Scott Challinor

The UK’s chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, recently declared that the country is free from bird flu after international standards to stamp out the virus had successfully been met.

As schools returned for the start of the 2021/22 academic year this month, the Department for Education’s [DfE] latest attendance figures have laid bare just how Covid-19 restrictions have hampered schools over the previous year.

On September 24, CW Innovation marked its two-year anniversary with a virtual webinar featuring a stellar list of guest speakers from the health sector, as well as announcing a new partnership with C-Score in continuation of their work to drive forward the very latest in healthcare solutions.

Nik Hardy, founder and managing director of Hardy Signs, has received an Honorary Fellowship from Burton and South Derbyshire College [BSDC].

Following the publication of a landmark National Food Strategy report, dental industry bodies have urged the government to take action that will help improve oral health across the nation.

Cornwall-based alternative education provider Transferable Skills Training has been named Vocational Education & Training Centre of the Year for South West England in the 2021 LUXlife Magazine Private Education Awards.

A study by the Worldwide Fund for Nature [WWF] has suggested that eco-friendly policies outlined in the March 2021 Budget equate to 0.01 per cent of UK GDP.

Appearing on The Leaders Council podcast series, Stoneleigh Timber Engineering managing director Adrian Hall spoke out about supply chain issues affecting the construction sector and other areas of industry and how businesses like his are being affected.

Portsmouth-based hotel and restaurant Becketts Southsea has won its sixth award in just two years, after being named Hampshire’s Hospitality Enterprise of the Year at the SME News Southern Enterprise Awards 2021.

Tensioned fabric solutions manufacturers DPI UK Ltd are to exhibit at The Midlands Network Expo in Leicester this September.

The Society of Chemical Industry’s [SCI] head of innovation, David Bott, has reassured that the organisation is supporting efforts to mitigate the use of fossil fuels in the wake of this week’s damning IPCC report on the state of the planet.

Health secretary Sajid Javid’s plans to offer a Covid booster jab to the most vulnerable from early September have been criticised by the chief of the Oxford Vaccine Group.

The National Association of Air Duct Specialists UK [NAADUK] has launched its new SCQF Level 5 Ventilation Hygiene Certificate, believed to be the first of its kind in the country.

The 2020/21 academic year saw 44.8 per cent of candidates achieve A* or A grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the highest on record.

In response the IPCC’s ominous warning on climate change, the UK has called for an urgent global response to help avert disaster.