General News
SOCA: Three convicted drugs traffickers who recruited a ‘courier’ to pick up a stash of heroin to distance themselves from the deal were caught when he put the wrong address into his sat nav.
TfL: Hammersmith Flyover will be closed on Sunday 29 April until 17:00 to allow critical works to be completed. The revised work programme removes need for full weekend closures to the flyover and will allow flyover to fully reopen in June; well ahead of London 2012 Games.
ScotGov: The number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in Scotland has reached a record high of over 2m. New figures show that as of 31 March, 38.8% of the population are signed up to be organ donors.
FSA: The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to carry out enhanced molecular-based surveillance and source attribution of campylobacter infections in the UK.
PCS: The PCS union's national executive has unanimously agreed a programme of ongoing action, starting with national strikes over pensions co-ordinated with other unions on 10 May and at the end of June. .
The action across the civil service, health & education, will include joint national strikes; national, regional & local protests; lobbying of ministers, MPs & other politicians; and co-ordinated, targeted industrial action in employer groups and sectors. Some PCS members employed in the private sector are also planning to strike on 10 May.
LGA: Introducing a minimum price for alcohol and banning discounted multi-buy deals could see a surge in potentially dangerous black market booze, public health leaders are warning.
OCUK: Online Centres UK has developed a new Training & Development programme, aimed towards those with a limited training budget who are still keen to develop their staff & volunteers.
WAG: Welsh fishing companies will be casting their nets a bit wider next week as they head to Belgium to attend the European Seafood Exposition, the largest seafood trade event in the world (24 – 26 April 2012).).
MoD: Recently the city of Plymouth officially accepted the honour of hosting the Armed Forces Day national celebrations for 2012 as the official flag was delivered to the city. Plymouth will host the national celebrations on Saturday 30 June 2012 in a spectacular event on Plymouth Hoe.
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