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01/02/2010
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London Fire Drama
Nine people have been rescued from flats in central London after a fire broke out on Sunday evening. London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said there was an explosion in a five-storey building on St Giles High Street, close to the Centrepoint tower. All of those rescued were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, but none required hospital treatment. Thirty firefighters attended the incident, but police said they were not treating it as suspicious.
Chinese Lanterns Spark Alert
Farmers want a ban on Chinese lanterns which are released into the air at outdoor events such as weddings. They said that the ceremonial lights are killing livestock, complaining the lanterns are causing a serious problem. The paper lanterns with candles inside can float for several miles before crashing to the ground. They can cause injury or death if eaten by animals. The National Farmers' Union has written to the Government, but UK-based maker Sky Lanterns said it is already introducing safer lanterns and wants models using metal wire banned.
School Replacements To Boost Wales
Swansea council is to look at building six primary schools to replace 13 where it considers buildings and facilities are out-dated and in a poor condition. Swansea council outlined its programme, Quality in Education 2020, in 2007. The study will focus on new-build primaries which would aim to replace: Gorseinon Infants/Juniors/Nursery; Graig Infants/Pentrepoeth Infants/Juniors; Manselton Primary/Cwmbwrla Primary; Tregwyr Infants/Juniors and Brynhyfryd Infants/Juniors and Plasmarl Primary after the council secured £240,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government towards carrying out the initial feasibility studies.
Tractor Stolen From Coal Site
A tractor has been stolen from an opencast coal site in central Scotland. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. The John Deere green and yellow tractor was taken sometime between 10.30am on Friday 22 January and 6am on 27 January from the Meadowhill Opencast Coal Site. It is worth a five figure sum and anyone with information can contact Central Scotland Police on 01786 456000 or information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Fine Follows Builder's Death Fall
A Bolton house-building company has today been fined £7,500 after one of its workers fell to his death. DC Kennedy Homes Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Ian Smith, 64, was killed when he fell from an unstable ladder. Manchester Crown Court heard that Mr Smith was working on a project to build six new semi-detached houses in Dale Gardens, on Easedale Road in Bolton, on 19 December 2007 when he fell five metres to the ground. HSE's investigation found that DC Kennedy Homes had allowed work to be carried out on the first and second floors of the house, before the stairs had been fitted. The ladder, which was used to reach the second floor, had not been secured and was missing its rubber feet.
(PR/GK)
Nine people have been rescued from flats in central London after a fire broke out on Sunday evening. London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said there was an explosion in a five-storey building on St Giles High Street, close to the Centrepoint tower. All of those rescued were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, but none required hospital treatment. Thirty firefighters attended the incident, but police said they were not treating it as suspicious.
Chinese Lanterns Spark Alert
Farmers want a ban on Chinese lanterns which are released into the air at outdoor events such as weddings. They said that the ceremonial lights are killing livestock, complaining the lanterns are causing a serious problem. The paper lanterns with candles inside can float for several miles before crashing to the ground. They can cause injury or death if eaten by animals. The National Farmers' Union has written to the Government, but UK-based maker Sky Lanterns said it is already introducing safer lanterns and wants models using metal wire banned.
School Replacements To Boost Wales
Swansea council is to look at building six primary schools to replace 13 where it considers buildings and facilities are out-dated and in a poor condition. Swansea council outlined its programme, Quality in Education 2020, in 2007. The study will focus on new-build primaries which would aim to replace: Gorseinon Infants/Juniors/Nursery; Graig Infants/Pentrepoeth Infants/Juniors; Manselton Primary/Cwmbwrla Primary; Tregwyr Infants/Juniors and Brynhyfryd Infants/Juniors and Plasmarl Primary after the council secured £240,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government towards carrying out the initial feasibility studies.
Tractor Stolen From Coal Site
A tractor has been stolen from an opencast coal site in central Scotland. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. The John Deere green and yellow tractor was taken sometime between 10.30am on Friday 22 January and 6am on 27 January from the Meadowhill Opencast Coal Site. It is worth a five figure sum and anyone with information can contact Central Scotland Police on 01786 456000 or information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Fine Follows Builder's Death Fall
A Bolton house-building company has today been fined £7,500 after one of its workers fell to his death. DC Kennedy Homes Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Ian Smith, 64, was killed when he fell from an unstable ladder. Manchester Crown Court heard that Mr Smith was working on a project to build six new semi-detached houses in Dale Gardens, on Easedale Road in Bolton, on 19 December 2007 when he fell five metres to the ground. HSE's investigation found that DC Kennedy Homes had allowed work to be carried out on the first and second floors of the house, before the stairs had been fitted. The ladder, which was used to reach the second floor, had not been secured and was missing its rubber feet.
(PR/GK)
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