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“in 18 months”
“ODA chair John Armitt said: "This report shows that the project continues to be on time and within budget. The ODA has worked hard to make considerable savings since the start of the project with £600 million saved to date to keep us on tr…”
“£65 ticket”
“The first private tours were held in February”
“tours open to the public begin next month”
“Alcoa Howmet, in Exeter, announced earlier this week it was to cut its workforce by about 200.”
“The planned losses at the turbine blade foundry ... would leave the company with about 500 staff.”
“The latest round of job losses is the fifth at the Exeter site in the past 12 months.”
“It would leave the company with fewer than half the number of employees it had in Devon a year ago.”
“In a series of cuts last year, 251 workers lost their jobs”
“in January a further 95 staff were made redundant”
“The planned losses at the turbine blade foundry - which is one of Devon's biggest private employers - would leave the company with about 500 staff.”
“The latest round of job losses is the fifth at the Exeter site in the past 12 months and one of the single biggest lay-offs in the county since the recession.”
“In a series of cuts last year, 251 workers lost their jobs and in January a further 95 staff were made redundant.”
“the economy expanded at an annualised rate of 3% during the quarter, rather than the 3.2% that had initially been announced.”
“the data to be revised upward to 3.4%.”
“the jobless rate increased to 9.9% in April, from 9.7% in March.”
“the economic expansion during January-March marked the third quarter in a row to see growth, but it was at a weaker pace than the 5.6% increase reported in the last quarter of 2009.”
“Consumer spending in the first quarter of 2010 was revised down to growth of 3.5%, compared with the initial estimate of 3.6%.”
“The rate of increase in business spending on equipment and software was also lowered, down to 12.7% from the first estimate of 13.4%.”
“Auctioneers were surprised by level of interest, as they had expected the items to fetch about £30,000.”
“a move that put 70 jobs at risk at the unit's base in Chiswick, west London.”
“Skills Development Scotland, created two years ago from the predecessor organisations Careers Scotland, learndirect scotland and enterprise agency skills arms”
“Our marketing budget of £1.68m pays for the information campaigns that inform employers and those looking for work of the opportunities that exist, ranging from literacy campaigns to modern apprenticeships.”
“Our marketing budget of £1.68m pays for the information campaigns”
“UK High Street sales fell to a 14-month low in May, according to a survey by the CBI business group. Its monthly distributive trades survey reported a sales balance of -18 in May from +13 in April.”
“He said poor weather at the start of the month was likely to have dented clothing sales.”
“The CBI survey reinforces our long-held concern that the upside for consumer spending, and hence growth, will be limited for some time to come as households still face very challenging conditions.”
“The Museum of London has completed a £20m redevelopment, opening the doors on five new interactive galleries that recount 350 years of London history.”
“Over 7,000 items, including a Georgian pleasure garden, will be unveiled.”
“Five gallery spaces were completely remodelled in the three-year project”
“also hope the galleries will help create a future London legacy worthy of the 2012 Olympics.”
“The new Galleries of Modern London breathe new life into the museum, bringing together over 7,000 objects from vehicles, costume, jewellery and paintings.”
“celebrating the unique spirit and energy of the city ahead of the 2012 Olympics”
“The museum will stay open until 2100 BST on Friday to mark the launch.”
“Fred Olsen will not operate in the city from June 2011, despite nearly selling out nine cruises this year.”
“The company has said it is because of safety concerns about bringing the 28,000-tonne Boudicca liner into Bootle's Langton Dock.”
“A spokesman said bringing the liner through Langton Lock was too dangerous in high winds.”
“"The fact is that the current arrangements aren't secure for us," he said. "We are operating out of a dock that is through a lock, that is difficult to get access at times if the weather's poor and that has great potential to disrupt our …”
“Qinetiq has said it plans to cut operating costs by 10%”
“Defence firm Qinetiq has said it plans to cut operating costs by 10% after reporting a slump in profits.”
“Qinetiq, which makes hi‑tech military equipment, employs 13,000 people worldwide, about 7,000 of whom work in the UK.”
“plans to cut operating costs by 10% after reporting a slump in profits”
“floated on the London stock market in February 2006”
“employs 13,000 people worldwide, about 7,000 of whom work in the UK”
“Qinetiq has said it plans to cut operating costs by 10% after reporting a slump in profits.”
“Qinetiq, which makes hi-tech military equipment, employs 13,000 people worldwide, about 7,000 of whom work in the UK.”
“The EasyTone running shoes advert showed woman's legs with the slogan: "Better Legs And Bum With Every Step". The city council's licensing and regulatory committee voted against it.”
“"It's extremely disappointing that a multi-million pound campaign which is acceptable in major cities all over the world is deemed unacceptable by a Glasgow City Council committee, a campaign advertising training shoes," said Mr McCranor.”
“Mr McCranor said the decision was "hugely unhelpful" in these "challenging economic times" and the council had shown a "a lack of commercial awareness and regard for one of its most established local businesses".”
“At least 10 of Merseyside's estimated 300 port companies closed under pressure to meet initial payments.”
“Birkenhead's NW Trading, which has laid off 10 of its 50 staff, said it was "a victory for common sense".”
“We had to lay off 20% of our staff in Birkenhead to get us through a period that we should never have had to deal with.”
“He said: "The size of the bill was enough to wipe us out and we have only survived by managing our way out of it very carefully. We had to lay off 20% of our staff in Birkenhead to get us through a period that we should never have had to d…”
“Scottish ministers have given final approval to plans for a £5m whisky distillery in Falkirk.”
“The development will also feature a visitor centre and restaurant and could create up to 80 new jobs.”
“The distillery will be the first to operate in the town since the famed Rosebank Distillery was shut in 1993.”
“Rosebank Distillery, which was situated beside the Forth and Clyde Canal and dated from the 1840s, produced a triple-distilled single malt. The bottles currently sell for more than £200.”
“The "visitor payback" scheme, floated to businesses and local authorities by Tourism Partnership North Wales, would see visitors donating as little as £1.”
“Ms Savege said the main source of income came from the "opt out" method whereby hotel customers were asked to pay an extra sum, typically £1, or tick a box to opt out of paying.”
“"We have eight million staying visitors a year in North Wales and 17 million day visitors," he said.”
“A similar project operating in the Lake District has raised £1.5m since 1993.”
“Tourism‑related businesses are encouraged to join the scheme, paying membership of between £50 and £10,000 a year.”
“The strike at the plant, which makes gearboxes and engine parts, started last week.”
“According to newspaper reports, the 1,900 staff at the parts facility want their monthly wages to be increased from 1,500 yuan ($220; £151) to 2,500 yuan.”
“It sold 219,514 cars in China during the first four months of this year, up 39% on a year earlier.”
“Honda runs three of its four car assembly factories in China as joint ventures with Chinese carmakers to supply the domestic market. It has two factories in association with Guangzhou Automobile and one with Dongfeng Motor Corporation.”
“Auditions for busking on the London Underground (LU) have begun after a two-year gap.”
“LU will audition musicians every Thursday and Friday from 27 May to 2 July for a number of limited busking licences.”
“Over 700 people applied to get one of 38 designated pitches across 25 stations where musicians can perform to potentially thousands of commuters.”
“The 38 pitches, which LU likened to 'mini-stages', will be highly coveted as about 3.5 million passengers travel on the Tube network every weekday.”
“A BP official said he believed mud, not oil, was exiting the well's ruptured pipe six hours after the work began.”
“What you've been observing coming out of the top of that riser is most likely mud,”
“Company officials say it could be a couple of days before they know whether the 'top kill' operation has worked.”
“The Siemens Pavilion in the Docklands will be a permanent showcase for sustainable technologies and it will house 230 employees when it opens in 2012.”
“create 6,000 jobs”
“London Mayor Boris Johnson has said the scheme will create 6,000 jobs and help regenerate one of the most deprived areas of the capital.”
“He had hoped to get an express visa but was told he had to wait 30 days instead - so the negotiations had to be cancelled.”
“Since the end of the Soviet Union, production has fallen from 80,000 a year to 6,000-7,000”
“and the number of workers has dropped from 120,000 to 12,000.”
“Founded some 80 years ago, Rostselmash, spread over 800,000 square metres, is so huge that the locals call it a city within the city.”
“Weir employs 9,000 people worldwide across a range of sectors”
“Weir employs 9,000 people around the world, working across the mineral, oil and gas and power sectors.”
“charge up to 63% extra for single first class tickets.”
“charging 30% extra for a single first class ticket on the high-speed route between St Pancras in north London and Dover Priory”
“charged passengers 63% more for single first class fares between Luton Airport Parkway station and Wimbledon in south-west London.”
“40-minute slower first class service”
“12-minute Tube ride to Vauxhall”
“Donald Trump has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“Tripping Up Trump has bought an acre of land from Mr Forbes”
“Mr Trump said the total cost of the project was likely to be near £750m”
“American tycoon Donald Trump has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“Tripping Up Trump has bought an acre of land from Mr Forbes in what it calls the 'heartland' of the planned golf resort,”
“Airport owners Infratil have estimated the new flights could increase projected passenger numbers from 50,000 in 2010 to more than half a million by 2014.”
“This new service demonstrates Manston's capabilities as a regional airport for the South East and with it the prospect of a further 50,000 passengers using the airport each year.”
“Flybe's new route will operate between 27 May and 30 October.”
“The first daily scheduled flight from Kent International Airport in five years has taken off.”
“The 80-minute service is being provided by a 78-seated Bombardier aircraft.”
“"This new service demonstrates Manston's capabilities as a regional airport for the South East and with it the prospect of a further 50,000 passengers using the airport each year.”
“the first daily route since airline EUjet collapsed in 2005.”
