The British Metal Recycling Association (BMRA), an industry body that deals with 95 percent of Britain’s scrap, said it favoured parliamentary rejection of a bill which proposed a no-cas
The Government says it still sees the need for legal changes to combat metal crime after rejecting a bill in Parliament. The proposed legislation received parliamentary support at the time but on Friday was rejected after ministers declared their objection.
Vandalism of public toilets has led to the facilities being put up for sale – that is the situation in which a North West council has found itself. One former toilet building has already been converted into a car dealership.
During a raid police found stolen property including a JCB digger worth £10,000 at an illegal scrap yard. The yard in Norfolk has now been cleared by police, and its owner Tony Gray, was jailed last year for two years and three months.
Officers have praised the bravery of shop staff who fought off an armed attempted thief.
Fire crews were still attending a raging fire a day after it began in a midlands town. The listed building in Northampton was so badly damaged that experts say it is at risk of collapsing.
An alleged thief became trapped under a steamroller he was supposedly trying to steal. The man was wedged under the heavy equipment in East Lothian for an hour-and-a-half on Sunday (December 18).
A family firm has had its meat stock ransacked and children’s presents stolen to complete a miserable Christmas. Richards Family Butchers says it will work around the clock to replace its customers’ orders in time for their Christmas roast.
An undercover operation has revealed the extent to which rogue scrap dealers are willing to launder stolen metal. The illicit trade, which is worth an estimated millions of pounds, causes all sorts of knock-on effects when cable is stolen from power or rail lines.
A 20 pence charge for public toilets is one of a series of options being considered by councillors, which also include the possibility of permanently closing toilets other than in selected tourist hotspots.