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“Reserves of 800 million barrels of oil have been documented offshore Ghana”
“Ghana is expected to become a net exporter of oil in 2011”
“Then oil was discovered in 2007”
“In the first quarter of this year orders have jumped 200% compared to the first quarter of the previous year”
“He believes that Ghana should use 40% of its oil revenue to improve its infrastructure”
“They're incredibly expensive - something like £60 per light bulb, so economically it's not quite there yet, "When you need 10,000 light bulbs at a festival around the campsites, £60 a bulb doesn't do it."”
“The rising cost of sending waste to landfill (the tax alone is £40 a tonne, set to increase to £72 by 2013) is just one factor organisers are all too well aware of.”
“They're incredibly expensive - something like £60 per light bulb, so economically it's not quite there yet,”
“I remain very confident that Mr Pickles will make the right decision for the sake of new jobs in Shepway, for investment in the future for our young people and for the wellbeing of our local communities,”
“The Committee to Save Oyster-Farming - an ad-hoc group set up in answer to the crisis - has warned that 40% of the country's 4,800 mainly family-run businesses could be forced to close, with the loss of thousands of jobs.”
“with many farms losing 80-100% of their stocks of naissains”
“some 90% of oysters are sold”
“40% of the country's 4,800 mainly family-run businesses could be forced to close”
“150m euro rescue package”
“70% of these naissains will be dead”
“80% of hatchery shellfish are so-called 'triploid' sterile oysters”
“first in the 1920s and then again in 1970”
“has only been cultivated in France for some 40 years”
“17C (62.6F)”
“The BBC said in May that comic Jason Manford would be joining Bleakley in July as co-host of the One Show from Monday to Thursday. Chris Evans will present on Friday.”
“The Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Mexican Gulf on 20 April, killing 11 workers and creating a huge leak.”
“BP, which has many US as well as UK employees and shareholders, has not been known as British Petroleum since 1998.”
“Obama has said he would have fired BP's top executive Tony Hayward if he were in charge of the company”
“The US are not seeking to undermine the value of BP. They know full well there are many thousands of people working for BP in the US and they have also got many shareholders, as in the UK.”
“In one case an online retailer offered shirts at £17.99 instead of the typical price of about £35, Mr Coventry said.”
“Wagtail UK, of Holywell, Flintshire, is shortlisted for a Home Office Supplier Value for Money award.”
“The firm [...] will learn next month if it has won the award.”
“The RBS pledge applies to branches in about 100 communities”
“Other elements of the charter include 200 branches opening earlier and closing later on weekdays”
“After surveying opinion from 30,000 customers, Mr Hartzer said:”
“The pledge, also covering its NatWest subsidiary, is part of a 14-point customer charter published on Sunday”
“The promise not to leave towns without any bank facilities would apply to about 100 communities across Britain.”
“Other elements of the charter include 200 branches opening earlier and closing later on weekdays, and more branches opening on Saturdays.”
“The pledges extend to giving customers annual reviews of their finances, early-warning support for customers facing financial difficulties, and clearer information on services.”
“After surveying opinion from 30,000 customers, Mr Hartzer said...”
“The pledge, also covering its NatWest subsidiary, is part of a 14-point customer charter published on Sunday.”
“We have no financial problems. Qom is Iran's holiest place and thousands come for tourism, so building work is always needed.”
“BP has said the device was collecting about 15,000 barrels of oil a day last week.”
“There will be an extra early train leaving Berwick before 0600 and an additional weekday service leaving Kings Cross at 1930 each day.”
“The timetable, which is being put together by Network Rail, is still being developed and is due to be introduced on 22 May 2011.”
“The proposed new service from Berwick Upon Tweed departing at 05.59 will call at Alnmouth, Morpeth, Newcastle and non-stop to London arriving at 09.59.”
“For the first time it allows commuters to arrive in London before 1000 from Alnmouth and Morpeth without the use of an overnight sleeper.”
“The 0559 will also connect with the four-hour Flying Scotsman at Newcastle, departing 0704, allowing commuters to arrive in London 0940.”
“The proposed new service to depart King's Cross at 1930 for Alnmouth, will arrive at 2312.”
“Currently the last train from King's Cross to Alnmouth and Berwick is at 1800.”
“The new timetable will help deliver more than two million extra seats per year and faster, more frequent service on East Coast.”
“Blanc said winning Ronay's Restaurant of the Year award in 1978, for Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire, "changed his life".”
“He sold his restaurant in 1955 to concentrate on his writing...”
“He sold the guidebooks to the AA in 1985...”
“SeaFrance, which operates ferry services between Dover and Calais, is to cut 725 jobs to stem its losses. The plan has been put to trade unions and officials hope to implement the redundancies next month, leaving the company with a workfor…”
“Mr Wise, a former industrial chemist, who is now aiming to move into production with the telescope by the end of the year.”
“A decision is due next month.”
“shot to fame in 1971 with his figures of rugby stars Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams”
“over the past 40 years”
“three sheds”
“200 or 300”
“£20,000”
“BP employs 10,105 people in the UK”
“and it is estimated that about 18 million people in the UK either own BP shares or pay into a pension fund that holds BP shares.”
“The oil giant confirmed its directors would meet on Monday to discuss the possibility”
“In 1960 she started a business supplying quality business lunches, which grew into the multi-million pound company Leith's Good Food Ltd. Nine years later she opened Leith's, her famous Michelin-starred restaurant, before setting up a cook…”
“In 1960 she started a business supplying quality business lunches, which grew into the multi-million pound company Leith's Good Food Ltd.”
“their charity has funded support for injured service personnel to the tune of £50m”
“What started as a bicycle ride to raise £10,000 for wounded soldiers, sailors and airmen”
“They set up the charity in October 2007”
“they revised their modest target to a staggering £8m to build a swimming pool at the Headley Court military rehabilitation centre in Surrey”
“They encouraged 300 people from all walks of life to join them on a 350-mile sponsored cycle through France and raised £1.4m”
“the total raised has reached £54m”
“Mr Parry had left the Army to become a cartoonist in 1985 and the couple ran an illustrations company for 23 years”
“A protest march has taken place against plans for a 48-turbine wind farm in the Scottish Borders.”
“The company says the project can help meet Scotland's renewable energy goals and supply up to 80,000 homes.”
“Padraig Canavan, Managing Director, Singularity Ltd. For services to Business in Northern Ireland. (Londonderry)”
“Last June, he resigned from a consultancy firm at the centre of controversy over contract awards.”
“Mr Roe had been chairman of both HIE and Rocket Science UK, which was awarded £150,000 of contracts by the enterprise body.”
“It found "no evidence" of wrongdoing”
“William Roe has been chairman of the government agency since September 2004”
“Earlier this year, he said expanding the renewable sector would help Scotland recover from the effects of the recession.”
“The 175-bedroom complex is part of an overall project which will also see the construction of new stands and an 18-hole championship golf course.”
“The council has said the project would create 200 jobs and the cost would have no impact on taxpayers.”
“A new marketing campaign fund worth £1bn to help British tourism make the most of the London 2012 Games has been announced by the culture secretary.”
“The campaign will target Britain's 20 priority markets in the years around 2012.”
“So I'm challenging the whole tourism sector to increase the proportion of domestic tourism spend by UK residents to 50%.”
“in November LDA Design won the bid to transform the park.”
“The council said the money would fund the first phase of the redevelopment by 2012”
“has been snapped up for £3.”
“put the whole lot up for auction in a few weeks' time.”
“There was a marked decline in the number of farm visits after the outbreak last September.”
“Godstone Farm has re-opened and is busy with visitors again.”
“BP employs 10,105 people in the UK.”
“it is estimated that about 18 million people in the UK either own BP shares or pay into a pension fund that holds BP shares.”
“Boudiche opened in Frederick Street, Edinburgh in 2005”
“before branching out to a second shop in Ingram Street, Glasgow in 2008”
“All 13 members of staff have been made redundant with immediate effect”
“Directors Claire Thommen and Fiona McLean said the tram works had decreased footfall past the shop by 40%”
“Turnover had grown from £68,000 in the first year to nearly £600,000”
“Online sales rose by 75% in the last year, with demand from over 50 countries”
“Boudiche's online sales had risen by 75% in the last year”
“All 13 members of staff have been made redundant with immediate effect.”
“the tram works had decreased footfall past the shop by 40%”
“with demand from over 50 countries”
