Norovirus visitor ban continues
Health chiefs at Chesterfield Royal Hospital have said a decision to keep visitors away from its adult in-patient wards during an outbreak of norovirus has “paid off”.
School evacuated amid asbestos find
Hundreds of pupils were evacuated from a primary school after asbestos was discovered in the building, it has been revealed.
Laundry fire at Wales care home
Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a care home in Wales.
Cornwall water poisoning criticised
South West Water Authority has been strongly reprimanded for putting 20,000 people’s lives at risk after thousands of tonnes of chemicals were dumped into the drinking water supply.
Norovirus sees visitors banned
A hospital is banning all visits to its adult in-patient wards in a bid to contain an outbreak of the winter vomiting disease Norovirus.
17 people treated after gas leak
Two ambulance crew members called to attend a suspected carbon monoxide gas leak in Cornwall had to be treated at the scene.
Warning over Polish ‘food’ salt
Industrial salt was sold to food producers in Poland, resulting in 230 tonnes of pickles, bread and other food being taken off the shelves.
E.coli bug on banknotes – scientist
The E.coli bug can be found on some banknotes and notes can harbour more germs than the average toilet seat, an expert in biological and chemical sciences has warned.
Hepatitis A source still unknown
An investigation into whether outbreaks of hepatitis A are related to sun-dried tomatoes has been launched by health officials.
Probe into school blaze explosion
Gas which leaked into nearby sewers after a school blaze near Glasgow sent a drain cover flying 30 feet into the air, firefighters said.