Boohoo launches independent investigation following claims of exploitation at their Leicester factory
UK fashion company boohoo has launched an independent investigation following allegations of poor pay and working conditions at their Leicester factory 'Jaswal Fashions', with...
National Grid launches Mersey power tender
NATIONAL Grid ESO is offering a nine-year contract for reactive power services in the Mersey region.
This is the first time that the company has...
Community Value Charters should be adopted by public sector to improve lives of residents,...
THE LIVES of residents must measurably improve as a result of how councils commission and provide local public services, a report by the think-tank...
Sheffield University leads £1.2m research network to build sustainable food systems
The University of Sheffield has been awarded £1.2 million to lead a network of researchers working to build a sustainable, resilient global food system.
Sheffield...
Yorkshire Water looking to save millions of litres of water in new trial
YORKSHIRE Water is working with Itron on a new smart meter water leakage trial in Sheffield which it hopes could play a key role...
Ofgem approves 600MW Shetland transmission link
OFGEM has approved a proposal by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland...
Halogen bulb ban announced
The government has announced plans to end the sale of halogen light bulbs from this September.
Legislation being brought forward this month will also include...
Just 35 on street electric vehicle chargers per council to be installed by 2025,...
Councils are planning to install an average of only 35 on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers between now and 2025, new research reveals.
The research commissioned by Centrica under a Freedom...
Nearly £10m funding boost to help improve water quality in Wales
NEARLY £10m of capital funding will be used in 2020-21 to improve water quality across Wales and also tackle water pollution issues from abandoned...
Top three national ranking for Coventry’s EV charge points
COVENTRY has been named in the top three of a national league table highlighting the towns and cities with the most electric vehicle charge...
