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“The announcement is expected to confirm that contracts worth £2.2m have already been awarded to companies in Wales.”
“Rhyl Flats, which was officially opened at the end of last year, was Wales' largest wind farm.”
“A private company will operate car parking for up to 500 vehicles on the sands in Carmarthenshire.”
“BP invests in a $50m ad campaign, NOW? That is a huge waste of $50m that should be going towards the CLEAN UP.”
“He perceives success when he sees the price of BP petrol go lower than that of its local competitors.”
“He says disastrous environmental incidents caused by companies, such as the spill, "do not necessarily lead to no-buy [action]. They lead to symbolic kinds of action, things short of boycotts."”
“Most of them are owned by independent operators.”
“BP has already had to explain that no money is being diverted from the clean-up effort.”
“In February, the council said up to 2,000 jobs could be axed during the next financial year as it tried to make savings of up to £69m.”
“Taste of Grampian is now in its 11th year.”
“Pupils from six north east primary schools will also be involved after winning through to the finals of a food contest.”
“The youngsters have been selected from dozens who were challenged to create a healthy packed lunch for £2 or less.”
“More than 14,000 people attended last year.”
“A new £10m expansion of the Glenlivet Distillery in Speyside has been opened by the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.”
“Chivas Brothers said the investment represented a 75% increase in production capacity.”
“The Glenlivet Visitor Centre will reopen on Saturday to allow members of the public to see inside the extended distillery.”
“Alan Winchester has been appointed as master distiller”
“BP said it would need 12-24 hours of readings to determine whether or not the cap was working”
“Chief executive Tony Hayward is to hold a conference call with investors, which will be available to the public on the company's website, from 1400 BST (1300 GMT).”
“down 14.2% in May”
“One in 3.8 BA passengers have had their luggage lost, damaged, or delayed in the past five years, said the study by insurance company LV.”
“LV said that its survey of 2,007 passengers showed that Virgin Atlantic was the next worst performing.”
“It said one in 8.3 Virgin passengers reported experiencing luggage problems.”
“In third place was Dubai-based Emirates, with one in nine passengers claiming to have been affected, followed by Easyjet, one in 11.1, and Ryanair, one in 12.5.”
“The survey said that overall 29% of UK air passengers had experienced a baggage problem during the last five years.”
“The AUC's figures put BA second worst in terms of its baggage performance after TAP Air Portugal. However, these show the bags of just 2.6 passengers in 100 were delayed - although the data does not specify whether bags were lost or damage…”
“The strike is costing BA £7m per day, and has hit passenger numbers, which were down 14.2% in May.”
“If the strike from Saturday does go ahead, BA says it aims to operate 80% of long-haul flights from Heathrow, and 60% of short-haul services.”
“US factory orders increased 1.2% in April, said the Commerce Department, led by a big rise in orders for commercial aircraft.”
“The Institute of Supply Management said service industries grew in May for the fifth month in a row.”
“This is expected to show that while the US economy added about 500,000 jobs last month, unemployment remained at just under 10%.”
“He estimates that it will take until 2013 for the US economy to create enough jobs to replace the eight million lost during the downturn.”
“Last month, firms interested in developing the surrounding waterfront areas were invited to come forward with plans for its future.”
“after nearly 100 years”
“99 years old”
“mother-of-seven”
“first opened its doors in the 1920s”
“yielding catches of £40-45,000 a year.”
“Probably five years' fishing gone in six weeks and there's nothing we can do about it because it's British water.”
“had already boarded five or six boats”
“up to eight boats have been working around the island since 20 April”
“He said he had lost 22 crab pots”
“I've been fishing for 35 years”
“three-mile limit”
“Helm Housing Association which owns the block, said it was told construction could begin in 2007, but planning approval has not yet been granted.”
“A social housing scheme funded mostly by the taxpayer was built without planning permission, and remains empty almost a year after their completion.”
“attendance had decreased by 20% since April”
“the medals fetched $6,443 (£4,400).”
“Royal Mail paid Adam Crozier £2.42m in his final year”
“Mr Crozier got a basic salary of £633,000”
“On top of this he had a bonus of £1.5m for meeting performance targets over three years”
“£206,000 in lieu of a pension”
“and £19,000 of other benefits”
“These directors are running a business with a turnover in excess of £9bn in a tough market place”
“Alan Cook, the former managing director of the Post Office, earned £1.25m”
“Royal Mail finance director Ian Duncan was paid almost £1.4m”
“Letters managing director Mark Higson received £1.73m”
“Mr Crozier left the Royal Mail before Easter to take up the top job at ITV”
“the figure was revealed in Royal Mail's annual report, which said Mr Crozier got a basic salary of £633,000”
“These directors are running a business with a turnover in excess of £9bn”
“The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health stopped its operations in April after the arrest of senior official George Gray, of Cricklewood, London.”
“Aberdeen-based Decom North Sea was set up last year to explore business opportunities in oil and gas decommissioning work.”
“By 2 June, BP had received 31,600 suggestions from members of the public on how to plug the well, or deal with the oil slicks already in the sea.”
“The company's helpline, which has 80 telephone operators, deals with interested citizens.”
“Of the 31,600 ideas, 8,000 have been submitted on paper.”
“There are 235 ideas currently in stage three and four, says BP.”
“Of those, just 10% are about how to plug the well.”
“£80m government loan”
“the job he has held since 2001.”
“A £200,000 extension to a Clackmannanshire community centre has been completed.”
“Building was initially delayed for two years after a dispute with developers Bett Scotland.”
“Clackmannanshire Council received the cash for the centre from Bett Scotland - formerly Gladedale - in 2006.”
“It was initially agreed improvements would be started by 2008.”
“Work on the extension was initially due to begin in 2008.”
“The company asked for its money back last year when building work had still not started, but changed its mind in August 2009 after angry local protests.”
“Mr Haraldsson, an aide to Iceland's tourism minister, said tourist bookings were 'better than ever' before the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in April, but then slumped by about 15%.”
“Ceredigion council moved into a new £15m building in the town last September, which meant many of its old offices were no longer required.”
“Canolfan Rheidol took nearly 18 months to build, and the council said the project was completed on time and on budget.”
“Workers were transferred to the new base of Canolfan Rheidol, next door to a Welsh Assembly Government office. [...] The departments of finance, social services, education and community services, environmental services and housing, and hig…”
“it was 'really disappointing' the assembly government was pressing ahead with the charge and ignoring the 'excellent' results in reducing bag use demonstrated by Welsh customers and retailers. [...] By introducing a bag charge, Wales becom…”
“'The fact that retailers and consumers have already worked together in Wales to make real progress on reducing the number of single use carrier bags shows that a voluntary approach works.' He added that the carrier bag charge was likely to…”
“The Commerce and Employment Department has advertised a five-year licence for two acres of sea and foreshore in Rocquaine Bay, north of Fort Grey.”
“The deadline for applications to the department is 30 June.”
“The five-year licence is extendable and is due to run from mid-July.”
“He also said that he had no intention of taking the company public and that he did not spend time focusing on what his competitors were doing.”
“It is more likely that the biggest competitor for us is someone we haven't heard of.”
“In 2009 Alderney Airport made a loss of £750,000”
“Last year Alderney Airport, which is run by Guernsey's Public Services Department, made a loss of £750,000.”
“BP owns 50% of TNK-BP, while the other 50% belongs to a consortium of Russian billionaires.”
“The Kovykta field is estimated to contain more than 2 trillion cubic metres of natural gas.”
“Under the agreement reached in 1997, 9bn cubic metres of gas should have been produced in Kovykta annually since 2006, but the actual figure is about 34m cubic metres.”
“RUSIA Petroleum, in which it owns a 62.9% stake, could not repay its loans to the TNK-BP Group.”
“It said RUSIA Petroleum, in which it owns a 62.9% stake, could not repay its loans to the TNK-BP Group.”
“In 2007, TNK-BP agreed to sell the licence to Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, but the talks stalled.”
“A soup and ready meals factory has opened in Grimsby, creating 200 jobs.”
“Chilled food manufacturer Daniels Group spent £8m upgrading an empty factory at the town's Europarc business centre.”
“The factory is on a site previously run by Mariner Foods, which closed in May 2008 with the loss of more than 500 jobs.”
“So far he has sent five letters, one a week, by recorded delivery and sent an e-mail every day.”
“US data on Wednesday showed pending home sales hit a six-month high in April”
“May's car sales were up 18% from a year ago”
