Regulatory burden on business up by £6bn a year under Conservatives April 23, 2024 The regulatory burden placed on businesses has risen by £6bn a year under the Conservative government, a new report has found.
Thames Water won’t be drawn on secret nationalisation plan and 56 per cent bill rise claims April 19, 2024 Britain's biggest water firm, Thames Water, which has built up a mammoth £18bn debt pile, is under severe pressure to come up with fresh funding or face either collapse or being taken into public ownership.
Water firms ordered to strengthen supply plans by Ofwat or have their profits slashed March 2, 2023 Ofwat has demanded water companies toughen up their plans to secure reliable water services in the coming decades.
Ofwat and the Environment Agency must have the willpower to fix the water industry March 20, 2023 The heads of both leading watchdogs for the water industry were grilled in Parliament last week by MPs, amid concerns over sewage leaks.
British agriculture won’t survive any more wind changes from Westminster November 8, 2022 It is still 2022, we’ve got a third new prime minister, but there’s still no end to the economic chaos or U-turns in Westminster. It’s no wonder individuals and industries are impacted. Above all, there’s one common denominator when so many governments replace each other: uncertainty. Rishi Sunak initially signalled he wouldn’t be attending the [...]
Root and branch failure: Government set to miss tree planting targets June 25, 2022 The government has 'zero chance' of reaching its tree planting targets, the UK's forestry trade body has warned.
‘Americans will be licking their lips’: Export of UK lamb to US from January as three decade-old ban ends December 4, 2021 Exports of British lamb to the United States are set to resume in January. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended the rule which currently prevents imports of lamb from the UK into the US. The amended “small ruminant rule” will come [...]
Ofwat: Thames Water has ‘significant issues to address’ as industry pays £1.4bn to shareholders October 26, 2023 Water regulator Ofwat has named the four worst performing water companies, with troubled Thames Water among those being urged to address big holes in their finances. Ofwat, which oversees the water sector in England and Wales, said Thames Water, Southern Water, SES Water and South East Water need to deliver a turnaround in their financial [...]
Enterprise blockchain Aventus Network has carbon footprint verified as ‘neutral’ October 9, 2022 Aventus Network has achieved carbon neutral status. The enterprise blockchain commissioned UK-based Carbon Footprint Ltd to verify its neutral calculation based on the energy data Aventus Network provided relating to the electricity consumption of its data servers. Carbon Footprint Ltd uses 2022 emission factors developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) [...]
Last alpaca standing: Geronimo and owner on high alert as Kiwi animal faces destruction August 21, 2021 The owner of an alpaca who faces destruction after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis remains on “high alert” after a 24-hour reprieve expired. Helen Macdonald said officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are yet to visit her farm in south Gloucestershire to enforce the destruction order. Geronimo has twice tested [...]