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Aiming to improve compulsory ongoing training for the drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses, the Government has promised a “sweeping review” of the system.

In a recent public inquiry into an application for an operating licence, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands found a catalogue of offences by several individuals and companies, many of them related to the lending of operator licences.

Road Safety Week 2021 will take place from 15 to 21 November and, while aimed particularly at schools and young people, the organisers are keen to get businesses involved — particularly those reliant on their employees being out on the nation’s roads.

The end of week 1 shows progress on a number of key climate issues, but protestors claim it’s still not enough to prevent climate chaos.

A coalition of 190 countries have agreed to phase out coal power and end support for new coal power plants, thanks to a package of support from international parties.

Sheffield City Council has approved plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) that will charge drivers of the most polluting vehicles to enter the city centre.

A public inquiry into Mafuwer Logistics Ltd conducted by the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Denton, found that almost all the company’s financial resources had been provided by a £50,000 bounce back loan (BBL) in May 2020.

Plans to cut methane emissions and end deforestation, followed by today’s news that finance companies will align with net zero, brings optimism to climate conference.

After 16 months of talks by Department for International Trade (DIT) negotiators, the Prime Ministers of New Zealand and the UK have signed a trade deal which, they say, will cut red tape for businesses and end tariffs on UK exports.

The first ever double decker hydrogen bus tour of the UK has left London on a journey aiming to highlight the part hydrogen has to play in the country’s journey to net zero emissions.