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Deadly asbestos among tons of rubbish cleared from site for Luton’s new football stadium
Over 100 metres of fly-tipped rubbish have been cleared at the request of a town football club this week after locals voiced concerned over the hazardous materials on site…
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Concern grows over ‘risk of explosion and asphyxiation’ at potential Teesside homes development
Contaminants including asbestos could pose ‘risk’ – fears mount as residents await in-depth results but council says it’s not aware of any issues…
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Asbestos boss with ‘cavalier attitude to safety’ narrowly avoids jail
Boss sentenced to a six month prison sentence suspended for two years at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday…
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Dumped asbestos at old bingo hall is ‘public health hazard’
Construction manager spotted the hazardous substance at the side of the local former Gala Bingo…
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Balfour Beatty and subcontractors fined nearly £1.3million over asbestos failings during school refurbishment
Balfour Beatty and two subcontractors have been fined a total of £1.27m after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a school in Waltham Forest…
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Row over asbestos dumped in ancient woodland
A businessman has defended the “illegal dumping” of asbestos on ancient woodland, saying he has followed “expert advice from day one”, reports the Salisbury Journal…
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Oxford Uni building will now face demolition due to asbestos
The Tinbergen Building, which houses the departments of zoology and experimental psychology, was closed in February…
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Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire
The government has warned people living near the Grenfell Tower site that they could have breathed in the deadly building material asbestos in the aftermath of the fire…
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