Asbestos danger probe is launched
A firm is being investigated by Wigan Council over allegations that it left rubble from a fire containing asbestos piled up in a corner of its...
Prestwick beach reopens after scare over asbestos material
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...
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....
VIDEO: More asbestos discovered in Mytholmroyd
More asbestos has been discovered in a disused tip uncovered when the Boxing Day floods caused a landslip. Scout Road in Mytholmroyd has been...
Deadly asbestos fears on building site
Workers “downed tools” at a major housing development after five lorryloads of soil possibly contaminated with asbestos were dumped on the site. Workers “downed...
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...
Widow starts proceedings over asbestos
A widow is looking for answers after her husband developed terminal cancer mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos. Alan Cook, a former laboratory technician from...
Former teacher’s death linked to asbestos
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...
Appeal to find workmates of asbestos-related cancer victim
RELATIVES of an electrician who died from asbestos-related cancer want his former workmates to come forward and help with an investigation into his exposure...
Shoe shop Pavers fined after Liverpool staff exposed to asbestos-riddled store rooms
A high street firm has been fined £45,000 after staff at its Liverpool branch were exposed to asbestos-riddled store rooms. A high street firm has been...
