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“The scheme was first unveiled in December 2007 when it promised about 500 jobs, but the number of direct posts involved has now been reduced to 15.”
“A fund to support job creation for young people who were long-term unemployed which aimed to create 150,000 jobs.”
“The scheme aimed to provide work or training places, mainly for 18 to 24-year-olds who had been out of work for six months - some linked to the Future Jobs Fund.”
“Aimed at giving jobseekers a guaranteed offer of a job, internship, volunteering placement or work experience after two years of being out of work.”
“The firm was given the loan to make parts for nuclear power stations An engineering firm's expansion plans, which would have created 180 jobs, have been halted after the government cancelled an £80m loan.”
“A £13m project by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward to develop the former Outokumpu steelworks site in Sheffield has also been cancelled.”
“The government has also announced the suspension of £12m of funding towards the Sevenstone retail development in Sheffield.”
“Internet company AOL has sold Bebo, the social networking site it bought two years ago for $850m (then £417m).”
“The interesting thing is that the founder, Michael Birch, walked away with $300m - it's the art of timing.”
“Earlier this year, AOL announced plans to sell or shut down Bebo because it was unable to provide the 'significant investment' needed to prevent its decline as a business.”
“Criterion Capital Partners, a small private investment firm, announced that it had bought the business, but did not disclose the amount paid.”
“The young, highly active user base, revenue history, presence in countries throughout the world and solid technical infrastructure make it an attractive media platform.”
“Network Rail's improvements include five new platforms, an elevated railway and a new station entrance.”
“The owners of the Damolly retail park in Newry have sold it to a London-based property company for £28.4m.”
“who bought the retail park for a reported £35m in 2005.”
“Corbo will receive up to an additional £6.5m when that development is let.”
“The new owner is Metric Property Investments.”
“Metric is run by three former executives from property giant British Land.”
“This acquisition satisfies the key investment criteria we set out of acquiring well-let retail investments off low rents and where our retail customers trade successfully.”
“The park is let off low rents to a high quality line-up of tenants where we believe that we can extract further value by using our core asset management skills to increase income, develop out the vacant land as well as look to widen the ex…”
“The deal is one of the biggest in Northern Ireland in recent years following a near-freeze in the commercial property market due to the recession.”
“This disposal forms part of Corbo's strategy of pursuing growth opportunities from both within and outside its retail focused property portfolio.”
“The BBC's Danny Savage said although cancelling the loan would not mean redundancies, it had been hoped the loan would help create 200 jobs at Sheffield Forgemasters and 200 jobs outside as well”
“Humble, Packham and Martin Hughes-Games will also host a live two-hour telethon on BBC2 on Sunday to raise money for conservation projects.”
“Viewers can bid online for the sofa until 22 June.”
“The BBC Wildlife Fund has raised more than £2 million to help threatened animals and wild places in the UK and abroad.”
“up to 800 jobs - including 100 managers, 450 ticket office posts and 200 other jobs - will be axed under plans to make savings of £16m a year.”
“They highlighted ticket offices in 14 stations in north and west London - Kilburn Park, Kensal Green, Queen's Park, Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead, Belsize Park, Hampstead, Tufnell Park, Archway, Arsenal, Finsbury Park, North…”
“costing £8.4m and taking three years to finish”
“among 22 projects being recognised by Downing Street”
“building a visitors' centre 3,560ft (1,085m) on a mountain”
“will be announced on 13 October at the British construction industry awards annual dinner.”
“Hafod Eryri visitors' centre on Snowdon opened to the public a year ago, costing £8.4m and taking three years to finish”
“The government estimates the series will generate £20m for the local economy”
“John Hansen of KPMG was appointed administrator of pub chains CDC Leisure Ltd and Tarwood Limited on 15 June.”
“The industry is dominated by older people and we have to encourage not just one or two, but tens of young people to work directly in the mills, or to use the cloth.”
“It has come a long way in the last few years.”
“Judith R Clark, 25, who is now based in Edinburgh, was nominated in the designer of the year category.”
“Western Isles company Harris Tweed Hebrides also picked up the outstanding contribution award at ceremony in Glasgow.”
“Police and fire officers were called to the incident at Forgemasters, on Brightside Lane, at 2310 BST on Wednesday.”
“Iain Coucher has been chief executive since 2007”
“During his time with the company Britain's railway has been transformed with improved punctuality which is at record levels, safety improved and billions removed from the company's costs through efficiency saving.”
“We consider that the level of our intervention and the pressure we needed to apply went above what should have been required. The ORR also said it was 'not yet convinced of the efficiency gains the company is claiming'.”
“Josie Hall died aged 71 in 2009”
“She made her money running the Royal Beacon and Alliston House hotels in Exmouth for 30 years.”
“Exmouth League of Friends chairman Mavis Prideaux, who knew Josie for 63 years”
“Sales volumes rose by a bigger-than-expected 0.6% from April, helped by a 1.7% jump in household goods sales and a 1% increase in food sales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.”
“It said retail sales failed to grow in April compared with the previous month, down from the 0.3% growth initially reported.”
“The ONS data showed that sales volumes in May were up 2.2% from the same point last year.”
“Links between business and the university sector contribute around £31bn each year to the nation's economy directly and £59bn indirectly, according to the university sector.”
“no petrol or diesel for vehicles has been allowed in from Israel since November 2008, except for fuel for UN cars and five other shipments in three years”
“the amount of cooking gas allowed in has generally fluctuated between about a third and a half of requirements, Oxfam figures show”
“Gaza's electricity supply is made up of 144MW from Israel, 17MW from Egypt and the rest from an EU-run power plant in Gaza which can generate up to 80MW”
“leaving two-thirds of Gazans without power at the height of the crisis”
“the power plant has received enough fuel to operate at only about two-thirds of its capacity”
“fuel supply fluctuated, with the plant able to operate at between 20 and 50% of its capacity”
“houses across Gaza without power for 35-60 hours a week”
“up to about 750 trucks of furniture, food products, textiles and agricultural produce left Gaza each month, worth half a million US dollars a day”
“118 trucks leaving between December 2009 to April 2010”
“Before the blockade, 3,900 industrial premises were operating, employing 35,000 people - by June 2008, only 90 were still functioning, employing only 860, according to the Palestinian Trade Center”
“An estimated total of $140m of damage was done to Gaza businesses during the December and January military operation, according to a Palestinian business body, the Palestinian Private Sector Coordinating Council”
“Cement manufacturing at the site was fully mothballed in February last year.”
“Cement manufacturing at the site was mothballed last year with the loss of 68 jobs because of the deterioration in the market and the tough cost conditions faced by the company.”
“By one estimate the midge costs Scotland's tourist sector more than £250m every year in lost revenue.”
“They document the 64 cases supported by the Commission in 2008-09, including one which meant it was effectively supporting a case against itself.”
“54 of the cases were settled prior to hearing at tribunal or court.”
“The woman, who was a born again Christian, worked at Knockan Lodge Private residential nursing home in Ballymoney for six years before her inability to work on Sunday became an issue.”
“The Royal Welsh made a surplus, despite bad weather in July 2009”
“The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society said the successes of its two other annual events at the Powys showground helped make a total surplus of more than £630,000.”
“a new £1.7m food hall will open in July.”
“The main parade ring is being replaced after the mud of recent years”
“After this year's show it is hoped a new Montgomery members pavilion will be built.”
“The third major scheme is the resurfacing of the main ring. An artificial surface will also be laid in the nearby collection ring.”
“They say the £39m development would raise the £3m needed to restore the 112-year-old landmark.”
“In one case, a gold necklace valued at between £270 and £300 received offers as low as £69. The top offer was £260 - a difference of £191.”
“which has been climbing in value for the past 18 months.”
“He added: 'I'm afraid it's going to hit head count,' he told BBC Wales. 'In terms of services received, you can't protect every single service.' Mr Thomas said councils had already announced between 3,000 and 4,000 job losses in the next f…”
“He added: 'Mr Thomas said councils had already announced between 3,000 and 4,000 job losses in the next few years, but that number had been based on previous figures and could rise depending on the content of the Chancellor's budget next w…”
“BP's $20bn compensation fund and suspension of dividends is President Obama's "pound of flesh".”
“one of which has reached two miles (3km) below the seabed, or about two-thirds of its way to its target”
“for the three years he had been in his post”
“Used only six centralisers ... rather than the 21 recommended”
“two relief wells”
“or about two-thirds of its way to its target”
“Spending on research and development would reach 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) under the plan.”
“About 6,000 staff at Aberdeen City Council would have expected to receive an incremental rise.”
“A man who is mounting a legal challenge against plans for a £3bn coal-fired power station in Ayrshire has received backing from a coalition of environmental groups.”
“Plans for the plant were submitted to the Scottish government at the beginning of June.”
“The developers said it could provide energy to three million homes for decades, while capturing and storing damaging carbon emissions, if that technology can be proven.”
“Any application for a new multi-fuelled (coal and biomass) plant in Scotland will need to demonstrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) on a minimum of 300 megawatts of capacity from its first day of operation.”
“It is ridiculous that we are facing what would be Britain's first coal power station since the 1970s.”
“Yet it took him more than a decade to open Cafe Loc Vang - Golden Loc - which is now in its second operational year.”
“The oil is expected to be found 4,150 metres below the water's surface, compared with 4,000 metres in the Gulf.”
“...pointing to how a consortium of oil companies has started searching for oil just 430 kilometres (267 miles) off the coast here.”
“Bicycle shop owner Neil Dexter, 50, ... owns Wheelies Cycle Care near York”
“I'd like to offer a full refund and offer our apologies”
“Factory Events has also agreed to introduce extra security measures, such as having additional searches at each event”
“1,000 officers from around Gauteng Province had to be diverted to Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg to manage the 55,000 football fans set to attend the game hours before Brazil took on North Korea.”
“The guards told the BBC that they often worked 15-hour shifts and were 'angry' and accused security company Stallion, their employer, of 'exploitation'.”
“The guards say they were promised 1,500 rand ($194; £133) per shift when they signed with the company last month. Instead they say they are receiving as little as 190 rand ($24; £17).”
