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18/01/2010
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Investigation Into Fatal Bus Crash
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving a bus and a pedestrian in Frankley, Birmingham, have named the deceased as Gary Brien, aged 43 from The Roundabout, Northfield. Mr Brien, a married father of three, died following the collision at 9.20pm on Friday 15 January in New Street, Frankley. The collision involved a double-decker bus and occurred near to the junction with Frogmill Lane. Police are investigating the collision and would still like to trace a passenger on the no 61 bus, a black woman who got off the bus outside the Dingle Social Club.
Eurostar Pays Up For Chaos
Eurostar has admitted that it expects to pay up to £10m in compensation to passengers affected by the travel chaos before Christmas. Thousands of people were stranded in the Channel Tunnel when five trains broke down in December because of condensation in their electrics. Eurostar cancelled all services for three days to establish what went wrong and carry out safety tests.
Fine Follows Builder's Death
A Wales construction company has been fined after one of its employees had his head crushed at a site in Gloucestershire. Macob Administration Limited, based in Bridgend, was charged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after 23-year-old Lance Taylor from Thornbury, Bristol, was killed while working on a construction site at Chestnut Walk in Abbeymead, Gloucester on 11 February 2005. Mr Taylor was driving a mini digger, which he was not qualified to operate, and unintentionally hit a lever as he leaned out of the cab window. The digging arm of the vehicle was raised, crushing his head between the cab and the arm. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on site. Gloucester Crown Court heard Macob Administration Ltd pleaded guilty to breaches under Regulation 9(1) and 28(a) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The company was fined £40,000 for each charge and ordered to pay costs of £29,798.14.
Mosque Plan Fails
Plans to build Britain's biggest mosque in east London have collapsed. The Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat wanted to create a place of worship close to the Olympic site which could have accommodated 12,000 people. Newham Council said planning permission for land in Abbey Mills expired in 2006 and a January deadline for the group to come up with a masterplan had passed.
Clean Up For Welsh Waterways
A major clean-up of Welsh rivers, lakes and coastline aims to restore them to their natural state to encourage more wildlife. Environment Agency Wales and the assembly government aim to improve all waterways by 2015 and return them to a "near natural" condition by 2027. They aim to ensure water companies, farming groups, industry and councils work together to tackle pollution.
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving a bus and a pedestrian in Frankley, Birmingham, have named the deceased as Gary Brien, aged 43 from The Roundabout, Northfield. Mr Brien, a married father of three, died following the collision at 9.20pm on Friday 15 January in New Street, Frankley. The collision involved a double-decker bus and occurred near to the junction with Frogmill Lane. Police are investigating the collision and would still like to trace a passenger on the no 61 bus, a black woman who got off the bus outside the Dingle Social Club.
Eurostar Pays Up For Chaos
Eurostar has admitted that it expects to pay up to £10m in compensation to passengers affected by the travel chaos before Christmas. Thousands of people were stranded in the Channel Tunnel when five trains broke down in December because of condensation in their electrics. Eurostar cancelled all services for three days to establish what went wrong and carry out safety tests.
Fine Follows Builder's Death
A Wales construction company has been fined after one of its employees had his head crushed at a site in Gloucestershire. Macob Administration Limited, based in Bridgend, was charged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after 23-year-old Lance Taylor from Thornbury, Bristol, was killed while working on a construction site at Chestnut Walk in Abbeymead, Gloucester on 11 February 2005. Mr Taylor was driving a mini digger, which he was not qualified to operate, and unintentionally hit a lever as he leaned out of the cab window. The digging arm of the vehicle was raised, crushing his head between the cab and the arm. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on site. Gloucester Crown Court heard Macob Administration Ltd pleaded guilty to breaches under Regulation 9(1) and 28(a) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The company was fined £40,000 for each charge and ordered to pay costs of £29,798.14.
Mosque Plan Fails
Plans to build Britain's biggest mosque in east London have collapsed. The Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat wanted to create a place of worship close to the Olympic site which could have accommodated 12,000 people. Newham Council said planning permission for land in Abbey Mills expired in 2006 and a January deadline for the group to come up with a masterplan had passed.
Clean Up For Welsh Waterways
A major clean-up of Welsh rivers, lakes and coastline aims to restore them to their natural state to encourage more wildlife. Environment Agency Wales and the assembly government aim to improve all waterways by 2015 and return them to a "near natural" condition by 2027. They aim to ensure water companies, farming groups, industry and councils work together to tackle pollution.
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Police Renew Appeal Following Fresh Sighting Of DJ Derek
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