A Lancashire trucking company has been fined £30,000 after a mechanic died while repairing a forklift truck.
Joseph Robinson, a mechanic at E Jackson (Chatburn) Ltd, was working with a new employee as they attempted to fix a steering fault on a forklif…
Objections have been raised by locals over United Utilities’ plans to send heavy vehicles through villages north of Clitheroe, such as Waddington, during proposed work for the Haweswater aqueduct scheme, which could last eight years or so.
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Historic houses, an old bridge, village lanes and pedestrians are all at risk from HGV vehicle routes suggested for a major new water tunnel plan for the Forest of Bowland, some Ribble Valley[1] residents fear.
Objections have been raised by locals ove…
A Lancashire trucking company has been fined £30,000 after a mechanic died while repairing a forklift truck.
Joseph Robinson, a mechanic at E. Jackson (Chatburn) Limited, was working with a new employee as they attempted to fix a steering fault on a fo…
They say thee Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) planning application by United Utilities is not being fully scrutinised in-line with planning and conservation rules for protected areas.
But organisations including Ribble Valley[1] Counci…
United Utilities has submitted a major planning application to replace the Haweswater drinking water tunnel system, which runs from the Lake District[1] through Lancashire[2] to Greater Manchester[3].
It is officially called the Haweswater Aqueduct Rep…