A fleet of 46 green vehicle technology projects, ranging from ultra-lightweight vehicles and zero emission buses to new battery technologies and electric trucks for Royal Mail and the NHS, are to share £88m in government funding. Announced today by Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones, the joint industry and …
Read More »Kate Middleton’s surprise birthday message to Prince Harry days after emotional cancer video – Royal family latest
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Read More »The Rhos residents protest as Royal Mail removes post box
The post box at the Rhos had been a feature of the village for decades, where it was attached to a telegraph pole and people regularly sent their letters. But this summer residents suddenly noticed it had gone. Several days later, the telegraph pole was also removed after work was …
Read More »Spiorad na Mara details public consultation
Spiorad na Mara – the offshore windfarm proposed to be located approximately 5-13km off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis – has announced details of its first phase of public consultation. Commencing on 23 September, this first phase of public consultation is an essential part of …
Read More »Boost for electric vans and buses backed with £88m investment to drive innovation
Dozens of cutting-edge, green vehicle technology projects including ultra-lightweight vehicles, zero emission buses and new battery technology are set to benefit from millions in joint funding to take the UK a step closer to net zero. Today, Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones will visit Surrey to announce that …
Read More »EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Did King Charles approve of the interview which directly led to Prince Andrew’s banishment from royal duties?
By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 19:34 EDT, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 20:18 EDT, 16 September 2024 On the eve of Amazon Prime’s screening of Emily Maitlis’s account of her demolition of Prince Andrew, she claims Charles approved of the interview which directly led to his brother’s …
Read More »Boost for electric vans and buses backed with investment to drive innovation
Dozens of cutting-edge, green vehicle technology projects including ultra-lightweight vehicles, zero emission buses and new battery technology are set to benefit from £88 million of joint funding to take the UK a step closer to net zero. Today [Tuesday 17 September], Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones will visit …
Read More »Government rejects plea to ‘call in’ Royal Mail plans – Brighton and Hove News
The government has turned down a request by campaigners to “call in” the Royal Mail’s planning application to build a distribution centre at Patcham Court Farm. Resident Paul Mannix put together the “statement of case” before Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee approved the application, subject to conditions. Mr …
Read More »Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan shares adorable photographs of baby daughter to mark religious holiday
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan has shared two new photographs of her daughter on her first birthday to mark a national holiday. The Queen of Bhutan, who has been dubbed the Kate Middleton of the Himalayas, took to Instagram to share the sweet images of Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. The 34-year-old …
Read More »Government of Canada recognizes Albert Calvin Jackson, one of the first mail carriers of African descent, as a person of national historic significance
Born November 2, 1857, in Delaware, USA, Jackson was one of more than 30,000 African American freedom seekers to come to Canada on the secret routes of the Underground Railroad. The son of an enslaved mother and a free father, Jackson was also legally enslaved. His father died before he was …
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