Labour has called for an end to children being brought up in “damp, cold and unfit” homes after it emerged over 450,000 families are living in substandard rented properties.
Hotel breached fire legislation
Ivey Place Limited, the owner of Swansea’s Grand Hotel, has been fined £1,500 after admitting six breaches of fire safety regualtions.
Hygiene rap for SE London eateries
An area of south-east London is home to a number of the worst-performing food outlets in the country for hygiene standards, it has emerged.
500 tonnes of kerosene on fire
Around 500 tonnes of kerosene caught fire at a cooking oil recycling centre.
Flooding shuts A&E for seven hours
Flooding at a hospital closed its accident and emergency ward for seven hours, it has been reported.
Fire service ‘needs transforming’
More efficient operations could save fire and rescue services in England as much as £200 million a year, a report says.
Property managers show hits road
A dedicated show for property managers and facilities operators is to take place outside London for the first time next year.
Asbestos found at ex-chocolate site
Asbestos has been found in a fire at a disused chocolate factory in Derbyshire.
Move for tattooist rating scheme
Tattoo studios in Wales are to be the first in the UK to receive cleanliness ratings in a bid to raise hygiene standards, according to environmental health officers.