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Health and Safety Executive

BEDFORD COMPANY IN COURT OVER WORKER’S BROKEN LEG

22 May 2013 17:45

A nationwide removals firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker broke his leg whilst moving machinery at a site in Bedford.

Ian Barnard , 28, was part of a three-man team working for White & Co plc removing equipment from Bedford to Wellingborough in Northampton on behalf of a local motor spares company when a steel fly press weighing 75kg fell on him.

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Insolvency Service

6-year ban for bad book-keeping for husband and wife who ran Essex playgroup

21 May 2013 11:00

Stuart Charles Pryde and Lisa Edwina Pryde, directors of children's playgroup,The Firehouse Play Centres Limited, in Waltham Abbey, Essex, have both been disqualified for six years for failing to keep proper records. The disqualifications follow an investigation by the Insolvency Service.

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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tim Peake to be first British astronaut in space for more than 20 years

20 May 2013 09:30

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Former Apache helicopter pilot Tim Peake is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station, making him the first UK astronaut in space for more than 20 years.

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Highways Agency

Weekly summary of roadworks in the East of England: Monday 20 – Sunday 26 May 2013

17 May 2013 13:26

The following information summarises the work being carried out this coming week. It is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

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UK Trade & Investment

TIGER AND DRAGON - NEWMARKET EVENT ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES JOCKEYING FOR ASIAN EXPORT TRADE

16 May 2013 18:22

UK Trade & Investment and other market specialists with a wealth of local knowledge will meet business leaders tomorrow (17 May) to discuss growing markets in China and India - two of Asia’s leading economies - at a seminar in Newmarket.

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Health and Safety Executive

EAST OF ENGLAND FIRMS IN COURT FOR EMPLOYEE FALL

14 May 2013 17:03

Two companies have been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he plunged ten metres through a perspex rooflight onto a concrete floor at a Hertfordshire farm.

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Highways Agency

Traffic bulletin: Potential delays at M25/M1 link, Hertfordshire

14 May 2013 06:47

Road users are advised of potential delays this morning at junction 21 of the M25, where it meets the M1 in Hertfordshire.

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Highways Agency

Strengthening work continues on A14 Huntingdon Railway Viaduct

13 May 2013 11:21

Strengthening work on the Huntingdon Railway Viaduct (HRV), which carries the A14 in Huntingdon, continues this month as work begins on the underside of the viaduct. Brampton Road will be closed overnight where it passes under the HRV while work takes place.

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HM Revenue & Customs

Crackdown on tax dodgers in East Anglia

13 May 2013 10:13

A taskforce tackling tax dodgers in the East Anglia holiday industry was launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The taskforce will recover £2.5 million.

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