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10/09/2009
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Mandelson's Visit To China Results In $500m Worth Of Trade & Investment Deals
Contracts and new investment deals between UK and Chinese enterprises worth over US$500m were agreed during the visit to China this week by Lord Mandelson UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills. Many of these new business partnerships demonstrate UK capacity in low carbon business solutions, which will benefit British businesses while helping China meet its tough environment and energy efficiency targets. Addressing a low carbon business solutions forum organised by UK Trade & Investment in Beijing on 8 September, Lord Mandelson said: "Across the board, the UK can offer the knowledge, technology and experience to help our two economies de-carbonise. The UK has world-class climate change research institutions and consultancy services in carbon measurement and management. Our architects and engineers are creating designs for the low-carbon cities of the future."
Work Underway To Clear Landslide From A83
Work continues to clear a landslip on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful road on the west coast of Scotland. Several hundred tonnes of material has been displaced from the hillside and is now resting on the A83 in Argyll. Earthmoving equipment has been deployed and a Geotechnical Engineer has inspected the area. The road is closed between Ardgartan and the top of the Rest and Be Thankful. There is a diversion route via Dalmally and Crianlarich, adding around an extra 55 miles to the journey.
Two years ago the road was closed for several weeks after a landslide at exactly the same spot. Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland Road contractor Transerv's Martin Spicer said: We've got another 100 to 200 tonnes of material to shift and we've got a fleet of wagons to do that."
MOD Announces End Of Excavation At Fromelles
The remains of hundreds of World War I soldiers buried in France have now been successfully recovered after a four-month archaeological operation.The bodies of 250 soldiers who were killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles have now been recovered and will shortly be reburied with full military honours at a new military cemetery close to the site.The group burial at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, was confirmed during a limited excavation in May 2008 and work began to recover the Australian and British soldiers buried there by German forces after the battle.The battle began on 19 July 1916 and was the first major battle on the Western Front to involve both British and Australian troops. In total, the 61st British Division suffered losses of 1,547 personnel, who were either killed, wounded, taken prisoner or missing. The 5th Australian Division suffered 5,533 similar losses.The excavation was carried out by Oxford Archaeology, whose final day of work in the field will be 14 September.
Bannockburn School Trips
Thousands of school pupils will have the opportunity to visit Bannockburn, thanks to £180,000 funding for school trips to historic sites. Robert the Bruce's army is believed to have numbered around 6,000 when he arrived at Bannockburn to fight in the First Wars of Scottish Independence, but today he is outnumbered by armies of learners, Schools Minister Keith Brown said as he visited the site. The Scottish Government has provided conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland with the additional funding to subsidise school parties visiting Bannockburn, Culloden and Robert Burns' birthplace.
(GK/KMcA)
Contracts and new investment deals between UK and Chinese enterprises worth over US$500m were agreed during the visit to China this week by Lord Mandelson UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills. Many of these new business partnerships demonstrate UK capacity in low carbon business solutions, which will benefit British businesses while helping China meet its tough environment and energy efficiency targets. Addressing a low carbon business solutions forum organised by UK Trade & Investment in Beijing on 8 September, Lord Mandelson said: "Across the board, the UK can offer the knowledge, technology and experience to help our two economies de-carbonise. The UK has world-class climate change research institutions and consultancy services in carbon measurement and management. Our architects and engineers are creating designs for the low-carbon cities of the future."
Work Underway To Clear Landslide From A83
Work continues to clear a landslip on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful road on the west coast of Scotland. Several hundred tonnes of material has been displaced from the hillside and is now resting on the A83 in Argyll. Earthmoving equipment has been deployed and a Geotechnical Engineer has inspected the area. The road is closed between Ardgartan and the top of the Rest and Be Thankful. There is a diversion route via Dalmally and Crianlarich, adding around an extra 55 miles to the journey.
Two years ago the road was closed for several weeks after a landslide at exactly the same spot. Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland Road contractor Transerv's Martin Spicer said: We've got another 100 to 200 tonnes of material to shift and we've got a fleet of wagons to do that."
MOD Announces End Of Excavation At Fromelles
The remains of hundreds of World War I soldiers buried in France have now been successfully recovered after a four-month archaeological operation.The bodies of 250 soldiers who were killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles have now been recovered and will shortly be reburied with full military honours at a new military cemetery close to the site.The group burial at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, was confirmed during a limited excavation in May 2008 and work began to recover the Australian and British soldiers buried there by German forces after the battle.The battle began on 19 July 1916 and was the first major battle on the Western Front to involve both British and Australian troops. In total, the 61st British Division suffered losses of 1,547 personnel, who were either killed, wounded, taken prisoner or missing. The 5th Australian Division suffered 5,533 similar losses.The excavation was carried out by Oxford Archaeology, whose final day of work in the field will be 14 September.
Bannockburn School Trips
Thousands of school pupils will have the opportunity to visit Bannockburn, thanks to £180,000 funding for school trips to historic sites. Robert the Bruce's army is believed to have numbered around 6,000 when he arrived at Bannockburn to fight in the First Wars of Scottish Independence, but today he is outnumbered by armies of learners, Schools Minister Keith Brown said as he visited the site. The Scottish Government has provided conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland with the additional funding to subsidise school parties visiting Bannockburn, Culloden and Robert Burns' birthplace.
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