UK Government launch consultation on domestic burning
- 22 January 2026
The UK Government has launched a nationwide consultation on domestic wood and solid fuel burning, setting out proposals to reduce air pollution from stoves and fuels used in homes. The consultation, which opened on 22nd January and will run until 19th March 2026, is being led by DEFRA in collaboration with the Scottish Government, Welsh […]
Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean Scotland
- 21 January 2026
Scotland’s biggest mass litter picking event returns later this year and everyone can play their part in cleaning up Scotland. Over the years Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) have mobilised tens of thousands of volunteers to take part in #SpringCleanScotland but now they are looking for more than ever to get involved in 2026. This year’s Spring Clean takes place from 13 March – […]
New regulations to protect tenants from damp and mould
- 20 January 2026
New regulations to protect tenants from damp and mould will be laid in the Scottish Parliament. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 will introduce new duties on landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and start any repairs needed within a set timescale if approved by Parliament. This is the first […]
NHS Inform Page on Drought
- 20 January 2026
The Public Health Scotland Environmental Public Health Team have published a page on NHS Inform on drought: How to stay safe during a drought | NHS inform The Public Health Scotland Environmental Public Health Team has been working on national communications to deliver on the PHS Adverse Weather and Health Plan and one of the channels […]
REHIS President – January 2026 newsletter address
- 19 January 2026
Dear REHIS members, Thank you to everyone for welcoming me as your new President, it is a tremendous honour, and I am truly grateful for your ongoing support of our professional Institute. Rest assured, I will continue to work diligently to benefit our Institute and all of our members. Following the successful celebrations of REHIS’ […]
Clean Air Night – 22 January 2026
- 14 January 2026
Wood burning produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and can cause heart and lung disease, as well as increasing your risk of diabetes and dementia. If people in the UK only burned wood when no other heat source is available, we could avoid more than 1,500 deaths in the […]
Season’s Greetings from REHIS
- 23 December 2025
On behalf of everyone at REHIS, we wish you a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to working with you again in 2026. The REHIS office will close at 2pm on Wednesday 24 December 2024 and will re-open on Monday 5 January […]
REHIS News – December 2025
- 19 December 2025
Season’s GreetingsOn behalf of everyone at REHIS, we wish you a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to working with you again in 2026. REHIS Merry CHRISTMAS The REHIS office will close at 2pm on Wednesday 24 December 2024 and will re-open […]
South Lanarkshire butcher fined £1k after shop explosion which left man in intensive care
- 18 December 2025
A butcher in Strathaven has been fined £1000 after an explosion and fire at her premises left a man with serious burns. Ann Davidson breached health and safety legislation by storing a propane gas cylinder in the kitchen of her premises. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard she and two men, aged 69 and 58, fled as […]
Serious Listeria infections rising in Europe, EU report warns
- 18 December 2025
Changing diets and an ageing population may be contributing to a rise in serious Listeria infections across Europe, according to the new EU One Health Zoonoses Report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In 2024, Listeria caused the highest proportion of hospitalisations and deaths among all foodborne infections reported in the European […]
Incineration in Scotland has increased by 354% since 2011
- 18 December 2025
Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) is calling for urgent action to prevent an overcapacity of waste incineration that campaigners warn threatens climate goals, public health and the circular economy. ESS has reached agreement with the Scottish Government on a series of actions that will bring clarity over Scotland’s future incineration capacity needs and ensure that consideration is […]
Finding new owners for empty homes
- 17 December 2025
A new online portal (Matchmaker Scheme for Empty Homes in Scotland – Scotland Empty Homes Partnership)has been launched to bring empty homeowners together with prospective buyers or developers with the aim of facilitating more properties to be used as homes again. Covering the whole of Scotland, this builds on the success of local pilots, referred to as “matchmaker schemes”, which allow owners of empty homes […]
