Carbon Monoxide

Homes evacuated after carbon monoxide scare

06-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Emergency services evacuated a pub following a suspected carbon monoxide leak amid reports of a “chemical smell” coming from inside.

British Gas warns small businesses over gas safety requirements

30-Nov-2012 By Adam Pescod

Over half a million small businesses in Britain are at risk because they are unaware of their legal requirements to carry out gas safety checks, according to new research from British Gas. 

Licensee reveals carbon monoxide horror

14-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

A licensee who came close to death from carbon monoxide poisoning has urged publicans taking on a lease to take responsibility for gas checks....

JFL calls for Enterprise boss to go over pub gas death

12-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

A pub campaign group has joined the chorus calling for Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen to resign following the tragedy that resulted in a licensee...

Family in licensee tragedy call for Tuppen to 'do the honourable thing and resign'

08-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

The family of licensee Paul John Lee, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in his pub, has spoken out against Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen. In...

'Pubs face levy to pay price of alcohol misuse'

06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Licensed premises will have to pay a social responsibility levy towards the cost to society of alcohol misuse, after Labour backed the key plank of...

Enterprise Inns fined £300,000 after licensee dies

06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Enterprise Inns has today been fined £300,000 after a licensee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and tenants at another 474 pubs were put at...

Mulholland calls on Ted Tuppen to resign

06-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has called for Ted Tuppen to resign as chief executive of Enterprise Inns after the pubco was fined more than £300,000...

Gas checks: pubco acts

18-Sep-2008 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns is ensuring all tenancy agreements are issued with a valid gas certificate after news emerged of the tragic accidental death of one of its tenants from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Post-mortem results due today after hotel death

21-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

The results of a post mortem on the body of a man who died at a hotel where high levels of carbon monoxide were found are due today. The body of the...

Smoke ban: most comply

06-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

The vast majority of pubs and clubs complied with the English smoking ban during its first month, new figures from the Department of Health show....

Smoking ban reduces pub CO levels

31-Aug-2007

The smoking ban has been shown to reduce levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in pubs by two thirds