Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset and bristol
EMBARGOED TO 00:01 MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER
First day of global climate talks kick off today in Copenhagen
-Â Great British Refurb trials to pioneer financing of home energy makeovers
-Â Energy Bill...
Roadshows at Barhill and Peterborough drive home the message
Drivers in Cambridgeshire are being warned that getting behind the wheel after drinking this Christmas could leave them without their car for...
NEW WORK
 A1 – ASTWICK SERVICE STATION STOTFOLD
Work to provide new exit and entry slip roads to the BP Astwick Service Station, a mile past Junction 10 on the northbound A1 began on 2 December and...
Sellafield Ltd was today fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law after two contractors inhaled radioactive contamination.
M1 JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 28 WIDENING
Global meeting in London looks ahead in public health
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 7th December 2009
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 7th December 2009
A service station on Taughey Road in Ballymoney found to be selling green diesel illegally has been shut down today (Friday) by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Global meeting in London looks ahead in public health
* Review of service
* Alternative facilities
* More cost effective estate
6th – 13th DECEMBER 2009
A1 Dishforth to Leeming, North Yorkshire Slight delays are expected overnight on the A1 from the Baldersby Interchange to the Dishforth Interchange for road upgrading works. There will be one lane open north ...
Five people in Wales died as a result of work-related incidents in 2008/09, and more than 1600 suffered major injuries at work.
Housing Minister John Healey has today given councils more flexibility in how they manage their waiting lists.  For instance, Manchester City Council is planning to prioritise those who are working, volunteering...
Improvements will be made to the roundabout that links the M4 at Junction 8/9 with the A404(M) and the A308(M) near Maidenhead.
The latest fire statistics for England covering the 12-month period up to 31 March 2009 continue to show a fall in the total number of primary fires - down 10 per cent on 2007-08.
Saturday 5 December to Friday 11 December
Housing Minister John Healey has today given councils more flexibility in how they manage their waiting lists. He also called on councils to do more to tackle the myths and misunderstandings about housing waiting...
The Commission for Rural Communities has commissioned a review of the UKDA data catalogue in order to identify national scale survey data for England that have the potential to be used for rural...
We welcome today’s announcement by Communities and Local Government for a new allocation of funding to help town centres suffering from the recession. Thirty percent of the local authorities...
A forklift truck driver whose actions contributed to the death of a colleague has today been fined £1,500 and ordered to pay costs of £1,000.
NE/438/09 Four days before the start of critical global climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, forward thinking companies from the North East were invited to Downing Street to showcase how the UK’s low ...
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said:
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said:
A new report highlights the economic benefit to the UK from local regulatory enforcement action to protect business and the public from threats to the nation as a whole.
Housing Minister John Healey has today given councils more flexibility in how they manage their waiting lists. He also called on councils to do more to tackle the myths and misunderstandings about housing waiting...
Yarmouth Coastguard organised their shortest ever search for a missing person last night after discovering the missing man right outside their operations room.
NE/436/09 The dangers of asbestos will be on the timetable for trainee tradesmen and women at City of Sunderland College today (4 December) with special sessions led by an expert from the Health and Safety Executive...
Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, today (Friday, 4 December 2009) announced that Baroness Sarah Hogg has been selected as the new Chair of the Financial Reporting Council...
The first review by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) of the highly skilled migration routes (Tier 1) of the Government’s Points Based System for managed migration recommends that the routes should be maintained...
Substantial reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) will save up to £500 million over the next three years without impacting on the very lowest-paid civil servants.
As the Christmas party season swings into action and the attentions of women everywhere turn to looking and feeling their best from the inside out, the Department of Health and Smokefree South West are urging...
Consumer minister Kevin Brennan has today warned consumers to be on their guard from retailers offering deals that seem too good to be true in the run-up to Christmas and the January sales, as part of the Government...
The Home Office proposes that from 2011, children should learn that violence...
The Government proposes having 47 million "smart meters" fitted in 26...
Following the recent announcement by President Obama that the USA has set a...
The human population is now far too big for the planet to support us and the...
Gift aid is a subsidy to charities which the country can no longer afford...
Additional laws need to be put in place to stop laws designed to prevent...
Give judges and juries the freedom to dispense justice an a per-case basis,...
The RBS bonuses should not be paid and if the RBS Board wishes offer their...
Uncounted numbers of people with Sickle Cell Aneamia, Thalassemia and...
A problem encountered by cyclists is the closeness of other road vehicles...
At the present moment, the system seems to be a little bit pear shaped. The...
If the Government think it is sensible or vote winning to limit bankers...
As an assistant dog user my dogs have been attacked and savaged on several...
Germany has limitations on the Lisbon treaty. One of the main ones it that...
stop banks from taking charges from benefits paid into accounts.these...
Recently it was announced that an extra 500 troops were being sent overseas...
seeing the way social services treat the young people in their care and...
that the new science level scheme for year 8 pupils should be scraped as it...
Its time to make criminals pay. Every person found guilty should face an...
The Blood Service currently bans homosexual men from giving blood and is the...
I would like to stop any ISP's (internet service providers) that operate...
People are being stopped from taking photographs in public places by use of...
In England, if you wish to canoe down a river, you must ask the permission...
The Strategic Analysis team have been working with the UK Data Archive (UKDA) to carry out a detailed review of its catalogue. This will help to identify national scale survey data for England...
The Strategic Analysis team have been working with the UK Data Archive (UKDA) to carry out a detailed review of its catalogue. This was in order to identify national scale survey data for England...
The first review by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) of the highly skilled migration routes (Tier 1) of the Government’s Points Based System for managed migration recommends that the routes should be maintained...
Today the Government is giving a further £2.6 million to 50 more high streets, announced Communities Secretary John Denham.
Today (4/12) the Government is giving a further £2.6 million to 50 more high streets, announced Communities Secretary John Denham.
Today (4/12)Â the Government is giving a further £2.6 million to 50 more high streets, announced Communities Secretary John Denham
Today (4/12) the Government is giving a further £2.6 million to 50 more high streets, announced Communities Secretary John Denham.