A RETIRED carpenter who worked with asbestos in a prison has received a six-figure compensation pay-out after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The pensioner, who has not been named but is from County Durham, worked in various prisons between 1963 and 1995, carrying out maintenance
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Nearly 300 new homes could be built on the site of a former power station – on land which is heavily contaminated with asbestos. Local protester Joanne Bell said 600 tonnes of asbestos had been left on the site of the East Yelland Power
A FATHER of four who has an asbestos-related cancer believes he picked it up while working in a former Caterham hospital. And lawyers acting for Mervyn Waiton have appealed for others who worked at St Lawrence’s Hospital at around the same time to get in touch. Mr
A BELFAST company has been fined £9,000 after admitting a series of health and safety breaches linked to asbestos being disturbed whilst renovating a bar. The family-run JDM Property Limited, based on Belfast’s Lisburn Road, was contracted to carry out construction work on the Devenish
Derry City and Strabane District Council has said there is a legal requirement on those responsible for maintaining business premises to deal with asbestos, following revelations about the closure of the Austins store in Derry. A spokesperson for the council confirmed that its officials have
A rail union is calling for a busy Tube station to be closed after raising fears over asbestos. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union voiced safety concerns after roof tiles fell on the platform at Ealing Broadway station in west London. The union said the
Sealed containers were placed on land opposite houses at Deiniolen near Caernarfon by housing association Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd. Asbestos filled containers placed on land near houses in a Gwynedd village, have sparked health fears amongst residents. Two large, red sealed containers are on land opposite
VICTIMS of asbestos-related cancer in Scotland could be in line for bigger payouts following a ruling in their favour at the Court of Session. A worker who sought compensation when he developed pleural plaques on his lungs as a result of being exposed to asbestos
Police Scotland has been told to take “remedial action” over the presence of asbestos in some of its buildings. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served the force with an improvement notice following inspections at four sites in Glasgow earlier this year. The issue was
