Posted: 19th August, 2016
Almost 50 new affordable homes are taking shape in the latest phase of a major regeneration project in the south side of Glasgow. The £4.7 million development by Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) will see 47 new modern and energy-efficient flats for social rent at Shawbridge in Pollokshaws. It is the latest phase in plans to... Read More
Posted: 19th August, 2016
The world’s largest offshore windfarm, Hornsea Project Two has received development consent from Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. When complete, the windfarm will deliver up to 1,800 megawatts of low carbon electricity to around 1.8 million UK homes. The windfarm would create up to 1,960 construction jobs and 580 operational and maintenance jobs. If... Read More
Posted: 19th August, 2016
Explore future technologies and innovation opportunities and meet investors, academics and the UK’s best innovators at Innovate 2016, where you can meet more than 3,000 innovators, investors and academics. Time is running out to get discounted tickets to Innovate 2016. Over 2 days, Innovate 2016 will showcase the UK’s best innovation talent to a global... Read More
Posted: 17th August, 2016
Electric car users across Scotland will be able to plug in to an improved charging network thanks to a Transport Scotland contract awarded in early August. The new contract sees Charge Your Car Limited appointed to operate the Charge Place Scotland network of over 550 publicly available electric vehicle charge points. It will also provide... Read More
Posted: 17th August, 2016
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to ensure the UK’s new supersonic stealth combat aircraft will continue to be equipped with the latest air-to-air missile. Designed and manufactured in the UK, ASRAAM is an advanced heat-seeking weapon which will give Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy F-35B... Read More
Posted: 17th August, 2016
Fourteen ground-breaking projects will receive money from the police transformation fund. The Home Secretary has awarded £23 million to projects that will drive the transformation of policing in England and Wales. The projects have been awarded funding through the police transformation fund, which is police-led through the Police Reform and Transformation Board. Police and crime... Read More
Posted: 8th August, 2016
A £4.4m EU-backed scheme to help boost management skills in North Wales has been announced by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford. The North Wales Business Academy will support business growth and competitiveness in the region by delivering university-accredited management qualifications to more than 1,000 employees over the next three years. A Young Talent Academy will also... Read More
Posted: 8th August, 2016
The application for the North Wales Wind Farms Connection has been given development consent by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The scheme involves the construction, instillation, operation and maintenance of a 17.4 km 132kv electric line between Clocaenog Forest, Denbighshire, and a point south of the unnamed Groesffordd Marli to Glascoed Road... Read More
Posted: 8th August, 2016
The Welsh Government has secured Enhanced Capital Allowances for three specific sites within its new Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone after lobbying the UK Government to grant the key economic stimulus in order to boost investment and employment opportunities for the area. The announcement was made today by Economy and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Ken Skates... Read More
Posted: 8th August, 2016
An array of sporting stars are backing Liverpool’s proposed bid to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Hotly tipped Rio heptathlon hopeful Katarina Johnson-Thompson, three times ABA Heavyweight Champion Tony Bellew, Olympian Beth Tweddle along with football legends Jamie Carragher and Graeme Sharp have all agreed to act as Ambassadors for the bid which could be... Read More
