LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Work on the Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme continues to progress in 2025, with construction activity under way across key sites. The scheme is designed to reduce flood risk to homes, businesses, and community facilities that have been previously affected by severe flooding. As part of his visit, Rochdale MP Paul Waugh toured several active construction areas and met with project staff to see first-ha...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We are looking for an Honorary Consul in Lower Saxony. As a candidate you should have a very good understanding and knowledge of Lower Saxony and an established network that will help you to support British interests and to provide support to British Nationals who find themselves in difficulty. The position may also involve helping the British Embassy respond to a crisis. As a British Honorary Consul, you will ...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Commercial property valuations are changing later this year. Be the first to know what this means for you. Sign up for a business rates valuation account to find out what your future rateable value will be. Business rates are based on the 'rateable value' of your property. You can use your business rates valuation account to: * check the details we hold * let us know if something is wrong * see how you...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Store assistants at Aldi to receive a big pay boost from today as the retailer becomes among the first to pay at least £13.02 per hour to all staff. * Minister visits store to celebrate businesses putting money back in the pockets of working people in line with the government's Plan for Change. * Move builds on existing steps to support around 3 million working people and their families through Apr...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Rule change will allow doctors and pharmacists to better respond to flu outbreaks * Patients will get access to vital treatment for flu whatever time of the year * Government reducing restrictions and slashing bureaucracy to help save lives and protect the NHS Patients will get the flu medicines they need more quickly and at any time of the year, thanks to government changes to prescribing regulations. As par...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Farmers and growers across the UK will benefit from £12.6 million in new funding, with two fresh competitions backing research and development of innovative solutions that best cut costs, reduce seasonal labour, improve animal health, and tackle wider industry challenges. Backed through two new Farming Innovation Programme competitions - a 'Dragons Den for farming' - our funding delivered in partnership wit...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, set up in 2015, is an independent, statutory office. It is responsible for keeping and publishing the Register of Consultant Lobbyists. The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists operates as a corporation sole, meaning all its legal and statutory powers and duties are held by the individual serving as the Registrar. Claire Bassett has been selected a...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * 39 trainee lawyers begin careers across England, as part of GLD's legal trainee scheme on 1 September * All current second-year trainees offered permanent qualified lawyer positions upon completionof scheme * 8 university students will also join GLD in a placement scheme A group of 39 aspiring lawyers will gain unique access to government legal work as they start a two-year legal trainee programme at t...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The government's world-leading eradicationprogramme has successfully eradicated the eight-toothedsprucebarkbeetlefrom alloutbreak sites in England that were identified in 2021, it has been revealed today (Monday 1 September). The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle known asIps typographusis a serious pest of spruce trees in Europewhichwas first identified in the UK in 2018.It prefers stressed or dying trees but und...
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At 10:55 on Thursday 14 August, a footbridge spanning the Dean Forest Railway at St Mary's Halt, Lydney, was struck and destroyed by a 360-degree excavator that was being transported on a railway wagon designed for that purpose. The excavator belonged to the railway and had been loaded at Lydney Junction, but with the boom positioned too high to safely pass under the footbridge. A collision occurred and part of t...