Corby Borough Council has ended its 11 year battle with the families of 19 young people who sought compensation for birth defects linked to a disastrous land reclamation project carried out by Corby in the 1980's and 1990's at the site of a former steel works. Corby settled the group action for an undisclosed sum on the 16 April 2010.

The UK-wide conference on current issues in invasive non-native plant and animal species including updates on legislation, the role of local authorities and risk reduction for industry, business and development. Bringing together a wide range of individuals involved in non-native species, the conference will ensure that the wide range of attendees share and benefit from each others experience.

For more information see the CIRIA website .

The call for abstracts for the BLRS 2010 8th International Conference, Restoration and Recovery: Regenerating Land and Communities, has been extended to the 15th October.

Please see www.conference2010.blrs.org for more information. Abstract submission is online at the website, and will require you to pre-register on the website so that the whole process can be through the website.