International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaking at the annual Bond conference The UK is partnering with Bond – the leading network of over 400 international development organisations – to create innovative solutions to the global challeng… read more
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) will eliminate avoidable single-use plastics from its UK operations by the end of the year, and from its global operations by 2020. It is the first UK government department to announce such a ban. This ambit… read more
Boris Johnson has ordered a ban on avoidable single-use plastics from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s UK operations by the end of 2018. read more
A Newcastle man has been fined for operating a vehicle scrapyard without a permit in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Ronald Coulson Vincent Grieveson, 23, of Forest Hall, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 23… read more
A 23 year-old man has received a £7,260 fine for illegally storing and treating waste vehicles and parts without a permit, despite being warned. read more