Agriculture has one of the highest fatal accident rates of all industries in the UK. As farms are homes as well as workplaces children are often present and every year they are seriously hurt and even killed.
If flooding is imminent in your area, or has occured, you should follow the generic Go In, Stay In, Tune In advice.
The first half of 2010 has been the driest period for the North West since our rainfall records began 74 years ago. Lack of rain means that reservoir levels are much lower than we would like them to be for this time of year.
At 12.00pm on Monday 14th June 2010, police were notified about an explosion in Chester on Foregate Street near to the front of Marks and Spencer.
The restrictions on UK airspace have now been lifted, however the volcanic ash cloud coming from Iceland continues to cause occasional disruption to air traffic around Europe.
On Monday 22nd February a serious gas leak resulted in King Street, Middlewich, being closed and diversions being put in place.
BOMB disposal experts were called after police discovered containers of chemicals similar to those used by the London July 7 bombers. Police found a quantity of liquid acetone peroxide after executing a warrant at a flat in Latimer Close, Widnes.
In the early hours of Wednesday 24th March 2010 a fire broke out at a three storey house in Nantwich Road, Crewe. At its height a total of 65 fire fighters attended the scene to control the blaze.
The Business Continuity Awareness Week 2010 took place last week commencing on Monday 22 March to provide an educational event for people who would like to learn more about business continuity management and how they might benefit from its application.
With the number of swine flu cases now falling, the National Pandemic Flu Service will stop offering
assessments at 1am on 11th February 2010.