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12/10/2009
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Welsh Fire Tragedy
An elderly man has died in a fire in a two-storey mid-terrace home. Fire crews were called to Lloyd Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, at nearly 1am on Monday where the fire is said to have been confined to an upstairs room. Dyfed-Powys Police have not yet released the identity of the dead man but have said he was in his 80s. Firemen attending the blaze used breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera. Neighbouring properties were not evacuated.
Construction Recovery By 2011
Following the sharpest fall in construction output on record, the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association do not anticipate any recovery in the industry's fortunes until 2011. Despite some encouraging signs that the wider economy may be coming out of recession and that the housing market is beginning to recover, the Association forecasts that construction output will fall 15% this year and a further 2% in 2010, before beginning a slow recovery from 2011. This latest forecast points out that even with trend growth in the industry in the years after 2011, it would take until 2021 for construction output to reach the levels last enjoyed in 2007.
Taxi Fare Woman Raped
A woman was raped in Salford after she was told to get out of a taxi when the driver thought she could not pay. The 27-year-old had been in Manchester and got into a cab early on Sunday but was forced to get out by the driver who thought she did not have enough money. She went to a petrol station, which is believed to be on Cromwell Road, Pendleton, where she was approached by two men. The victim went to their flat where she was raped by one of them. Greater Manchester Police said the flat was on Gerald Road.
Constructive Talks On Scottish Building Trade
The Scottish Building Federation has opened a "fruitful dialogue" with the Scottish Government's Scottish Futures Trust, according to Federation Chief Executive Michael Levack. A selection of the Federation's larger contractors met with Scottish Futures Trust Chief Executive Barry White last week, where those present discussed the major challenges facing the Scottish construction industry and current and future priorities for the Trust in this context. The event was also attended by SBF President and Joint Managing Director of the ERDC Group Ltd, Ian Robb, as well as senior representatives of the Federation's larger contractors.
(BMcC/GK)
An elderly man has died in a fire in a two-storey mid-terrace home. Fire crews were called to Lloyd Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, at nearly 1am on Monday where the fire is said to have been confined to an upstairs room. Dyfed-Powys Police have not yet released the identity of the dead man but have said he was in his 80s. Firemen attending the blaze used breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera. Neighbouring properties were not evacuated.
Construction Recovery By 2011
Following the sharpest fall in construction output on record, the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association do not anticipate any recovery in the industry's fortunes until 2011. Despite some encouraging signs that the wider economy may be coming out of recession and that the housing market is beginning to recover, the Association forecasts that construction output will fall 15% this year and a further 2% in 2010, before beginning a slow recovery from 2011. This latest forecast points out that even with trend growth in the industry in the years after 2011, it would take until 2021 for construction output to reach the levels last enjoyed in 2007.
Taxi Fare Woman Raped
A woman was raped in Salford after she was told to get out of a taxi when the driver thought she could not pay. The 27-year-old had been in Manchester and got into a cab early on Sunday but was forced to get out by the driver who thought she did not have enough money. She went to a petrol station, which is believed to be on Cromwell Road, Pendleton, where she was approached by two men. The victim went to their flat where she was raped by one of them. Greater Manchester Police said the flat was on Gerald Road.
Constructive Talks On Scottish Building Trade
The Scottish Building Federation has opened a "fruitful dialogue" with the Scottish Government's Scottish Futures Trust, according to Federation Chief Executive Michael Levack. A selection of the Federation's larger contractors met with Scottish Futures Trust Chief Executive Barry White last week, where those present discussed the major challenges facing the Scottish construction industry and current and future priorities for the Trust in this context. The event was also attended by SBF President and Joint Managing Director of the ERDC Group Ltd, Ian Robb, as well as senior representatives of the Federation's larger contractors.
(BMcC/GK)
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14-Year-Old Rescued From Chimney
A 14-year-old boy has been rescued from a chimney by firefighters who had to dismantle to the 20ft stack brick by brick. The boy was wedged inside the chimney of a single-storey building in Cassels Street, Carluke, South Lanarkshire, but it is not yet known how the boy fell down the chimney.
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