yorkshirehumber 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=378256&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds Slight delays are expected at Junction 27 (Gildersome) of the M62 due to roundabout improvement work. There will be various lane closures on the roundabouts and approaches... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378265&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers in the North East are being advised to take extra care on the roads during heavy rain and to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378227&NewsAreaID=2 Transport operators in Shipley, Wakefield, Hull, Keighley, Goole, Leeds, Pontefract and Rotherham are among those due to appear at public inquiries held in Leeds by the Traffic Commissioner for North East England... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378202&NewsAreaID=2 TechnologyWorld08 taking place at Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 17-18 November    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378173&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 Yorkshire and the Humber to come forward and get... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=378130&NewsAreaID=2 Abnormal Load Notification    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377973&NewsAreaID=2 Heritage Open Days 11 - 14 September 2008    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377972&NewsAreaID=2 Heritage Open Days 11 - 14 September 2008 www.heritageopendays.org    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377971&NewsAreaID=2 Heritage Open Days 11 - 14 September 2008 www.heritageopendays.org    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377710&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds Slight delays are expected at Junction 27 (Gildersome) of the M62 due to roundabout improvement work. There will be various lane closures on the roundabouts and approaches... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377591&NewsAreaID=2 A Grimsby nursery was today highlighted as an 'outstanding' example among childcare providers in Yorkshire & The Humber region as Ofsted published its latest report on early years education and care. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377589&NewsAreaID=2 A Doncaster nursery was today highlighted as an 'outstanding' example among childcare providers in Yorkshire & The Humber region as Ofsted published its latest report on early years education and care... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377574&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=377571&NewsAreaID=2 A Sheffield nursery was today highlighted as an 'outstanding' example among childcare providers in Yorkshire & The Humber region as Ofsted published its latest report on early years education and care... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377568&NewsAreaID=2 Scunthorpe nursery The Ark Family Centre was today hailed as an 'outstanding' example of childcare providers in Yorkshire & the Humber region by Ray Langley, Ofsted's Divisional Manager for Children... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377499&NewsAreaID=2 The RAF is coming to Sheffield this weekend to challenge the public with a series of exciting events to highlight some of the many careers available in the service.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377479&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency can confirm that following the successful demolition of Tinsley Towers by E.ON, the necessary checks to the M1 and A631 on the Tinsley Viaduct have been carried out and the routes were re-opened... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=354310&NewsAreaID=2 At the end of a two-month intensive campaign of inspections the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has undertaken 112 site visits and made 72 full inspections of farms in North Leeds, Harrogate and the Vale of York... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377348&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency will begin a major improvement scheme on the A63 Garrison Road roundabout in Hull, on 1 September.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377438&NewsAreaID=2 A new footbridge over the M1 has opened for the first time to walkers in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377399&NewsAreaID=2 Transport operators in Doncaster, Leeds, Hull, Driffield, Sheffield and Dewsbury are among those due to appear at public inquiries held in Leeds by the Traffic Commissioner for North East England in August - September... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377274&NewsAreaID=2 Three new non-executive board members of the Government Equalities Office (GEO) were announced today by Director General Jonathan Rees.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377221&NewsAreaID=2 Saturday 23/Sunday 24 August from midnight into Sunday    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377194&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning to ensure that machinery is properly guarded, following the conviction of a company and an employee after a worker lost his hand in a workplace injury. &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=377019&NewsAreaID=2 Time is running out for people in Yorkshire and the Humber 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=376960&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=376962&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers in Yorkshire, Humber and the North East will benefit from seven sets of roadworks being lifted for the Bank Holiday getaway. Only three sets of roadworks will remain in the region over the Bank Holiday and... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376912&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=376832&NewsAreaID=2 Margaret Lee, a manager at BARCA-Leeds Harm Reduction Service, has been nominated for a national Tackling Drugs Changing Lives Award and the chance to win £10,000 to fund project work at her organisation. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376836&NewsAreaID=2 A Barnsley drugs worker who goes the extra mile to help drug users in her town has been nominated for a national award ( and the chance to win £10,000 to fund prevention or treatment of drug misuse.  &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376840&NewsAreaID=2 A mother struggling to cope with her son's heroin addiction has nominated a Goole drugs worker for a national Tackling Drugs Changing Lives award.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376816&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency is advising drivers to plan their journey for the Leeds Festival this bank holiday.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376803&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376759&NewsAreaID=2 An invasive non-native insect which could harm woodland areas and garden plants in the UK has been identified. The Citrus Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) has been brought in on Acer plants (Acer palmatum... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376639&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=376565&NewsAreaID=2 Saturday 23/Sunday 24 August from midnight into Sunday    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376494&NewsAreaID=2 Councils around England have been encouraged to learn from Rotherham's lead to help clean up the streets, in a new guide published today (13 August).    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376536&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=376162&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376162&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375968&NewsAreaID=2 Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Thursday 7 August. This follows the delivery by Merial of over two million additional doses of Bluetongue serotype 8 (BTV- ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=376019&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Kirklees Council to the admission arrangements of Heckmondwike Grammar School. Kirklees Council had objected to the use of the school... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375979&NewsAreaID=2 Letters are going out next week to around 150 businesses in the Harrogate district as a groundbreaking new project moves health, safety and security to the top of the agenda.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375944&NewsAreaID=2 A large abnormal load is due to be moved from Sheffield Forgemasters, Brightside Lane, Sheffield to ABP Immingham Docks.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375877&NewsAreaID=2 Transport operators in Sheffield, Halifax, Northallerton and Leeds are among those due to appear at public inquiries held in Leeds by the Traffic Commissioner for North East England in August 2008. See further details... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375783&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! litter campaign gets underway in Yorkshire and Humber; part ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375819&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, West Yorkshire 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=375841&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, North Yorkshire 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=375847&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, Humberside 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=375851&NewsAreaID=2 This summer, South Yorkshire 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=375665&NewsAreaID=2 M62 Gildersome Roundabout, south of Leeds Slight delays are expected at Junction 27 (Gildersome) of the M62 due to roundabout improvement work. There will be various lane closures on the roundabouts and approaches... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375649&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Kirklees Council to the admission arrangements of the Mirfield Free Grammar and 6th Form School. Kirklees had objected to Mirfield... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=375514&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=245446&NewsAreaID=2 A Kirklees police officer who has put amazing efforts into reducing crime and fostering positive behaviour in young people has won national recognition.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=245398&NewsAreaID=2 A Kirklees police officer who has put amazing efforts into reducing crime and fostering positive behaviour in young people has won national recognition.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=194464&NewsAreaID=2 The Lottery's Awards for All small grants scheme just got bigger. The ceiling for funding awards for Yorkshire and Humber local communities is today being raised to £10,000 and a new lower threshold level... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=228473&NewsAreaID=2 Staff at the State Veterinary Service's Lincoln office will tomorrow take part in an exercise to test the setting up of a Local Disease Control Centre in the event of a suspected exotic animal disease outbreak... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=87538&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=87999&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=88166&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=87459&NewsAreaID=2    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=372713&NewsAreaID=2 Two Low Pay Commissioners will visit Leeds on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Thursday 3 July 2008. This is one of a number of visits the Low Pay Commission is making around the UK during... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=201466&NewsAreaID=2 Two Low Pay Commissioners will visit Hull on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Monday 15 May.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=320469&NewsAreaID=2 INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: AN HSE SPOKESMAN IS AVAILABALE FOR INTERVIEW - CALL ELIZABETH OGBORN ON 0113 341 3173 TO ARRANGE.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=322529&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today lent its support to CO (carbon monoxide) Awareness Week, organised by campaign group CO Awareness, by reminding homeowners and landlords of the dangers of carbon monoxide... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=320627&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning companies of the risks at working at height, following the prosecution of a Purley company after an incident in which a Sheffield man died.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=322531&NewsAreaID=2 An intensive inspection by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of small firms in the printing industry in Leeds, Wakefield and York last month demonstrated some positive results.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=322660&NewsAreaID=2 The new Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Judith Hackitt, today called for action to ensure that bureaucracy in the name of health and safety does not needlessly interfere with Remembrance Day parades... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=327252&NewsAreaID=2 Statistics published today by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) reveal that in 2006/7 3.1 million working days were lost in Yorkshire and Humber due to injury and ill-health in the workplace - an average of... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=326661&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and larger players in the construction industry are joining together in Doncaster next month as part of the Working Well Together campaign, to drive home some life-saving messages... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=326286&NewsAreaID=2 A farmer, standing on a pallet that was balanced on the forks of a telehandler lift truck fell three metres to his death this week while demonstrating the dangers of working at height.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=323577&NewsAreaID=2 A Bradford safety partnership is helping take the strain out of the workplace by joining a European Health and Safety Week campaign to offer free help for local employers and employees at risk from work-related ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=332312&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=334592&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is issuing a warning to construction firms to make safety a priority when carrying out excavation work following a fatal accident in Sheffield which has resulted in the prosecution... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=339959&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has this week begun an intensive inspection campaign that will take inspectors on to more than 100 farms in Yorkshire over the next month.