Burnley Skip Firm Fined After Worker Crushed by Telehandler

Construction firm pleads not guilty after worker's death at AWE Aldermaston

Balfour Beatty has pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences after a worker at AWE Aldermaston died.

School staff member employed by council ‘broke wrist’ after being struck by football

A council employee broke a wrist in an accident involving a football, according to a health and safety update.

Two Watford carpenters fined over £63k and £47k in unpaid tax

The government has named two Watford-based carpenters in its 'name and shame' list of deliberate tax defaulters.

Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike

Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and ‘slow walking’ next to waste trucksThe union representing striking bin workers in Birmingham has been fined £265,000 for breaching an injunction which prohibited the blocking of waste lorries at depots.Justice Jefford found that Unite had repeatedly breached the injunction issued in July by blockading and “slow walking” next to vehicles. Continue reading...

Woman’s arm ‘degloved’ in guillotine horror

A company has been fined thousands of dollars after a worker suffered horrific injuries when her arm became entangled – leading to her limb being degloved.

New update from administrators on city's uncollected skips after firm collapses

Mark Blackman and Michael Lennon of KR8 Advisory Ltd were appointed as Joint Administrators of Blackpole Recycling Limited.