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More ambition needed to clean up water pollution 17 February 2022, Katie Coyne Ofwat is the regulator, not a cheerleader for water companies, says charity New network adopts WHO’s ‘One Health’ approach to coronavirus research 13 October 2021, By Steve Smethurst £500,000 to be spent over four years preparing for future outbreaks Mattress-burning leads to suspended prison sentence 15 September 2021, Steve Smethurst Newcastle man pleads guilty following intervention by environmental protection officer Anglers association fined £66k following volunteer’s death 15 September 2021, Steve Smethurst Ill-equipped and untrained forestry work in Worcestershire resulted in avoidable fatality Pub fined £60k after worker falls into cellar 02 September 2021, Katie Coyne Incident highlights how EH food safety checks can also improve health and safety Bristol EH wins case against ‘Magna Carta’ tattooist 18 August 2021, Katie Coyne A tattooist in Bristol who breached COVID regulations and ignored warnings must now pay more than £20k in fines and costs. Finla Coffee fights back against Plymouth City Council 18 August 2021, Katie Coyne Owners of Finla Coffee that mounted and lost a Magna Carta defence against breaching COVID regulations has lodged an appeal at Plymouth Crown Court. Non-COVID workplace deaths increase despite lockdowns 22 July 2021, Katie Coyne HSE says Great Britain is “one of the safest places to work in the world”; campaigners disagree. National Food Strategy part 2 is published 22 July 2021, Katie Coyne Henry Dimbleby’s plan joins all the dots but will ministers act? Business owner sentenced after forklift accident at pet centre 24 June 2021, Sarah Campbell Judge increased sentences after defendant lied in aftermath of event that left lorry driver tetraplegic.
More ambition needed to clean up water pollution 17 February 2022, Katie Coyne Ofwat is the regulator, not a cheerleader for water companies, says charity
New network adopts WHO’s ‘One Health’ approach to coronavirus research 13 October 2021, By Steve Smethurst £500,000 to be spent over four years preparing for future outbreaks
Mattress-burning leads to suspended prison sentence 15 September 2021, Steve Smethurst Newcastle man pleads guilty following intervention by environmental protection officer
Anglers association fined £66k following volunteer’s death 15 September 2021, Steve Smethurst Ill-equipped and untrained forestry work in Worcestershire resulted in avoidable fatality
Pub fined £60k after worker falls into cellar 02 September 2021, Katie Coyne Incident highlights how EH food safety checks can also improve health and safety
Bristol EH wins case against ‘Magna Carta’ tattooist 18 August 2021, Katie Coyne A tattooist in Bristol who breached COVID regulations and ignored warnings must now pay more than £20k in fines and costs.
Finla Coffee fights back against Plymouth City Council 18 August 2021, Katie Coyne Owners of Finla Coffee that mounted and lost a Magna Carta defence against breaching COVID regulations has lodged an appeal at Plymouth Crown Court.
Non-COVID workplace deaths increase despite lockdowns 22 July 2021, Katie Coyne HSE says Great Britain is “one of the safest places to work in the world”; campaigners disagree.
National Food Strategy part 2 is published 22 July 2021, Katie Coyne Henry Dimbleby’s plan joins all the dots but will ministers act?
Business owner sentenced after forklift accident at pet centre 24 June 2021, Sarah Campbell Judge increased sentences after defendant lied in aftermath of event that left lorry driver tetraplegic.