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19/12/2013
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Work To Resume On 'Bradford Hole'
The construction of a stalled Bradford shopping centre is to resume in January, the developer has said.
The 12-acre building site has been untouched since February 2008, when work stopped due to the financial crisis.
Local residents had named the site the "Bradford hole".
Westfield said it expected the £260m Broadway centre to be open by the winter of 2015, creating 2,500 retail jobs.
100 News Jobs Created By Student Loan Company
One hundred new jobs are to be created in Conwy, Wales.
Student Loans Company (SLC) will begin recruiting additional staff early next year.
SLC is due to take over the work of Student Finance Wales in 2015.
The decision follows a review in 2009 which identified a need to change the way the service was provided in Wales.
Jury Considering Verdict For Saatchi And Lawson Fraud Accused
The jury have been retired to consider their verdict in the case of two sisters accused of defrauding Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson.
35-year-old Francesca and 41-year-old Elisabetta Grillo are accused of spending £685,000 on credit cards belonging to the TV cook and her ex-husband.
The sisters deny committing fraud and claim they were authorised to spend the money by Ms Saatchi.
(MH)
The construction of a stalled Bradford shopping centre is to resume in January, the developer has said.
The 12-acre building site has been untouched since February 2008, when work stopped due to the financial crisis.
Local residents had named the site the "Bradford hole".
Westfield said it expected the £260m Broadway centre to be open by the winter of 2015, creating 2,500 retail jobs.
100 News Jobs Created By Student Loan Company
One hundred new jobs are to be created in Conwy, Wales.
Student Loans Company (SLC) will begin recruiting additional staff early next year.
SLC is due to take over the work of Student Finance Wales in 2015.
The decision follows a review in 2009 which identified a need to change the way the service was provided in Wales.
Jury Considering Verdict For Saatchi And Lawson Fraud Accused
The jury have been retired to consider their verdict in the case of two sisters accused of defrauding Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson.
35-year-old Francesca and 41-year-old Elisabetta Grillo are accused of spending £685,000 on credit cards belonging to the TV cook and her ex-husband.
The sisters deny committing fraud and claim they were authorised to spend the money by Ms Saatchi.
(MH)
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02 November 2011
Student Loan Company Recruits 'Lab Subjects'
Students from across the country are being recruited to take part in a unique experiment, which could shape how student finance products and services are run in the future. The Student Loans Company (SLC) has launched a nationwide search for 5,000 customers to take part in its online Student Finance Lab.
Student Loan Company Recruits 'Lab Subjects'
Students from across the country are being recruited to take part in a unique experiment, which could shape how student finance products and services are run in the future. The Student Loans Company (SLC) has launched a nationwide search for 5,000 customers to take part in its online Student Finance Lab.
21 April 2005
Liberal Democrats to tackle student debt
The Liberal Democrats have promised to remove the fear of debt from university students by scrapping tuition and top-up fees and increase grants for poorer students. The party announced that a Liberal Democrat government would provide grants of up to £2,000 per year to poorer students.
Liberal Democrats to tackle student debt
The Liberal Democrats have promised to remove the fear of debt from university students by scrapping tuition and top-up fees and increase grants for poorer students. The party announced that a Liberal Democrat government would provide grants of up to £2,000 per year to poorer students.
18 May 2009
Man Jailed Over Croydon Footballer's Death
A 19-year-old man has today been jailed for life for murdering a promising young footballer in an attack over a girl. Oliver Kingonzila, 19, a Barnet FC footballer who represented England as a youth, was knifed eight times outside a nightclub.
Man Jailed Over Croydon Footballer's Death
A 19-year-old man has today been jailed for life for murdering a promising young footballer in an attack over a girl. Oliver Kingonzila, 19, a Barnet FC footballer who represented England as a youth, was knifed eight times outside a nightclub.
10 July 2008
French Student Murder Accused Remanded
A man charged with the 'horrific' murders of two young French students has appeared in court as two other suspects are still being questioned. Nigel Farmer, 33, of no fixed abode, stands accused of killing Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, as well as arson, at a bedsit in Newcross.
French Student Murder Accused Remanded
A man charged with the 'horrific' murders of two young French students has appeared in court as two other suspects are still being questioned. Nigel Farmer, 33, of no fixed abode, stands accused of killing Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, as well as arson, at a bedsit in Newcross.
06 December 2011
£1bn Regional Growth Boost Announced
The UK's £1 billion boost to the Regional Growth Fund announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week is expected to enable the fund to support around half a million jobs in total. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will visit the North West today where he will set out further details on the boost to fund, which will now be £2.
£1bn Regional Growth Boost Announced
The UK's £1 billion boost to the Regional Growth Fund announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week is expected to enable the fund to support around half a million jobs in total. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will visit the North West today where he will set out further details on the boost to fund, which will now be £2.
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