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Civil servants to go on strike, affecting ports, borders and transport over holiday period
Civil servants at several government departments will take part in a month of sustained industrial action from mid-December.Members of the PCS union who work for the Home Office, Border Force, Department for Transport and Defra are seeking better pay and conditions. Ports, borders, and all areas of transport, including driving licences, will be affected, as …
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Charity on a mission to feed every hungry child in Oxfordshire this Christmas.
Mehiel Foundation, a small registered charity (1198017) based in Bicester has taken it upon itself to provide a festive Christmas dinner to every child in need this holiday season. According to joint DWP and HMRC estimates, 14% of the children in Oxfordshire live in poverty. In an age when we spend more on dieting than we …
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The Allerton Project: helping profitable farming make space for nature for thirty years
Farming with the Environment – Thirty Years of Allerton Project Research A new book by agro-ecologist Professor Chris Stoate tells the remarkable story of the Allerton Project in Leicestershire and its pioneering research into sustainable land management. For more than 30 years the Allerton Project, established by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), has …
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A tough Autumn Statement but some positives on R&D and innovation
The Autumn Statement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was a vital lesson in the realpolitik of how to manage the public finances when the UK economy is in recession, inflation is at its highest level in over forty years, and there remain considerable hangovers from the Covid pandemic including disruptions to the global supply chain and …
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Phase Eight-owner Foschini weighs bid to rescue Joules
The South African owner of British high street brands including Phase Eight and Hobbs is exploring a bid to take control of Joules, the fashion retailer whose collapse this week put 1,600 jobs at risk.Sky News has learnt that The Foschini Group (TFG) was in discussions with Joules for several weeks prior to it calling …
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Ubigi cellular data connectivity is now included in the new BMW 7 Series in Japan
November 18, 2022 – Transatel, a subsidiary of NTT Ltd., announces today that its worldwide B2C connectivity service, Ubigi, was chosen by BMW Japan to be included in its new BMW 7 Series. This agreement is part of the partnership between NTT Communications Corporation and BMW Japan. Ubigi SIM cards will be pre-installed in the …
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Shipbuilding returns to Belfast with £1.6 billion Harland & Wolff deal
Ship building will return to Belfast with news that a consortium led by Harland & Wolff has won a £1.6 billion contract with the Royal Navy. The deal is expected to create 1,200 jobs across the three companies in the consortium, 900 of which will be based in Belfast, and a further 800 across the …
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Aflac NI appoints new boss ahead of office move
US health insurance company Aflac Northern Ireland has named Mark McCormack as its new managing director as it moves into new grade A offices in Belfast harbour. Mr McCormack was previously head of technology and has been with the firm since it first set up a base in Belfast in 2019. He succeeds Keith Farley, …
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Pennon appoints execs from The Restaurant Group and Post Holdings to board
The parent firm of South West Water and Bristol Water has announced two appointments to its board. Exeter-based Pennon Group, which provides water to around 3.5 million people across the South West, said Loraine Woodhouse and Dorothy Burwell would join its senior leadership team as non-executive directors next month. Ms Woodhouse is currently a non-executive …
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THRIVE and founder Sean Reddington shortlisted for Business Brilliance Awards
Learning and skills technology company Thrive has been shortlisted for Brilliance in Customer Service, with founder Sean Reddington named as a finalist for CEO of the Year. The Business Brilliance Awards celebrate the best businesses and leaders in a range of fields. In its 2022 edition, fast-growing learning technology company, THRIVE, has been shortlisted for …
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Nationwide sees profits jump but braces for loan losses
Nationwide Building Society has seen its profits jump but cautioned that arrears could increase in the future as customers face “affordability pressures”, as it set aside £108 million in credit losses.Britain’s biggest building society saw its underlying pre-tax profits jump to £980 million in the half-year to September 30, up from £850 million the previous year.Higher …
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Bridgend College unveils plans for £50m new learning campus
Bridgend College have unveiled plans for a new £50m campus in the centre of the town. A planning application for the 131,000 sq ft project, on the site of a former police station and multi-storey car park, has been submitted to Bridgend County Council. The new campus, which would accommodate more than 850 post-16 students, …

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