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...
Asbestos removal from naval ships to cost Irish taxpayer €500,000
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...
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...
Dying Barrow shipyard worker in plea for answers after asbestos-related cancer diagnosis
A RETIRED Barrow shipyard joiner suffering from asbestos-related lung cancer has launched a hunt for answers about why his former employers allowed him to be...
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at 37 after exposure to asbestos as a child
Woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer 30 years after she was exposed as a 7-year-old to asbestos when she helped her father build a...
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....
Work to remove mould reveals asbestos in young mum’s Grantham flat
A young Grantham mum says she should not have to face another day in her council flat after workmen found asbestos in her bathroom....
