An award-winning precision engineering company is winning new business in China as it aims to broaden its horizons with the help of UK Trade & Investment.

An Aberdeenshire bus company, Keirs Coaches (Kintore) Ltd, Inverurie, has had its operator licence revoked, following a Public Inquiry held by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken.  The inquiry ...

Drivers in Essex and East Anglia are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel today and overnight (Wednesday 10 February) as prolonged snow showers are expected from ...

A London-based property company and the contractor it employed have been fined a total of £13,000 after a labourer fell through a roof and severely injured his back.

 

Royal Diary of Engagements, 10th February 2010

Drivers in Kent and East Sussex are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel today and overnight (Wednesday 10 February) as prolonged snow showers are expected from this...

A driver is thanking Highways Agency Traffic Officers in Greater Manchester after their advice prevented a family tragedy in the run-up to Christmas.  

SE027-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The MOD today published the results of the comprehensive review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton today announced the Government's final decisions on unitary proposals for Exeter, Norwich, Ipswich, Norfolk, Devon and Suffolk.

Drivers in Kent and East Sussex are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel today and overnight (Wednesday 10 February) as prolonged snow showers are expected from this...

SE028-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

A driver is thanking Highways Agency Traffic Officers in Greater Manchester after their advice prevented a family tragedy in the run-up to Christmas.

The unique skills and community benefits of the third sector must not be overlooked by councils looking to improve local public services, Communities Secretary John Denham said today.

SE029-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers in the West Midlands – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers in the East Midlands – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them.

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That a senior officer of the Met has been found guilty of corruption causes the MPA grave concern.

A bogus gas fitter from Manchester was today (10 February) prosecuted after being caught illegally carrying work out at a property in Grimsby.

DWP/024/10 Thousands of people with serious industrial diseases who miss out because they cannot trace their employers’ insurance records should be able to claim compensation following Government proposals announced...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them.

Foreign students from outside Europe wanting to come to the UK to study will be required to meet stricter entry criteria, the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson announced today.

The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) has given cancer patients in rural areas the chance to comment on their experiences. Insights from patients, their families and from service providers suggest that living...

HM The Queen has appointed Christopher John Dodd to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England...

The Highways Agency has appointed civil engineering company EnterpriseMouchel to be responsible for the day−to−day management of the motorways and strategic roads in Cumbria and north Lancashire from 1 July this...

And welcomes new Rolls-Royce factory in Washington, Sunderland

£45 million Government support to research and develop more fuel-efficient, lower-carbon aero engines will fund new partnerships ...

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Commenting on today’s report by the Space Innovation and Growth Team, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson said:

Families and young children in Luton targeted in Change4Life roadshow

28/02 An independent performance review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has praised its impressive achievements and set out recommendations to ensure the major plant science research facility and popular visitor...

The M4 will be closed overnight on 20/21 February between Junctions 16 and 17 to allow contractors to demolish Summerlands overbridge near Chippenham.

The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads, has appointed a new Managing Agent Contractor, A-one +, to manage the routes it operates...

The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, has appointed Managing Agent Contractor, Enterprise Mouchel, to manage routes in Cornwall...

DWP/024/10 Thousands of people with serious industrial diseases who miss out because they cannot trace their employers’ insurance records should be able to claim compensation following Government proposals announced...

Small businesses are made to pay ridiculous charges for playing music/radio/...

i have been charged, 115 on one month ,then the next month ,i am c 68,...

A new report by the BMA has shown that NHS London considers there to only be...

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy is surgery to help those suffering with Cerebral...

A scientific and independent measure of how good someone is at comprehension...

we believe that the current royal college of veterinary surgeons' procedure...

It is estimated that there are around 200,000 children being raised by...

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are different - but the media treats both...

Main House is the only remaining fully residential Therapeutic Community in...

Staffordshire Bull Terriers are one of the most abandoned breeds in UK....

There appears to be little discussion of Nurses Pay. Nurses pay is poor (a...

Why is it proportional more expensive in the UK for a child's passport that...

hi i live in a northen town were there could be more jobs but the district...

Schools should accommodate pupils who need to sleep in school. Schools are...

Certain European countries such as Spain, Portugal Greece and to a lesser...

We have, in our home, had need of a late night ambulance for my wife, she...

UK's indigenous Drinking Water sources are essential to human life and must...

When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to...

How appalling that any decent business would want to be associated with the bloodsports lobby. These companies would be much more successful if they boycotted these 'trophies' given by an organisation...

I'm not very happy for a quango - funded in part by my money - to be commending the Countryside Alliance and its 'awards'. The CA is a front for fox hunting and hare coursing. Its members want these ...

And what about those of us who live in rural area who despise all that the Countryside Alliance stands for? I'm far from impressed by awards given by bloodthirsty thugs who have already infiltrated...

Thanks for this feedback. The CRC would like to make it clear that we have not, to date, expressed any view on the issue of hunting with hounds. However, the Countryside Alliance is active on behalf of ...

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is once again running the Local Council Awards, recognising councils, councillors, clerks and workers who are making a real difference in...

Press release - Cancer patients in rural areas call for more local services

A waste disposal company has been charged with breaching health and safety legislation after a member of the public was killed at the Civic Amenity Site in Newbury.

A Surrey woodworking company has been given a conditional discharge after a worker was seriously injured by large falling MDF boards.

The Highways Agency will be carrying out essential maintenance and improvement works on the A303 near Mere in Wiltshire, requiring the road to be closed for five weeks, starting on Monday 15 February.

This consultation started on 1st December 2009 and ends on 28th February 2010.

Following consultation in Autumn 2008, two clauses were introduced in the Health Bill 2009 (now the Health Act 2009).

This consultation started around the 10th February 2010, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.

This consultation is being carried out by the Chemicals...

Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan (who plays feisty Tina McIntyre in the popular soap) is fronting the 'Ordinary People, Extraordinary Careers' campaign (www.direct.gov.uk/extraordinary) to raise ...

This story is embargoed until 10 Feb 2010 - 00:01 The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) has given cancer patients in rural areas the chance to comment on their experiences. Insights from patients, their...

HM The Queen has appointed Christopher John Dodd to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England...

Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan (who plays feisty Tina McIntyre in the popular soap) is fronting the 'Ordinary People, Extraordinary Careers' campaign (www.direct.gov.uk/extraordinary) to raise ...