Health and Safety Executive

Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory

The blast in May 2021 claimed the life of George Hinds.

Gas specialist recalls ‘emotionally taxing’ week investigating Heysham explosion

A toddler died after being hit by a tractor in Devon

Toddler dies following incident involving tractor

The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive show 139 people reported suffering injuries at work in Lancaster in 2021/22.

Shocking new figures: more than 100 workers injured doing their jobs last year

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff ‘lucky to be alive’ after ‘nasty’ Top Gear crash, says son

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘being looked into’ by Health and Safety board

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings

Lancashire County Council trees

Every tree owned by council to be numbered - here's the reason why

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Cows grazing. Picture: Adobe Stock

Walkers and farmers in Lancaster and Morecambe warned to be vigilant of cattle d...

Fifteen Lancashire County Council highways staff have been left suffering the ill-effects of using vibrating equipment like pneumatic drills (image: Simin Zoran/Adode Stock)

Everyday tasks "difficult or impossible" for road workers after vibration injury

A Polaris Ranger vehicle pulling a trailer has fallen into a river when a bridge collapsed at around 4.25pm yesterday (Tuesday, January 18) in the Moor Lane area of Roeburndale, east of Lancaster. Pic: Thomas Beresford

One dead in Lancashire bridge collapse and others seriously injured

Lancaster Town Hall.

Health and Safety Executive conducts business spot checks across Lancaster distr...

Liam Peck and his dad Craig.

Investigation continues into death of dad and son killed in Bolton-le-Sands roof...

Lancashire-based Accrol

Demand for toilet rolls meant Lancashire firm had to keep working

Liam Peck. (Credit: Lancashire Police)

'Devastated' family pay tribute to Lancaster man who died in Bolton-le-Sands roo...

Police attended shortly before 1pm on Monday (February 8) and found two workmen had been injured while carrying out building work. Pic: PA Wire/PA Images

Man remains in "extremely serious condition" after Bolton-le-Sands roof collapse

A man is his 20s has died and another has been rushed to hospital after the roof of a house collapsed in Bolton-le-Sands.

Roof collapse leaves one man dead and another with 'life-threatening injuries' i...

An explosion at a water treatment works in Bristol has killed four people - here...

Halfords offers free car check and discounts for teachers, emergency workers and...

These driving test centres are reopening their waiting rooms as DVSA eases restr...

Spot checks are to be carried out on businesses in the Lancaster district.

Enhanced spot checks to be carried out on Lancaster district businesses in bid t...

Firefighters were called to free a casualty trapped in their car after a crash on the M6 northbound, near Charnock Richard, in January 2017. There is no suggestion any were hurt on this specific job (Picture: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service)

Firefighters increasingly hurt on the job - with rise blamed on heavy lifting du...

Burbage Primary School in Buxton, Derbyshire closed earlier this week - and schools across the UK could close for over two months in the event of a global pandemic (Getty Images)

UK schools could close for two months in the event of coronavirus pandemic

Amazon has opened its first ever supermarket - and you don’t have to go through ...

More than 600 workers have been seriously injured in Amazon UK warehouses

Robbie Williamson

Gas firm fined £2,000,000 over death of boy (11)

James Titcombe who lost his son Joshua.

No action to be taken over deaths at hospital