Research/Insight

An Ounce of Prevention - The Statutory Excuse A key part of the civil penalty system is the "statutory excuse," which provides immunity from civil penalties.

The free advice on offer is available in one of two ways.

1. Buy from a reputable manufacturer to be sure of compliance with all relevant regulations, as well as ongoing service and spare parts availability. 2. Make sure you buy the correct level of duty.

There's an old proverb that says: customers are not inherited. You don't have to look too far to see the reality of this on every high street.

On 1st April the Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency scheme will open for registrations and could affect up to 20,000 businesses in the UK.

The London Assembly's recent report on Air Quality stated that air quality in the city is the worst in the UK and amongst the worst in Europe for airborne particles (particulate matter PM10) and nitro

Leiths will be working with Silvia Maccari on two Italian workshops, discovering authentic flavours from all over Italy.

Choose the right pie Look at all your options, from the classic chicken and ham to the more exotic Thai chicken, the varieties are limitless.

Brits spend a healthy £28 per head (or a total of £1.8 billion) on breakfast cereal in the last year alone, up from £1.7 billion in 2008 and a figure Mintel estimates will grow to a massive £2.2 billi

Dr Clair Baynton, head of nutrition at the FSA, said: "In the 1970s full-fat milk was very much the norm, but since then we have seen a decisive shift to semi-skimmed, which now outsells full-fat by q