Activation letter to the PSPRB 2026 Northern Ireland pay round
Activation letter from the Northern Ireland Justice Minister to the PSPRB Chair for the 2026 to 2027 Northern Ireland pay round. Source link
Belgravia waste crook forced to pay £1.4m compensation
A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England. A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency uncovered a network of 16 illegal dumping sites, stretching from the South East to the North West. Places the waste was dumped included […]
Low Pay Commission regional visits 2026
The Low Pay Commission is holding meetings with individuals and employers. We want to hear first-hand evidence about the impact of the National Minimum Wage. Your evidence will help shape our recommendations to the Government on the future of the minimum wage. Low Pay Commissioners will be visiting the following locations in 2026: Location Date Bradford 18/19 […]
HMRC offers time to help pay your tax bill
Self Assessment customers can spread the cost of their tax bill with HMRC’s Time to Pay service. Almost 18,000 Self Assessment payment plans have been set up since 6 April. The deadline to file and pay is 31 January 2026 – but it’s best to act early. With the festive season upon us and some […]
Builder who stole plant machinery and used company money to pay for Audi ordered to repay more than £190,000
Builder Vasile Hrusca withdrew funds from his failing company to pay off a high-performance Audi and sold plant machinery under hire purchase agreements, spending the proceeds on gambling Hrusca was handed a suspended sentence and disqualified as a company director earlier this year Financial investigations by the Insolvency Service under the Proceeds of Crime Act […]
Somerset caravan park owner to pay £116,263 for disturbing SSSI
A Somerset caravan park owner has been ordered to pay £116,263 after being convicted of disturbing a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which serves as an internationally important breeding ground for wading birds and waterfowl. John Holland, 59, of Tapmoor Road, Moorlinch, appeared before Taunton Crown Court on Wednesday 26 November for sentencing after […]
Landowner to pay £31,000 for landscaping Cornish SSSI with waste
Martin McAnulty oversaw the importation of waste with the intention of levelling and landscaping nationally important habitats on SSSI land. The court has ordered him to remove all the waste and return the site to its previous state as wet grassland and woodland. His actions significantly damaged habitat home to naturally scarce habitats and species. […]
Derbyshire firm to pay nearly £90,000 for breaking waste permit
Environment Agency investigation ends in successful prosecution Court told large amounts of ash spread over five acres of adjoining land without permit Sentencing hearing at Nottingham Magistrates on Friday 7 November 2025 At Nottingham Magistrates Court on 7 November 2025, Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling Ltd of Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were fined £40,000 and ordered […]
Skip hire boss ordered to pay back cash after waste crime
A Merseyside skip hire boss has been ordered to pay back £250,000 after she was found to have profited from illegal waste crime. The Environment Agency secured the confiscation order against Patricia Hills, 72, of Redfern Street, Bootle, after she was previously jailed for operating MWM Recycling Ltd illegally. The confiscation hearing under the Proceeds […]