Health and Safety

Olympics potential ‘disease reservoir’

Tom Wall18/01/2012 - 13:00

Medical experts have urged the organisers of the Olympic Games in London to learn from disease outbreaks and accidents at other mass gatherings (MGs)....

Fast-food chain loses appeal

Corin Williams19/01/2012 - 14:13

The Planning Inspectorate has backed a council’s decision to stop takeaway chain Domino’s Pizza from opening a branch in Leytonstone because of concerns over health and antisocial behaviour....

Housing

EHOs challenge deregulation plans

Corin Williams19/01/2012 - 13:15

A groundswell of opinion backing council powers to tackle poor standard HMOs has built as EHOs responded to the latest government Red Tape Challenge (RTC)....

Public Health

Councils prepare to take on public health

Corin Williams19/01/2012 - 12:13

Local authorities have been asked to take a lead on developing plans to transfer responsibility of public health from primary care trusts (PCTs) ‘at the earliest opportunity’....

Public Health

John Lewis joins CIEH

Andrew Hamadanian18/01/2012 - 13:00

The John Lewis Partnership has achieved CIEH corporate membership status. ...