westmidlands A feed from The Government Says. en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378221&NewsAreaID=2 M6 Junction 8 Ray Hall (M6 / M5 Interchange) The link road from the M6 southbound carriageway to the M5 southbound carriageway will be closed overnight from 9.00pm to 5.00am from Saturday 13 September 2008 to Sunday... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378188&NewsAreaID=2 The Government's groundbreaking Grassroots Grants scheme declared itself open for business today and called on small local voluntary and community groups across the West Midlands Region to come forward and get... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378147&NewsAreaID=2 An electrical transformer is due to be moved from Alstom Power, Stafford to Ellesmere Port.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378090&NewsAreaID=2 Over 40 accountants and tax advisers joined HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for a regional Working Together conference in Birmingham at the National Motorcycle Museum yesterday, Tuesday, 2 September 2008. &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378016&NewsAreaID=2 - Heritage Open Days, 11 - 14 September 2008 - www.heritageopendays.org.uk    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377934&NewsAreaID=2 The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson, has registered one of Warwickshire's hidden historical gems, Temple Balsall, thereby confirming ownership after hundreds of years of uncertainty. Registration with Land... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377793&NewsAreaID=2 M6 Junction 8 Ray Hall (M6 / M5 Interchange) The link road from the M6 southbound carriageway to the M5 southbound carriageway will be closed overnight from 9.00pm to 5.00am from Saturday 6 September 2008 to Sunday... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377703&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency will start work on Monday (1st September) on a £5million scheme to refurbish the westbound carriageway of the M50 Queenhill Viaduct between junctions 1 and 2 near Tewkesbury.  &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377680&NewsAreaID=2 A Black Country engineering company has secured a major overseas contract in the Far East, with help from UK Trade & Investment.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377585&NewsAreaID=2 More early years and childcare settings are meeting requirements set by the Government than three years ago, with recommendations made in inspections being an important catalyst for improvement. This is the message... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377584&NewsAreaID=2 More early years and childcare settings are meeting requirements set by the Government than three years ago, with recommendations made in inspections being an important catalyst for improvement. This is the message... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377583&NewsAreaID=2 More early years and childcare settings are meeting requirements set by the Government than three years ago, with recommendations made in inspections being an important catalyst for improvement. This is the message... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377582&NewsAreaID=2 More early years and childcare settings are meeting requirements set by the Government than three years ago, with recommendations made in inspections being an important catalyst for improvement. This is the message... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377354&NewsAreaID=2 The M6 in Cheshire will be closed in both directions for one night next month to remove a damaged bridge.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377395&NewsAreaID=2 Road works lifted for Motorists travelling over August Bank Holiday Road works are being removed from England's motorways and trunk roads - wherever it is safe to do so - to make journeys easier for travellers... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377312&NewsAreaID=2 A team of drug workers who help substance misusers from across Dudley to turn their lives around have been nominated for a prestigious national award.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377021&NewsAreaID=2 Time is running out for people in the West Midlands to submit nominations for a Home Office national awards scheme to find the drug worker and team of the year.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377017&NewsAreaID=2 A COLESHILL firm is exporting to Latvia following help from UK Trade & Investment.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377002&NewsAreaID=2 Road works lifted for Motorists travelling over August Bank Holiday Road works are being removed from England's motorways and trunk roads - wherever it is safe to do so - to make journeys easier for travellers... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376966&NewsAreaID=2 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that in the 10 year-period between 1997/98 to 2006/07 there were 399 fatal accidents involving farm workers and 134 of these fatal incidents occurred during the harvest... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376970&NewsAreaID=2 To help drivers from the West Midlands make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost two-thirds of all major roadworks on England... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376894&NewsAreaID=2 Impersonators who sit driving tests for others were today issued a severe warning that their action's are being monitored and will result in prosecution with tougher sentencing by the courts.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376807&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning construction companies to ensure they provide a safe system of work and proper training and supervision, after three men were seriously injured when the scaffolding... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376769&NewsAreaID=2 Flying saucers, buggies and miniature helicopters descend on Salisbury Plain for MoD competition - Nuneaton Team Competing.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376629&NewsAreaID=2 The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Motorcycle Industry Association have teamed up with leading motorcycle insurance companies to offer significant insurance discounts to all qualified bikers who successfully... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376581&NewsAreaID=2 A Solihull drug worker has been nominated for a prestigious national award.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376512&NewsAreaID=2 Legislation regarding the use of heavier vehicles for driving tests has been delayed until September 30, 2013. British Ministers have decided to take up this option to allow driving test candidates to continue ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376424&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency will start work later this year on an approximately £5 million scheme to refurbish the westbound carriageway of the M50 Queenhill Viaduct between junctions 1 and 2 near Tewkesbury. &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376393&NewsAreaID=2 Local efforts in Wolverhampton to tackle chewing gum litter are receiving a boost from the Chewing Gum Action Group.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376387&NewsAreaID=2 The Consumer Council for Water is encouraged that Severn Trent Water is proposing to keep water bill increases very near to the rate of inflation, with a total proposed bill increase of around 1% above inflation... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376282&NewsAreaID=2 M6 Junction 8 Ray Hall (M6 / M5 Interchange)    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376296&NewsAreaID=2 An advertising recruitment company has been wound-up by the High Court in Manchester following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB) of the Insolvency Service.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376255&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to ensure adequate protection measures are in place for forklift operations, after a worker in Wolverhampton suffered a fractured rib from a falling pallet... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375981&NewsAreaID=2 Information Bulletin    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375925&NewsAreaID=2 Land Registry staff will be joining exhibitors at the Minsterley Show on 9 August to talk about the benefits of registering land.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375923&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Herefordshire celebrates 21 years of green farming, which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375903&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Warwickshire celebrates 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375901&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Staffordshire celebrates 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375899&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Worcestershire celebrates 21 years of green farming, which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375897&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Shropshire celebrates 21 years of green farming, which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375911&NewsAreaID=2 A Staffordshire company is exporting high quality gazebos to the Netherlands and Ireland, with help from UK Trade & Investment.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375777&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers are being reminded of the problems that litter can cause on motorways and major A roads as the Highways Agency's summer "Bag it! and Bin it!" campaign against roadside litter gets underway. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375705&NewsAreaID=2 M6 Junction 8 Ray Hall (M6 / M5 Interchange) The link road from the M6 southbound carriageway to the M5 southbound carriageway will be closed overnight from 9.00pm to 5.00am from Saturday 9 August 2008 to Sunday... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375669&NewsAreaID=2 The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) released its report today into a derailment at Duddeston Junction, Birmingham, on 10 August 2007. The full report into the incident is available here: http://www.raib... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375575&NewsAreaID=2 Land Registry staff will be joining exhibitors at the Tenbury Wells Show on 2 August to talk about the benefits of registering land.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375546&NewsAreaID=2 Schemes short-listed for a share of a £200m transport infrastructure fund for new housing developments were announced today by Housing Minister Caroline Flint and Transport Minister Rosie Winterton.  &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375518&NewsAreaID=2 Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is today setting out plans to contribute at least £5 million to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk of flooding... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=194463&NewsAreaID=2 The Lottery's Awards for All small grants scheme just got bigger. The ceiling for funding awards for local communities in the West Midlands is today being raised to £10,000 and a new lower threshold level... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=220965&NewsAreaID=2 Touring cinema, wildlife conservation and support for people with mental health problems are among the many worthwhile causes throughout the West Midlands to benefit from the latest round of the Lottery's Awards... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=220966&NewsAreaID=2 A scheme to set up community cinemas in village halls is one of 18 projects in Worcestershire and Herefordshire receiving grants worth more than £80,000 from the Lottery Awards for All programme. They are part... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=220963&NewsAreaID=2 A scheme to encourage breastfeeding among young mothers is one of 21 projects in Staffordshire receiving grants worth more than £100,000 from the Lottery Awards for All programme. They are part of a package... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=220964&NewsAreaID=2 A horticultural project that provides therapy for people with mental health problems in Birmingham is to expand, thanks to the Lottery's Awards for All programme. The money is part of over £175,000 going... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=85293&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=84832&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=84753&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=85460&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=132688&NewsAreaID=2 NO EXCEPTIONS - DVLA's latest enforcement weapon, a freephone road tax enforcement hotline - 08000 325 202 - will be launched on 19 October throughout the Midlands for members of the public to ring and report... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=337840&NewsAreaID=2 Two Low Pay Commissioners will take part in a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage in Worcester on Wednesday 12 December.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=226913&NewsAreaID=2 Three Low Pay Commissioners will visit Birmingham on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 September.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=132792&NewsAreaID=2 Low Pay Commissioners will visit Coventry on a fact-finding visit concerning the National Minimum Wage on Wednesday 20 October. Paul Gates and Ian Hay's visit will focus on the security, cleaning and catering... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=332897&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is exhibiting in the National Painting and Decoration Show at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 27th and 28th November in an effort to reduce the number of accidents and instance... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=332334&NewsAreaID=2 Up to 70% of Great Britain's hairdressers suffer skin damage and over half of them will suffer from dermatitis at some point during their career. In support of National Hairdressers' Day, the Health and ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=334204&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning landlords to make sure that their gas safety checks are up to date and their gas appliances maintained in a safe condition.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=333026&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned employers and the self-employed to ensure safe systems of work are in place when working at height. The warning follows HSE's prosecution of a Stourbridge glazing... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=338883&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning company directors and owners of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height. This follows the HSE prosecution of a director after an incident... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=335612&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in conjunction with the Coventry and Warwickshire Safety Group and Local Authorities, is holding two seminars on Workplace Transport in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in an effort... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=343982&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that they must ensure work at height is carried out safely following an incident where a man from Tutbury, Staffordshire suffered major injuries after falling... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=340595&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning company directors and owners of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height. This follows the HSE prosecution of a company after an incident... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=345402&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with Warwickshire Police who are leading the ongoing criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic deaths of the four fire fighters in the ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=344999&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to the public to only allow CORGI registered gas installers to work on their appliances. Every year approximately 25 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=346141&NewsAreaID=2 In an effort to reduce the number of farm workers killed and injured each year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is holding a Safety & Health Awareness Day in Pershore College of Horticulture, Worcestershire... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=346633&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded employers of their legal duty to ensure as far as reasonably practicable the health and safety at work of all employees. The reminder follows HSE's prosecution... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=349974&NewsAreaID=2 Last year over half of the workers who died on construction sites worked in refurbishment, and the number of those deaths rose by 61%. Today, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced that, throughout February... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=348787&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding companies of their legal duties relating to manual handling after an employee was injured when a 50kg sack of basmati rice fell on his neck.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=348490&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that they must regularly inspect and maintain their equipment to protect their workforce. This follows HSE's prosecution of a Birmingham company after...