improve safety on a 40 mile stretch of the M6 between the West Midlands and Staffordshire will begin on Monday 14 September – thanks to £58 million Government fiscal...
I understand that the current penalty is a fine of 60 (or maybe even 30...
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, are planning on closing my local...
'*Peace: commonly refers to an absence of hostility, but which also...
Disability Living Allowance is crucial to all who receive it in it's current...
The rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 allows offences to become "Spent"...
We are the parents of children who attend Woodberry Downs Children s Centre...
Imagine this: Two women from the same company give birth at similar times....
Please provide a service where all infant, junior and high school children...
After reading a site I find it a disgrace that someone as ignorant to our...
If this bill is accepted & allowed to go through, it will result in farmers...
At present there is no cure for this often fatal disease that affects so...
The Department for Transport are holding a consultation period before...
break the silence. our story: my daughter was once a happy and healthy child...
Will the Prime Minister consider the award of the Long Service and Good...
i'am tired of not being able to get information from dhss or dwp without...
Why is our government allowing the monsters who commit crimes of abuse...
We, the undersigned, ask the Prime Minister to launch a public inquiry to...
Preston is at the risk of losing its iconic football museum to Manchester....
When you lose a loved one through no fault of your own and they have...
The Government s plans would impose an unfair and arbitrary financial burden...
Housing Minister John Healey today gave the green light for building work to begin on over two thousand new council homes that will help create over five thousand jobs in the construction industry. More than ...
Contracts and new investment deals between UK and Chinese enterprises worth over US$500m were agreed during the visit to China this week by Lord Mandelson UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for...
This consultation started on 23rd June 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.
Communities and Local Government is the sponsoring department for...
This consultation started on 1st July 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 introduced provisions for ...
This consultation started on 5th August 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.
This consultation covers how legislation might be changed to entitle...
The remains of hundreds of World War I soldiers buried in France have now been successfully recovered after a four-month archaeological operation.
Work to build a new access road to the main service building for Roundhill Tunnel on the A20 near Folkestone in Kent is due to start on Monday 14 September, closing the London-bound entry slip road at the junction...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding companies of the importance of managing dermatitis risks, by effective risk assessments and taking adequate precautions to ensure that employees are not exposed...
Contracts and new investment deals between UK and Chinese enterprises worth over US$500m were agreed during the visit to China this week by Lord Mandelson UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for...
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Dawn Catherine Shotter to be a Salaried Part-time Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Mrs Shotter will be assigned...
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Phil Redmond to be Chairman of judging panel Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw today announced that 29 cities and local areas...