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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…