Computerworld - Microsoft today announced that it would open five new retail stores by summer, including one it's transmuting from a "pop-up" outlet created last year to drive holiday sales. The new stores will be in Honolulu (Ala Moana ...
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Headonism, supported by Royal Ascot, is a British Fashion Council initiative curated by Stephen Jones, celebrating and supporting emerging milliners to showcase the very best of British headwear at London Fashion Week. For Autumn/Winter ...
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Higher Knapp Farm in Knapp near Taunton, Somerset has recently rented out a small percentage of its land to solar power generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy. The land will now accommodate a solar farm generating 1.5 MW of green energy ...
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Octopus Investments (Octopus) in partnership with Lightsource Renewable Energy (Lightsource), its dedicated in-house solar development company, has announced that it had successfully secured funding from The Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate ...
The first beneficiary of a new scheme aimed at helping communities save energy and reduce their carbon emissions has been announced by the Bath & North East Somerset Council. Energy Efficient Widcombe has become the first recipient Local ...
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PepsiCo will begin using a number of British-sourced ingredients for its line of Walkers crisps. The move aims to emphasise Walkers' "taste and quality" and will include a brand refresh and marketing campaign, PepsiCo said. Across its ...
Two illegal workers have been jailed for documentation offences and two deported after the UK Border Agency (UKBA) arrested five immigration offenders in a raid at a Somerset egg production facility. The UK Border Agency arrested five ...
The UK is set to see the biggest ever celebration of wool as The Campaign for Wool launches Wool House this March. Wool House will present a vision for wool as a modern, versatile, lifestyle fibre and will be hosted in the stunning West ...
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Londis store improves shopper experience whilst saving over pound 17,000 AWARD-winning lighting manufacturer, MHA Lighting, is helping a Londis convenience storeslash its lighting energy bills by 63%. The projectat Hillnews, Darlington, ...
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Liquid food and drink processor and packager Framptons is to create at least 30 jobs at its site in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Liquid food packaging will create at least 30 jobs in Somerset A spokeswoman for the firm told ...
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Five local authorities have saved£31m by moving to shared services arrangements,according to a report. The study,commissioned by public sector lobby group the Local Government Association,and produced by consultancy Drummond ...
Somerset County Council is making preparations for legal action from Southwest One, the shared services joint venture it formed with IBM in 2007. The stand-off is the culmination of 18 months of crisis talks over the joint venture's ...
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After dominating the 2011 Exemplar Awards, users of the Aligned Assets gazetteer management system have received countless accolades at the 2012 Awards. At a ceremony in London to recognise outstanding achievement in the use of local ...
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BrandOpus has created the packaging for the first of Badger Ales' ultimate collector's series The first ale, from brewer Hall & Woodhouse, comes in a 750cl champagne bottle and is housed in an wooden presentation box. According to ...
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Prima system is implemented at Mulberry Somerset factory. Following its recent extension of The Rookery, Mulberry's Somerset based UK factory, the luxury leather goods provider has further boosted its commitment to UK manufacturing with the ...
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