Energy from waste plant enters national planning process
Detailed proposals for a 95MW energy from waste plant on the South Humber Bank have now been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. EP Waste Management Ltd, a subsidiary of EPUKI,…
Coronavirus: US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Business closures have put millions of people out of work The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has surged for a third week as…
Ships around UK and Ireland to sound horns for key workers
Ships around the UK and Ireland will sound their horns at 8pm tonight (Thursday, April 9) in recognition of key workers around the country. Shipping industry bodies Discover Ferries, the…
Record 14% fall in UK economy forecast – BBC survey
Image copyright Getty Images The UK economy is forecast to fall an incredible 14% in the current pandemic-afflicted quarter ending in June. The forecast comes from an average projection of…
Far East investors complete £40m acquisition of prominent city centre office
A prominent Liverpool city centre office block has been acquired for £40m by a group of Far East investors. Twenty Chapel Street was sold by British Airways Pension Fund to…
Coronavirus: Government agrees emergency funding deal with Bank
Image copyright Getty Images The UK government is set to borrow billions of pounds from its emergency Bank of England overdraft to finance the fight against Covid-19. The government will…
Churchill China enjoys record year in 2019
Pottery manufacturer Churchill China enjoyed record revenues and profits last year – but has already warned current year performance will be ‘undoubtedly impacted’ by COVID-19. In a statement to the…
Coronavirus: ‘We won’t get a refund on our £17,000 chalet’
Image copyright Alex Hilton Image caption IT consultant Alex Hilton with wife Jenny and sons Joe and James British consumers say they are struggling to get refunds on cancelled holidays…
Outdoor clothing brand Barbour to produce PPE for hospitals
Outdoor clothing company Barbour has volunteered to produce protective garments for hospital workers in the North East. The company, which is based in South Shields, South Tyneside, will supply disposable…
Coronavirus: Thousands apply for fruit and veg grower jobs
Image copyright PA Media Record numbers of people in the UK are looking for farming jobs, according to figures released by job search engines. Totaljobs said it has seen 50,000…