It was in the press this week that mobile disco owners have to pay the highest amount for their car insurance compared to a worker in any other profession, according to research. Comparison site confused.com found that mobile disco owners will pay a huge...

This weekend I managed to spend some time in the newly extended local Tesco (Middlebrook) and was amazed to see the extent of goods and services they are now offering. There is a hairdressing salon in there – offering not just cuts, but tans and...

We all go to bars, pubs and nightclubs to have a good time and let go of our inhibitions. We fully expect them to be busy and the atmosphere to be somewhat boisterous but, whilst we are busy having a good time, do we ever stop to think about the safety of...

The Family Justice Review has recently published its final report making a range of recommendations aimed at improving the family justice system and minimising delay. The Review says "no legislation should be introduced that creates, or risks creating,...

A Wigan factory worker has lost two of her fingers following an accident at work involving a machine used to punch handles in plastic bags. 53 year old Karen Schoelzel from Golborne was working for Arrow Flexible Packaging Ltd when the accident took place...

My last blog was about legal aid reform and without wishing to be repetitive I feel the need to blog again on the same subject as I feel so strongly in my opposition to the proposals for legal aid cuts. The Law Society called for a pause in the passage...

Last year, a one-year old child was injured when part of a streetlight was dropped onto her pram from above, striking her head. The incident, which happened in Hackney, east London, was recently the subject of a prosecution by the Health and Safety...

More than five incidents involving falls from height in the construction industry are recorded every day, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). During 2010-2011, 50 construction workers died in accidents at work. Because this industry...

When we select food from shops or supermarkets, we immediately put our faith in the labelling. We trust that it will give us a true statement of the ingredients and nutritional information of what we’re about to eat. One vitally important piece of...

Albeit it’s only November, I have already seen the beginning of the inevitable Christmas shopping promotions. As everyone is supposed to know, Christmas is all about spending time with one another’s families, however that can be a particularly...