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10/07/2014
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Turbine Generating Just £5 Electricity Per Month To Be Removed
A wind turbine is to be taken down as it only generates an average of £5 or electricity per month.
The turbine was erected at the Welsh government's Aberystwyth office in 2009, at a cost of £48,000 to the taxpayer.
A freedom of information request revealed last year that the turbine on average generated 585 kilowatt hours of energy (kWh) - aroundf 33 kWh per month.
The BBC used the estimated of 16p per kWh of electricity would mean that the turbine was generating just £5 worth of power each month.
The Welsh government have now announced that the turbine will be removed.
Appeal Launched For Help Identifying Man With Amnesia
An appeal has been launched for help identifying a man who cannot remember his name.
It is understood that the man, who has been named Robert by doctors, was found in a park in Peterborough. He is suffering from a severe case of amnesia.
His condition has not improved in the two month since he was found.
He is described as about 5ft 9in tall, and weighs 13st. He has dark hair and blue eyes and although he speaks English, his accent is thought to be eastern European and he understands some Lithuanian and Russian. He is believed to be in his early 20s.
£5 Secured For Cathedral Repairs
A total of £5m is to be shared by more than 20 cathedrals across England, to repair "leaking roofs, repair stained windows and replace stonework."
The money is being made available through the World War One Centenary Repairs Fund.
Cathedrals awarded a grant include:
• Bradford - £190,000
• Carlisle - £195,000
• Chichester - £140,000
• Coventry - £100,000
• Derby - £535,000
• Exeter - £60,000
• Gloucester - £233,500
• Hereford - £200,000
• Leicester - £140,000
• Lincoln - £395,000
• Liverpool - £100,000
• Newcastle St Mary's - £185,000
• Northampton - £35,000
• Peterborough - £14,500
• Rochester - £200,000
• Salisbury - £485,000
• Southwark - £325,000
• Southwark St George's - £385,000
• St Albans - £438,000
• Truro - £50,000
• Westminster - £290,000
• Worcester - £80,000
(MH/IT)
A wind turbine is to be taken down as it only generates an average of £5 or electricity per month.
The turbine was erected at the Welsh government's Aberystwyth office in 2009, at a cost of £48,000 to the taxpayer.
A freedom of information request revealed last year that the turbine on average generated 585 kilowatt hours of energy (kWh) - aroundf 33 kWh per month.
The BBC used the estimated of 16p per kWh of electricity would mean that the turbine was generating just £5 worth of power each month.
The Welsh government have now announced that the turbine will be removed.
Appeal Launched For Help Identifying Man With Amnesia
An appeal has been launched for help identifying a man who cannot remember his name.
It is understood that the man, who has been named Robert by doctors, was found in a park in Peterborough. He is suffering from a severe case of amnesia.
His condition has not improved in the two month since he was found.
He is described as about 5ft 9in tall, and weighs 13st. He has dark hair and blue eyes and although he speaks English, his accent is thought to be eastern European and he understands some Lithuanian and Russian. He is believed to be in his early 20s.
£5 Secured For Cathedral Repairs
A total of £5m is to be shared by more than 20 cathedrals across England, to repair "leaking roofs, repair stained windows and replace stonework."
The money is being made available through the World War One Centenary Repairs Fund.
Cathedrals awarded a grant include:
• Bradford - £190,000
• Carlisle - £195,000
• Chichester - £140,000
• Coventry - £100,000
• Derby - £535,000
• Exeter - £60,000
• Gloucester - £233,500
• Hereford - £200,000
• Leicester - £140,000
• Lincoln - £395,000
• Liverpool - £100,000
• Newcastle St Mary's - £185,000
• Northampton - £35,000
• Peterborough - £14,500
• Rochester - £200,000
• Salisbury - £485,000
• Southwark - £325,000
• Southwark St George's - £385,000
• St Albans - £438,000
• Truro - £50,000
• Westminster - £290,000
• Worcester - £80,000
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