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A Redditch freight firm, its managing director and a Birmingham contractor have been prosecuted for putting at least 20 people at risk of lung disease from asbestos fibres.

Drivers are reminded that the A1 in North Yorkshire will be closed overnight this weekend to allow the Highways Agency to install street lighting columns on bridges at Londonderry and Gatenby.

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ESF Community Grants Programme brings £1.29 million into the borough for the community and voluntary sectors - twenty times more than other London boroughs.

At a speech to health and social care professionals today, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow took a stand against the worrying trend in safeguarding, saying that its definition has been widened to a ridiculous degree.

Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health.

Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury.

Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health.

Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health.

Local people, business owners and drivers are being invited to find out more about a road improvement scheme that will start on the A27 near Arundel in West Sussex, next month.

- Highways Agency thanks road users for their continued patience -

The first vans eligible for the Government’s new Plug-in Van Grant, have been announced by Transport Secretary Justine Greening and Business Minister Mark Prisk today.

Work starts today to improve street lighting on slip roads serving the M4 at junction 7, near Slough in Berkshire.

Road users are being informed that the Highways Agency will be replacing a northbound section of the bridge, which is located near the Holiday Inn Hotel at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, and carries A45 London Road traffic over the River Avon from Sunday 26 February.

Work to install snow gates and advance warning signs on the A628 Woodhead Pass between South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester begins this week in a bid to ensure the safety of drivers on the weather-prone Transpennine route.

The family of a Dewsbury decorator, who died from long-term injuries suffered in a fall from an unsuitable ladder, is backing a new inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury on building sites.

850,000 penalties for late tax returns will be issued over the next fortnight, 550,000 fewer than the same time last year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announced today.

Patients are already benefitting from GPs starting to take a lead in designing local health services and a renewed focus on health outcomes.

Business Secretary Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts today announced the appointment of Professor Les Ebdon as the next Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.

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Construction sites in Glasgow are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

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Construction sites across Scotland are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

Monday 20 February - Sunday 26 February 2012

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

Monday 20 - Sunday 26 February 2012

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

A firm specialising in manufacturing rubber components for the automotive industry has been prosecuted after a worker suffered disabling hand injuries.

NEW AND ONGOING WORKS:

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18 – 24 February 2012

A gas engineer from Ascot has been fined for work he carried out on a commercial catering gas installation in a local pub, despite not being registered for such work.

Monday 20 February – Sunday 26 February 2012

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

A Macclesfield firm has appeared in court after one of its employees lost two fingers in machinery.

Seven days beginning Monday 20 February 2012

The following information summarises the work being carried out this coming week. It is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

REMINDER

A14 HUNTINGDON – WEEKEND CARRIAGEWAY CLOSURES FOR BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS

Improvement work on four bridges on the A14 near Huntingdon continues on Friday 17 February. The work will be carried out on the Ouse viaduct, River Ouse bridge and Cow Lane bridges between junction 23 Spittals Interchange and junction 24 Godmanchester. The A14 will be closed between these junctions, in the eastbound direction only, for three further weekends. From Friday 17 February the eastbound carriageway will be closed between 10pm on Friday 17 February to 5am on Monday morning and at the same times for the two following weekends. Clearly signed diversion routes eastbound will be in place via the A1 Brampton Hut and the A428 St Neots to re-join the A14 at Girton Interchange.

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A1(M), Junction 36 (Warmsworth), west of Doncaster
Slight delays are expected on the A1 (M) at Junction 36 (Warmsworth) due to embankment work. The north and southbound carriageways between the slip roads will be closed 13 to 27 February between 8pm and 6am. Signed diversion routes will operate via the entry and exit slip roads.

The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network w/c 19/2:

The Highways Agency is advising road users of a series of overnight closures of sections of the M5 in the West Midlands commencing on the evening of Saturday 18 February.

Construction sites in Lincolnshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

Construction sites in Leicestershire and Rutland are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

Construction sites in Derbyshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

20 TO 26 FEBRUARY 2012

The Highways Agency today announced that it will start work next week at Bushley and Ripple Viaducts near Tewkesbury. The viaducts, which carry the M50 motorway between junctions 1 and 2 over Bushley and Ripple brooks, will be reconstructed.

A weekly round up of road works in Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.