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Environment Wildlife Farming

Council agrees to overturn plan for inland salmon farm following legal challenge

Wiltshire Council has agreed to overturn its decision to green light an inland salmon farm after being faced with a legal challenge contesting the plans.

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Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

Six-figure settlement after death of Wirral husband and father from mesothelioma

A six-figure settlement has been agreed for a Wirral widow and her family after the death of a man, aged 77, from mesothelioma, a cancer primarily caused by asbestos.

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Human rights Employment Benefits

Former Trafford Council whistleblower brings unfair dismissal claim after exposing unlawful council tax reduction scheme

A former Trafford Council welfare rights advisor who helped expose the council's unlawful council tax reduction scheme is bringing an Employment Tribunal claim alleging he was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing. 

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