This article was Issued on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive by the Regional News Network. A trust providing housing and care for the elderly and two firms hired to carry out refurbishment work at its premises in Alnwick have been fined after staff and residents were put at risk of exposure to asbestos… read more →

This article was Issued on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive by the Regional News Network. A Rochdale-based re-upholstery firm and company director have been fined after workers were exposed to potentially-deadly asbestos fibres for nearly five years. Mansfield Soft Furnishings Ltd and David Mansfield were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).. read more →