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“A full planning application for a £3bn coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire has been submitted to the Scottish government.”
“The developers said the facility could provide energy to three million homes for decades, while capturing and storing damaging carbon emissions if that technology can be proven.”
“The energy company also claimed the new power station would generate a "significant" number of jobs in the area, with up to 1,600 people being employed during construction and 160 permanent jobs when the power station is running.”
“We believe our proposal supports the UK and Scottish governments' commitment to leading the way in developing CCS to assist in decarbonising the UK's electricity sector by 2030,”
“Trade is worth well over $3bn (£2bn) a year”
“Trade is worth well over $3bn (£2bn) a year”
“The auditor's report said £32,000 spent on SPT's corporate credit card remained unaccounted for.”
“Almost £40,000 was also spent on trips to New York, India and Dubai.”
“KPMG criticised a 2008 trip to a transport conference in New York by Mr Culley, Mr McLachlan and David Fagan which cost £17,500, including more than £100 a day on meals.”
“The expenses claimed included £621 spent in the Russian Tea Room, a restaurant in the city, which was attended by five people.”
“A trip to India and Dubai involving Mr Culley, Mr Watson and Mr McLachlan, and a fourth SPT officer, cost £18,506, the report showed.”
“Mr Wylie initiated a meeting with the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive on 14 May, the same day as Rangers' Uefa Cup final match with Zenit St Petersburg in the city, which Mr Wylie attended. The meeting itself lasted one-an…”
“Committee chair, Duncan MacIntyre, said that although the organisation had been 'vindicated by the majority of KPMG's findings - six out of the nine complaints made were completely unfounded - there were lessons to be learned'.”
“"The industry continues to be challenged by moderating defence budgets," according to Deloitte, a consultancy.”
“The three-year £2m project involves experts from around the world”
“Property Services Group employs 10 staff in Plymouth”
“At its peak the company was producing about 50 Hips a week”
“but the government's decision has resulted in PSG losing half its business.”
“We've expanded the business over the two-and-a-half years Hips have been in operation”
“and, of course, we've expanded the staff to cope with it.”
“I've worked with some of my staff for upwards of five or six years”
“For his 10 office staff, Mr Gill said there was the difficult realisation that some could lose their job.”
“Cymdeithas Cynnal a Cefnogi Cefn Gwlad, which translates as the Society to Sustain and Support the Rural Countryside, is aiming to issue 900 shares at £500 each.”
“It says the price of the vacant site is likely to be just over £300,000.”
“She said the priority was to create car parking for up to 100 vehicles to make it easier for shoppers to visit High Street.”
“making more than £6m in its first three days on release.”
“only claimed third place in the US box office chart.”
“second weekend takings of £1.82m.”
“With weekend takings of £6.14m,”
“having made £7.66m in its debut weekend at the end of April.”
“£8.77m - in 2008.”
“failed to pass the £1m barrier.”
“Shrek Forever After on 2 July.”
“More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against the development”
“90 affordable homes”
“about 300 jobs”
“Developers S Harrison said the scheme would create about 300 jobs and benefit shoppers.”
“Whitby is a very difficult place for local people to buy homes in because a lot of people come in and buy second homes or holiday homes and prices have shot up in recent years.”
“Ten staff at the Shakespeare Inn in Manchester city centre made the switch by deed poll to show their support for the striker and the England squad.”
“We have over 100 Wayne Rooneys working throughout the country for the whole of the World Cup and I'm glad to say that we have 10 Fabio Capellos keeping them in control," he said.”
“He has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“He has predicted it would be the best golf course in the world.”
“As a result of productivity gains and automation, HP expects to eliminate roughly 9,000 positions over a multi-year period to reinvest for further growth and to increase shareholder value,”
“HP added that it would replace about 6,000 of the jobs that were lost, adding that the changes to the workforce would be made over time and would vary by country.”
“The latest job losses come after 6,700 posts were shed last year to make savings.”
“Garden centre chain Dobbies plans to open a store in Liverpool, which it says will create 120 jobs.”
“Stuart Wright, director of property at Dobbies, said the Speke Garden World would bring more than 120 jobs to Liverpool.”
“EDF's networks supply nearly 8 million homes in England.”
“They have been put up for sale by EDF to help cut its debts after its takeover of British Energy. SSE said it was not interested in a major stake which may require it to issue new shares to pay for it. However, it said it may take a smalle…”
“between October 2008 and March 2009”
“has not been fined by the energy regulator Ofgem”
“rules introduced in 2008”
“within eight weeks of the initial complaint”
“When Ofgem first identified in January 2009 that the number of complaints we had recorded was lower than expected”
“The ski season is estimated to have attracted £37.5m into the local economy.”
“new figures reveal the best season in 14 years.”
“Since late November, Scotland's five mountain resorts have attracted 373,782 customers.”
“for every pound spent on the slopes another £3 is spent in the local economy”
“more than £28m being spent this winter in local accommodation, cafés, bars, restaurants, shops and filling stations.”
“Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the two movies based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, reports said.”
“The Hobbit was due to be split into two films, both prequels to Jackson's Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy - to be released in 2012 and 2013.”
“The trilogy's film adaptations, released between 2001 and 2003, made an estimated $6bn (£3.26bn) worldwide in ticket, DVD and merchandise sales and won 16 Academy Awards.”
“Prices in April rose by another 0.2%, pushing up the annual rate of increase to 8.5%.”
“They were up by 14.8% in the twelve months to April”
“and put the capital's average house price at £341,487 after an increase of 1.6% in April alone.”
“All of the 10 regions in England and Wales have seen prices rise in the past year, with the smallest increase being in Yorkshire and Humberside at just 0.7%.”
“Last month figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) showed that completed sales had fallen by 2,000 in April to 71,000.”
“Although sales across the UK in the first four months of the year were 26% higher than in the same period last year”
“She added: "I would hope that Miller Dairy Ltd, together with all businesses who operate similar van delivery services using young employees, would consider carefully whether greater formality in terms of strict rules on compliance and the…”
“a £5m ($7.2m) brand relaunch”
“a 10-year contract to supply in-flight meals on some BA short-haul routes.”
“Sales to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Marks and Spencer account for 77% of revenues.”
“a 10-year contract to supply in-flight meals on some BA short-haul routes”
“Sales to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Marks and Spencer account for 77% of revenues”
“The salaries of those earning over £150,000 were revealed for the first time in a bid to aid transparency”
“Eurostat said unemployment in the 16 nations that use the euro now totals 15.86 million - equivalent to 10.1% of the population.”
“Spain, Ireland and Slovakia recorded the highest rates of joblessness, with the Spanish rate now close to 20%.”
“It was trading as low as $1.2111 at one stage”
“with one pound buying 1.1935 euros.”
“the Netherlands boasts the lowest rate at just over 4% unemployed.”
“Latvia, which is not a member of the eurozone, has the highest rate of the EU, with unemployment at 22.5%.”
“Across the 27 EU countries, there are now 23.3 million people unemployed - a rate of 9.7%.”
“The three companies are partners or official sponsors for the World Cup giving them a visible presence inside the stadiums on advertising hoardings and digital displays.”
“the 172 civil servants who earn more than the prime minister”
“focusing on four CEOs - from the UK Border Agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the Met Office and Ordnance Survey - who earn between £170,000 and £275,000. John Fingleton of the Office of Fair Trading comes out at the top.”
“the 172 high-earning civil servants cost the taxpayer in excess of £29m a year”
“focusing on four CEOs - from the UK Border Agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the Met Office and Ordnance Survey - who earn between £170,000 and £275,000”
“John Fingleton of the Office of Fair Trading comes out at the top”
“Iloca's economy was mainly based on fishing and summer tourism - and it has become more isolated after the quake.”
“Ruta Tamo introduces artisans to an e-commerce web host to put together an online shop that can be used by the whole community.”
“A $300m (£207m) expansion of the 300,000-carat per year Murowa mine is being prepared, Reuters has reported.”
“Rio Tinto owns 78% of Murowa, and Rio Zim, a Zimbabwean‑owned unit separated from Rio Tinto in 2004, owns the rest.”
“which produced 124,000 carats last year”
“The expansion will increase production by a factor of 6 to 7 times and double jobs.”
“That would push our capacity to 1.8 million carats per year of high quality production, which is predominantly gem.”
“Inverness-based Highland Quality Construction (HQC), which specialises in road building, had an annual turnover of £20m.”
“HQC's directors resigned last Thursday and an administrator was appointed on Friday.”
“The plant has been partially mothballed with the loss of 1,600 jobs”
“Teesside Cast Products (TCP) was partially mothballed in February, with the loss of 1,600 jobs.”
“A delegation of union members and local MPs flew to Thailand for the four-day visit”
