Asbestos found in 346 Kent schools
Potentially deadly asbestos has been found in hundreds of schools in Kent. It’s been revealed 346 Kent County Council-run schools contain the substance, which...
Nine in ten Nottinghamshire Schools still contain potentially lethal asbestos
Nine in ten schools in Nottinghamshire still contain asbestos – and nearly £200,000 in damages has been paid to employees who have been exposed...
Hundreds of asbestos-hit Derbyshire schools cost council £400,000
Hundreds of Derbyshire schools containing asbestos has cost a council more than £400,000 in compensation and with outstanding claims still to be dealt with,...
Teachers’ unions tell government to remove asbestos from Norfolk schools.
Teaching unions have today launched a campaign urging the government to defuse the “timebomb” of asbestos in Norfolk’s schools, as it emerged that nearly...
Campaigners concern over asbestos at Durand’s Stedham school
Campaigners are concerned that asbestos is still lying in rubble after former classrooms on the St Cuthman’s site were knocked down four years ago....
Exposure to asbestos in classrooms is thought to have led to death of former teacher
Bernard Dawson spent more than half a century teaching maths and science at secondary schools in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and was diagnosed with...
New school planned after classroom asbestos scare
A NEW school is set to be built for more than 500 pupils forced out of their old buildings because of an asbestos scare....
Calls for Worcestershire County Council to remove all asbestos from schools by 2017
Labour calls for Worcestershire County Council to remove all asbestos from schools by 2017 CALLS are being made to remove asbestos “riddled” in nearly...
FACT SHEET – Asbestos & Health
Asbestos & Health The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information about asbestos and health. This fact sheet will explain the following:...
Government grants to remove asbestos from schools
Deadly asbestos is to be removed from two Bishop’s Stortford schools and Leventhorpe in Sawbridgeworth. The work is being financed by the Government as...
