Officials say lives are being put at risk after a series of gully grate thefts which create hazards on roads when grids are left uncovered. The council affected, Trafford in the north-west, believe that the thieves are taking the cast iron grates to scrap metal dealers, where they can weigh them in as scrap.
Month: May 2011
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Utility firms have responded to the price of copper increasing 41% which has in turn led to a rise in thefts from its premises by setting up a nationwide intelligence-led task force.
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A survey conducted by Gate Safe highlighted a high level of risk among automated gates. It shows that a huge 88 per cent of the gates surveyed failed to comply with current health and safety guidelines in relation to the inclusion of recommended features/procedures designed to reduce the risk of injury.
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A cordon had to put around an industrial shed in case of explosive material. BBC Scotland presenter Bill Whiteford, who lives nearby, said: "We’re very close the main Glasgow-Edinburgh line.