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Welsh councils will disclose where they send rubbish for recycling
Householders in Wales are to learn whether their councils send recycling overseas. From this month local authorities will be able to record every destination for their recycling, rather than just one destination as was the case in the past.
Asbestos Survey firm Thames Laboratories raise concerns over HSE's Asbestos in Schools Report
Thames Laboratories specialise in the fields of Health & safety compliance and statutory inspections. They are specialists in the fields of asbestos management and asbestos surveys, legionella, fire and energy services.
Luxurious Development Planned for Hyde Park Square
Seventy three serviced apartments in Hyde Park are being reconfigured and redesigned to become thirty six luxurious residential homes in prime central London. Liberty Properties has appointed leading property consultant MDA Consulting to oversee the redevelopment of 2 Hyde Park Square as the quantity surveyors, party wall surveyors and construction design management co-ordinators. The contemporary new development will comprise 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments including a magnificent penthouse and will offer underground parking.
Regional governments are key to winning the fight against climate change, says Environment Minister
Environment Minister, Jane Davidson is in Luxembourg this week to champion the role that regional governments have to play in tackling Climate Change.
The Minister is attending the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg which will focus on protecting biodiversity and consider the best way of ensuring that the EU goes beyond a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The Council will also agree the EU position ahead of the December climate change summit in Cancun.
Help raise the roof at Pickering station
One of Britain’s finest tourist attractions is calling on the public’s generosity to help it recreate another piece of history.
It will follow the same design as that of 1847, when York-based architect GT Andrews created a structure that became known as the ‘Euston truss.’ It was a notable feature at that time as it was based on a design used by Robert Stephenson in the original London & Birmingham Euston terminus.
Farewell to Metropolitan No 1
On Sunday 17 October the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is holding a special Steam Day to mark the retirement of its flagship locomotive Metropolitan Railway No 1 for its 10-year overhaul.
THORWORLD MD SAYS IT PAYS TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK IN THE LOADING BAY
John Meale, Managing Director of market-leading loading & unloading equipment specialists, Thorworld Industries Ltd, says spending time to choose well designed and properly manufactured quality loading bay and materials handling equipment can pay dividends in making the goods in/out process more efficient, more cost-effective and even safer.
Air quality continues to improve in Wales
New evidence showing that air pollution levels have gone down again in Wales, was welcomed by the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing Jane Davidson today (13 October).