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Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m

Housebuilder Redrow has set aside a further £164 million after vowing to carry out more first safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tragedy. It will take the cost of the firm’s fire safety provisions to £200 million. Redrow has become one of the ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Humza Yousaf challenged to guarantee safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is being asked if he can guarantee Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is safe, amid concerns that cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has been installed at the flagship hospital. Scottish Liberal Democrat ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:25

City

Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge

Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey have revealed further hefty bills after vowing to carry out more fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The firms are among those to sign up to the ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Grenfell inquiry: Fire safety guidance should ‘perhaps’ have been updated sooner

A coroner’s warning to update fire safety guidance five years before the Grenfell tragedy should “perhaps” have been acted upon sooner, a Government official has said. Bob Ledsome, who works for the Department for Levelling Up, ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Derry News

Derry schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools are not unique to Northern Ireland. Rather, Catholic schools are part of an international network of Catholic education where 60 million pupils of all faiths and none are welcomed, cherished, and supported to ...

26 Jan 2022 at 16:33

Blackpool Tower Ballroom floor ready for more dancing feet after refurb

The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom floor is ready to welcome more dancing feet after its most extensive restoration in 30 years. The original wooden dancefloor, which has been quickstepped over by performers including the ...

19 Jan 2022 at 17:56

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. Mr Gove is expected to ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Gove sets March deadline for developers to come up with £4bn cladding plan

Developers must agree a £4 billion plan to fix dangerous cladding on low-rise flats by early March or risk new laws forcing them to act, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said. The Cabinet minister threatened that ...

10 Jan 2022 at 04:55

Inquiry finds no evidence Channel 4 reality show used paid actors

Channel 4 has said no evidence has been found to support Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ claim that its programme Tower Block Of Commons used paid actors, following an investigation and internal review. During a ...

15 Jul 2022 at 13:00

Grenfell Tower Inquiry hears details of how vulnerable residents died alone

A schizophrenic resident and an elderly man with dementia were among those who died in their Grenfell Tower flats after receiving no help from authorities on the night of the fire, an inquiry has heard. Vincent ...

20 Jul 2022 at 17:29

Local News

Planning granted for 30-metre communications tower in Carndonagh

Planning permission has been granted for the replacement of a communications tower in Carndonagh with a significantly higher structure. Eircom Limited, trading as Eir, has been granted planning permission by ...

01 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Local News

Derry to mark St Colmcille Feast Day as 1500th celebrations come to a close

As part of the final celebration of the Colmcille 1500 programme to mark the feast day of St Colmcille/Columba a special Mass will be celebrated this evening (Thursday) by the Bishop of Derry in St. ...

09 Jun 2022 at 09:33

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