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Traffic Commissioner throws out waste offender’s licence bid

A convicted waste offender who applied for an O-licence has been turned down.

Company fined £54,000 after driver crushed

A company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a driver was crushed by a forklift truck.

Cigarettes smuggled by truck in a white goods shipment

An eight-strong gang that smuggled more than 2 million illegal cigarettes into the north-east hidden among fridge freezers on the back of a truck received sentences at Teesside Crown Court on 26 October of more than 26 years.

TIP Skips’ O-licence appeal dismissed by Upper Tribunal

The Upper Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by a Wigan skip operator against the refusal of an operator’s licence.

Environment Agency reports record fines

A total of 93% of the 14,000 businesses regulated by the Environment Agency demonstrated good compliance with their environmental permit conditions in 2017/18, according to its latest annual report ‘Regulating for people, the environment and growth’.

Black puddings in truck hide smuggled cigarettes

A truck driver from Poland caught smuggling millions of cigarettes into the UK hidden inside pallets of black pudding has been sent to prison following an HMRC investigation.

West Midlands operator sentenced for illegally dumping waste

An operator has been given a community order for illegally dumping household waste on disused land.

Campaign for Safer Roadside Rescue and Recovery builds momentum

The rescue and recovery sector’s call for safer working conditions after three fatalities in close succession has been given a boost after several MPs threw their weight behind the Campaign for Safer Roadside Rescue and Recovery.