Asbestos in Southwark Tower Block

Posted on July 21, 2010 with No Comments

Residents of an asbestos-riddled tower block will be asked to leave their homes, as Southwark Council considers plans to sell the building off to private developers.

Assembly rooms finally get an overhaul

Posted on July 19, 2010 with No Comments

THE multi-million pound refurbishment of the Assembly Rooms looks set to finally get under way – after city leaders agreed to scale back the project.

Plans for a massive revamp of the council-owned venue – one of the mainstays of the Fringe – have suffered a series of funding problems since they were unveiled in 2006.

Eyemouth golf club blaze debris poses ‘no risk’

Posted on July 12, 2010 with 2 Comments

Health officials have said there is no risk to the public from Asbestos debris left after a fire at a Borders golf course.

A firefighter was airlifted to hospital after being hurt while dealing with the blaze in Eyemouth on Wednesday.

He was injured when a greenkeeper’s shed containing a number of chemicals collapsed.

What is the asbestos risk to Nottingham tenants?

Posted on July 7, 2010 with 1 Comment

ASBESTOS was commonly used in house construction from the 1920s until 1970s when most of the Nottingham’s council estates were built. So the discovery that hundreds of council homes in the city contain the potentially lethal material is no surprise. However, the fact that 13 per cent of Asbestos surveyed properties – roughly 2,200 homes so far – have “high risk” material in them will worry tenants.

Jennifer Deakin, 60, of Brindley Road, Bilborough, where she has lived more than 30 years, has been told that amosite – a form of brown asbestos – is present in the living areas of her home.

Do you know where the Asbestos is in your home?

Posted on July 2, 2010 with 5 Comments

Prolonged or intense exposure to asbestos fibres can cause lung diseases but it can be safely managed at home.