Prestwick beach is being reopened a week after it was closed following the discovery of asbestos-containing material. South Ayrshire Council closed the beach on 29 July and brought in a specialist contractor to clear the area. The substance is believed to have been washed ashore
The news that asbestos is slipping through our borders in cheap building materials from China and India means it remains an issue fraught with tragedy. The revelation that some building materials imported to Australia are contaminated with asbestos shows the fight to eradicate this deadly
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. And they are frustrated that the former classrooms, which still have not been cleared away, are now needed and would have
The Perth Children’s Hospital is safe for workers to return to following an asbestos contamination scare last week, according to evaluation by an independent expert. Last week it was discovered the hospital’s concrete roof panels supplied by Chinese building and manufacturing firm Yuanda contained asbestos, sparking fears
Workers “downed tools” at a major housing development after five lorryloads of soil possibly contaminated with asbestos were dumped on the site. Workers “downed tools” at a major housing development after five lorryloads of soil possibly contaminated with asbestos were dumped on the site. The
A FORMER building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest has heard. Ralph Hubert Rogers, 89, of Heron Close, Thornton-le-Dale, died on November 15. Dr Juliet Walker, who had performed a post-mortem examination, said the cause of death was candidal pneumonia and mesothelioma, a cancer caused
Bernard Dawson spent more than half a century teaching maths and science at secondary schools in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and was diagnosed with the incurable cancer mesothelioma following his retirement. A former teacher who died of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos is thought
The taxpayer will have to foot the near €0.5m bill for removing potentially-lethal asbestos from Naval Service ships, but the final cost could be far higher. Civilian and naval personnel who worked on the asbestos-contaminated ships will have to be medically screened for the rest
A widow is looking for answers after her husband developed terminal cancer mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos. Alan Cook, a former laboratory technician from Dudley, was diagnosed with the disease in March 2015, and died on September 26, aged 68. Before his death, he instructed
Former colleagues of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer are being urged to help with an investigation into how he came into contact with the harmful substance. David Clegg, a former teacher and factory worker from Knottingley, was diagnosed with mesothelioma just a week
