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Six locations shortlisted for Great British Railways HQ

Shortlisted towns and cities Birmingham (5 Centenary Square, Grand Central, Baskerville House) Crewe (Crewe Station, Padley Street car park, Weston Road, Weston Road car park, Macon Way, Macon Road)–Jacobs Derby (Rail Technical College site) – Costain supporter Doncaster (next to train station) Volker Rail supported Newcastle upon Tyne (Stephenson Quarter) York …

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Eight contractors trailblaze concrete carbon reduction plan

In total, 15 pioneering businesses have made the public commitment, which includes ambitious short-term commitments to use 30% low emission concrete by 2025 and 50% by 2030. Founding firms of ConcreteZero pledge contractors Byrne Bros, The Carey Group, Clancy Group, Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease, Mace, Multiplex, Skanska, Wilmott Dixon, clients Amazon, Canary Wharf Group, Grosvenor, Joseph …

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Whiskas and Pedigree pet food manufacturer suspends supply to Tesco in fresh price row | UKNews

Popular pet food brands Whiskas, Dreamies and Pedigree could vanish from Tesco shelves as the supermarket giant finds itself embroiled in another supply row. Last week Kraft Heinz products including ketchup, baked beans and tomato soup were unavailable in some stores after Tesco refused to “pass on unjustifiable price increases” to customers – as suppliers …

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Southern Upland wind farm turbines cleared to get workshop

Plans have been approved to increase the size of turbines at a wind farm previously refused due to concerns about its impact on a popular walking route. The structures at Cornharrow near Carsphairn will rise from 150m (490ft) to 180m (590ft) in height. A proposal to build 11 turbines was refused in 2019 but revised …

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Flybe cuts Belfast flights blaming ‘late delivery’ of aircraft

Flybe has become the latest airline to start cutting flights across the UK as routes from Belfast get the chop or are reduced. he company, which has a hub at Belfast City Airport, planned to expand its flight schedule from the end of July going into late October this year. However, the company said it …

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British Airways to cancel further 10,000 flights up to the end of October | British Airways

Hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers are set to see their travel plans upended again after the airline announced it would cancel more than 10,000 flights until the end of October. At the same time there have been more votes by rail unions to strike at operators including LNER, potentially adding to summer transport …

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