Council fined £200k after man injured installing town’s Christmas tree
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council has been fined £200,000 after an employee was injured while installing the town’s 20-foot Christmas tree.
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Proposed environmental regulation reforms to give regulators more control over permits
The UK and Welsh Governments have unveiled proposals to amend environmental permitting regulations in a bid to simplify and speed up the process for lead regulators the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales "to create, amend and remove types of exempt facilities and activities which are not required to hold an environmental permit".
Cornwall man banned from keeping dogs for 10 years following successful Criminal Behaviour Order application by council
A man from Cornwall whose dogs killed 22 sheep while roaming free has received a 10-year ban from keeping or owning dogs, after the local authority successfully applied for a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Confiscation order increased by £280K after undeclared assets found in waste offences case
A man who was convicted of waste offences has been ordered to pay an additional £278,492 after the Environment Agency re-opened an inquiry into his finances and discovered he had undeclared assets.
Nine out of 10 "high-risk" toxic sites have not been tested by councils, BBC investigation finds
Thousands of potentially toxic sites that councils have identified as “high risk” have not been tested due to a lack of funds, a BBC investigation has revealed.
Company at centre of series of legal disputes over foul odours at landfill site enters liquidation
Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council's leader has expressed frustration after a landfill operator embroiled in litigation over foul odours emanating from a site has entered into creditors voluntary liquidation.
Licensing membership bodies to merge in April
The proposed merger between the Institute of Licensing (IoL) and National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) is to be effective from 1 April 2025.
High Court rejects judicial review bid from operator of odorous landfill
A landfill operator who sought a judicial review against the Environment Agency's decision to issue a closure notice for the site has had their application refused by the High Court.
Council prosecution sees man handed suspended sentence over imported e-scooters
Islington Council has successfully prosecuted a trader who imported nearly 1,000 e-scooters, e-bikes and scooters, many of which were found to be non-compliant with UK product safety standards.
Council prosecution leads to £2m fine for building materials firm
A prosecution brought by Lewes District Council has resulted in a £2m fine for builders' merchant Travis Perkins after a piece of timber fell from one of the firm's lorries and killed a man.
London borough "very unhappy" after enforcement agency issued fly-tipping fine to five-year-old
The London Borough of Harrow has threatened to terminate its contract with an enforcement firm after it issued a fly-tipping penalty notice to a five-year-old girl.
London council secures remediation order against freeholder over dangerous cladding
Tower Hamlets Council has secured a remediation order requiring the owners of a high-rise building to remove dangerous aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.
