Health and Safety Executive
16 May 2012 16:08
An adhesive tape manufacturer has been prosecuted after a 19-year-old agency worker severed his thumb in machinery at a factory in Wellingborough.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
16 May 2012 15:00
Overseas investment and plans to give cities more power to unlock their potential for growth were on the agenda as Cities Minister Greg Clark met international business and city leaders at the inaugural New Cities Summit in Paris this week.
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Highways Agency
16 May 2012 14:48
As the Olympic Torch relay gets underway this weekend, the Highways Agency is calling on road users to help tackle roadside litter and ensure that England’s motorways and major roads provide safe and pleasant journeys during the summer of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Highways Agency
16 May 2012 13:41
Work to provide an improved road surface on the A45/M42 Junction 6 roundabout near the NEC and Birmingham International Airport starts on Monday, 21 May for seven weeks.
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Health and Safety Executive
16 May 2012 11:30
A Bradford textile firm has been sentenced for safety failures after a worker was left with a long-term hand injury after only a month in the job.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
16 May 2012 10:07
A digger painted with the Union Flag is one of several eye-catching displays taking centre stage at a new manufacturing showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
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Highways Agency
16 May 2012 09:09
A1(M), Junction 60 to 61, County Durham
Moderate delays are expected overnight on the A1(M) between Junction 60 and 61 for resurfacing works. There will be a full carriageway closure with diversion in place southbound between 8pm and 6am. The works will take place 21 May – 1 June.
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HM Revenue & Customs
15 May 2012 17:28
A Hampshire plumber has today been sentenced for tax evasion.
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Health and Safety Executive
15 May 2012 15:33
A retail marketing company has been ordered to pay £118,500 in fines and costs for serious safety failings after a worker at its Wakefield printing site was crushed to death.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
15 May 2012 15:30
The Government has launched the search for a successor to Paul Morrell as the Government’s Chief Construction Adviser.
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Tower Hamlets, London Borough of
15 May 2012 15:26
The unsung heroes and heroines of Tower Hamlets were recognised for their generosity, commitment and dedication in the annual Tower Hamlets Civic Awards which took place last week at the Town Hall.
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Health and Safety Executive
15 May 2012 13:46
SCO/004/12
Construction companies in the Central Scotland area are being encouraged to attend a free event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain's most dangerous industries.
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Health and Safety Executive
15 May 2012 13:38
A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.
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Highways Agency
15 May 2012 13:22
Road users are advised that the temporary 50mph speed limit which has been in place during the major improvement work on the M25 between junctions 16 and 23 in Hertfordshire has today (Tuesday 15 May) been lifted.
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Highways Agency
15 May 2012 13:18
M25 junctions 16-23 and 27-30: end of temporary speed restrictions
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Highways Agency
15 May 2012 12:41
The Highways Agency has announced that overnight work will be taking place to repair fire damage to the Carters Lane Bridge which carries traffic over the M5 near Quinton, Birmingham, for two weeks from Monday 21 May.
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Highways Agency
15 May 2012 12:00
A £110,000 Highways Agency overnight resurfacing scheme along the A64 south of Scarborough in North Yorkshire will get underway later this month.
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UK Trade & Investment
15 May 2012 11:53
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Software specialists Datawright break into China
A Wearside software specialist has taken up the global challenge and with the help of UK Trade & Investment the company has already managed to break into China.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
15 May 2012 11:45
The Government has received 269 bids from employers looking to take part in a new pilot to design and develop their own vocational training programmes, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
15 May 2012 11:00
A new £1.2 million manufacturing plant that will deliver a boost to Liverpool’s economy will be opened today by Business Minister Baroness Wilcox.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
15 May 2012 00:01
A new report will show that Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
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Highways Agency
14 May 2012 15:30
- Work on the M1 Junctions 10 to 13 managed motorway scheme continues -
There is good news for M1 road users, as the Highways Agency will be removing three miles of roadworks, including the temporary 50mph speed limit, between junction 10 (Luton-south) and junction 11 (Luton/Dunstable) in Bedfordshire overnight tonight, Monday 14 May, and beginning the use of variable speed limits on this section of the motorway.
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Highways Agency
14 May 2012 13:39
Work to provide an improved road surface on the northbound M5 between Junction 7 and Junction 6 at Worcester starts tonight (Monday, 14 May)
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Health and Safety Executive
14 May 2012 13:24
A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker’s foot.
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Department for Transport
14 May 2012 12:30
Ministers have today approved £10m of Government funding for the redevelopment of Northampton station designed to help transform the town’s economy.
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