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Why Khan wants to ban wood-burning stoves and bonfires in private homes and gardens
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Households with log burners risk minimum £175 fine after 2023 rule change
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (460+ words) A tightening of emissions regulations has reduced the amount of smoke new stoves can emit per hour from 5g to 3g. 2023 rules from the previous government mean households in England risk fines of up to £300 if they flout strict log burner and…...
Campaign Calls for a New Standard for Britain's New-Build Homes
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (773+ words) As Britain embarks on one of its biggest periods of housebuilding in a generation, a new national campaign is calling for the gardens around those homes to be given far greater attention. With more than a million new gardens potentially…...
Staff shortages in planning departments worsen, says Home Builders Federation
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (211+ words) by Rachael Forsyth | 09 Sep 26 | Commercial Landscaping, Domestic Landscaping, Landscape Architecture, News | 0 comments According to new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Paragon Bank 9 in 10 local authority planning departments across England and Wales are understaffed, delaying planning decisions and…...
Consumers burning wrong fuel named as biggest chimney fire risk | South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (673+ words) In an emergency call 999 From nappies to Christmas trees, cardboard to household rubbish, fresh data reveals the surprising items being burned in wood-burning stoves. The research, released by HETAS during Chimney Fire Safety Week (7-11 September), also points to a decline…...
Gardening duo Caitlin Moran and Adam Frost launch podcast ‘Outsiding’
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (147+ words) She’s a top columnist and bestselling author fizzing with energy, thoughts spilling out of her mouth as fast as they enter her head. He’s the more reserved, thoughtful Chelsea Gold medallist garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter. Together, Caitlin Moran…...
Toss, turn, get paid: Castlery wants Singapore's worst sleepers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Castlery is looking for some of Singapore's worst sleepers, and it is willing to reward them for tossing and turning. The furniture brand is recruiting five self-professed bad sleepers to become professional mattress testers as part of its new "Bad…...
Households face??300 fine over log burner mistake after law change
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (550+ words) Households in England with a log burner in their home could be landed with fines of up to £300 for making a common mistake. The law states that the amount of smoke new stoves can emit is just 3g per house, down…...
Households face £300 fine over log burner mistake after law change
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (550+ words) Households in England with a log burner in their home could be landed with fines of up to £300 for making a common mistake. The law states that the amount of smoke new stoves can emit is just 3g per house, down…...
UK households face rule change under Andy Burnham - 2030 deadline
1+ week, 1+ day ago (172+ words) The site's founder, Suzanne Smith, wrote: "This is a 'fabric first' approach, because the landlord must first invest towards meeting the Fabric Performance Metric, and once the property meets this, or they register a valid exemption, they must then invest…...