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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,chewing,recycle,clean,town,centre,centres,menace,litter,prevention,anti litter,campaign,Warrington town centre,WBC,Warrington,Borough,Council,street,cleaning,public,realm,council,services,Whitespace,pavement,urban,cleanliness,environmental,love where you live,civic pride,public behaviour,behavioural change,waste prevention,recycling innovation,circular economy,closed loop recycling,anti-social littering,shopping street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1HD - A bright pink Gumdrop chewing gum recycling bin is fixed to a post in Warrington town centre as part of efforts to tackle discarded gum, pavement staining and street litter. The sign invites people to dispose of used chewing gum in a dedicated Gumdrop container rather than leaving it on paving, walls, benches or public spaces. Warrington Borough Council's street cleaning guidance tells residents and visitors to put litter and chewing gum in the bin and reminds people that littering is a criminal offence. Gumdrop says its distinctive pink bins are designed specifically for waste chewing gum and that full Gumdrop bins are recycled together with their contents to make new Gumdrop bins, creating a closed-loop approach to a sticky and costly litter problem. The image is commercially useful for stories about town centre cleanliness, local authority environmental campaigns, anti-litter measures, street cleaning costs, recycling innovation, behavioural change, public realm management and the everyday challenge of keeping shopping streets, pavements and pedestrian areas clean. The vivid pink colour, recycling symbol, QR code, Gumdrop web address and clear GUM HERE message make the photograph instantly readable as a public information and waste prevention image. It can also illustrate wider debate about chewing gum litter, council budgets, civic pride, urban maintenance, high street decline, public behaviour, environmental education and the use of small, targeted design interventions to reduce nuisance waste. The Warrington setting gives the scene local editorial value, while the generic street background makes it suitable for broader UK stories about gum removal, litter enforcement, plastic alternatives, circular economy ideas and the visible infrastructure used to encourage better habits in busy town centres.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P6BF - Close exterior view of Torus Housing Group offices in Warrington, Cheshire, showing the prominent Torus Warrington signage mounted on the brick facade of Bank Park House. The image focuses on the branding of one of the North West's major social housing providers, capturing the company name and Warrington location marker on a modern office building used for housing, landlord and customer-facing services. Torus is a large regional housing association and registered provider operating across parts of the North West of England, and this Warrington office represents its presence in a town with a long history of social housing management and housing services. The photograph is useful for editorial and commercial themes linked to affordable housing, social landlords, housing associations, regional regeneration, community investment, public service delivery and the built environment of Warrington. The plain upward-looking composition gives emphasis to the sign itself, making it particularly suitable for stories about housing sector organisations, office locations, mergers, branding, governance, landlord performance, tenant services and corporate identity in UK housing. The brickwork, windows and clean modern signage provide a strong documentary image of a real operational office rather than a generic stock building. This helps the picture work well for news, trade press, case studies, procurement articles and wider housing sector coverage involving Torus, housing management, social rented homes and North West England. It also has value as a location-specific image for Warrington, where Bank Park House on Kendrick Street is listed by Torus as its local office and reception site. Suitable subjects include housing provider offices, social housing administration, customer access points, housing association branding, landlord infrastructure, urban commercial buildings and the role of large regional providers in delivering affordable and supported housing services
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E93468 - Editorial image of a Hafren Dyfrdwy branded utility van parked on a residential street, showing bilingual Welsh and English marketing text reading Rhagorol o'r Tap and Wonderful on Tap. The vehicle carries clear corporate water industry branding and presents a positive message about drinking water direct from the tap, while also sitting within the much tougher modern public conversation about river health, storm overflows, sewage discharges, water company accountability and customer trust. The photograph is useful for editorial themes around UK water utilities, environmental criticism, infrastructure operators, reputation management, public service messaging, consumer confidence and the contrast between upbeat branding and increasingly angry scrutiny of water sector performance. The image also works for wider topics such as utility fleets, corporate transport, local service delivery, environmental regulation, wastewater controversy, water pollution debate and the politics of essential services. Because the van livery is bilingual, the picture additionally has value for searches linked to Wales, Welsh public services, regional utility branding and communications aimed at domestic customers. The scene is documentary rather than glamorous, which strengthens its use for newspapers, magazines, campaign materials and features covering the gap between corporate image and public concern. It can illustrate debates about whether water companies have protected rivers adequately, whether regulation has been strong enough, how public anger has shifted from isolated criticism to mainstream national scandal, and how everyday branded assets such as vans become visual shorthand for wider arguments about dirty waterways, sewage spills, affordability, executive decisions and basic standards of stewardship. The ordinary street setting, plain working vehicle and practical service context help root the subject in everyday Britain rather than promotional imagery
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X9BPBE -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEJA - Photograph of a Scottish Housing Regulator exhibition banner showing the organisation's red geometric logo and the message Regulating to protect the interests of tenants, homeless people and others who use social landlords' services. The display appears to be inside an indoor conference or sector event, with exhibition stand framing visible around the pull-up banner. The image is useful for editorial coverage of social housing regulation in Scotland, housing association oversight, local authority housing services, tenant protection, homelessness services, service-user rights, governance, assurance, public accountability and the regulatory environment affecting registered social landlords.
The Scottish Housing Regulator is the independent regulator of social landlords in Scotland, including registered social landlords and councils that provide housing and homelessness services. Its role is to safeguard and promote the interests of current and future tenants, people who are homeless, factored owners, Gypsy/Travellers and others using social landlords' services. This makes the image relevant to articles about housing regulation, landlord performance, tenant satisfaction, homelessness duties, regulatory frameworks, Scottish public bodies, housing policy, intervention powers, annual returns, social landlord reporting and scrutiny of housing providers.
The white banner, large black lettering and red angular branding give the photograph visual value for stories needing a clear symbol of regulation rather than a picture of homes or tenants. It may suit features about the Scottish social housing sector, regulatory standards, consumer protection, tenant voice, repairs performance, complaints, homelessness support, housing association governance, council housing services and the role of public regulators in protecting vulnerable service users. The indoor event setting also adds context for housing conferences, professional networks and stakeholder engagement.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T267H7 - Our vision is to improve residents' lives and landlords' services through housing complaints.
All local authorities and registered social housing providers are required to be members of the Housing Ombudsman Scheme. We also have several private landlords and letting agents who have joined voluntarily.
The Housing Ombudsman Scheme sets out our role, what complaints we can consider and the obligations of our members.
We are an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The Framework Document sets out the respective responsibilities and accountability of the Housing Ombudsman, the Secretary of State and officials within the Department.
What we do
We investigate complaints and resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities), as well as for our voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents).
Investigating these complaints is a free, independent, and impartial service and this work is funded by annual landlord subscription fees.
We work with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and the Regulator of Social Housing, under a memorandum of understanding, to agree a common approach to collaborative working. We have included the LGSCO and the regulator's Memorandum of Understanding documents if you'd like to know more.
Who we are
We are made up of three directorates:
Quality, Engagement and Development
Dispute Support & Resolution
Finance and Corporate Services
These teams are supported by our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Operational Leadership Team.
We collaborate with an Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC), an Advisory Board and an Independent Reviewer of Service Complaints to support our activities, encourage external perspectives and continually improve our performance.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T267HE - Our vision is to improve residents' lives and landlords' services through housing complaints.
All local authorities and registered social housing providers are required to be members of the Housing Ombudsman Scheme. We also have several private landlords and letting agents who have joined voluntarily.
The Housing Ombudsman Scheme sets out our role, what complaints we can consider and the obligations of our members.
We are an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The Framework Document sets out the respective responsibilities and accountability of the Housing Ombudsman, the Secretary of State and officials within the Department.
What we do
We investigate complaints and resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities), as well as for our voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents).
Investigating these complaints is a free, independent, and impartial service and this work is funded by annual landlord subscription fees.
We work with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and the Regulator of Social Housing, under a memorandum of understanding, to agree a common approach to collaborative working. We have included the LGSCO and the regulator's Memorandum of Understanding documents if you'd like to know more.
Who we are
We are made up of three directorates:
Quality, Engagement and Development
Dispute Support & Resolution
Finance and Corporate Services
These teams are supported by our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Operational Leadership Team.
We collaborate with an Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC), an Advisory Board and an Independent Reviewer of Service Complaints to support our activities, encourage external perspectives and continually improve our performance.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,English,mainline,stations,concourse,concourses,Lime Street,Liverpool,Merseyside,L1 1JD,dusk,services,service,evening,departure,and,arrival,cancelled,train,trains,TPE,at,sign,signs,boards,Merseyrail,city,centre,mail line,clock,building,architecture,roof,ceiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T19PFK - Network Rail 20 managed stations including Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Leeds, Bristol Temple Meads and 11 in London are Britain's busiest and biggest stations.
We regularly upgrade stations not just those we manage to get the best for passengers. Dedicated station improvement programmes are a key part of our Railway Upgrade Plan. Our aim is to create destination stations that are accessible to everyone and allow for a safe and efficient flow of passengers even during busy travel times.
Other stations are managed by the local train operating company search for your local station on National Rail Enquiries (external website) for contact details and information about facilities.
The British Transport Police operate in all our stations and are here to police the Railway. For help call 0800 40 50 40 (24 hours), text 61016 or speak to a member of station staff. In an emergency call 999.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T28459 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,BB3,YX69 NTJ,YX69NTJ,route,routes,service,services,subsidy,late,evening,frequency,frequent,local,Transdev,Blazefield Ltd,Blackburn bus company,number,no,one,1,in,centre,MMC,506,Northern Powerhouse,depot,fare,fares,terminus,Blackburn Bus Company,ADL,times,operator,growth,French,based
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1818 - Transdev Blazefield is a bus group, which operates local and regional bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. Formed in August 1991, the group has been a subsidiary of French-based operator Transdev since January 2006
In August 2006, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council announced that after 125 years of municipal ownership, Blackburn Transport had been sold to Transdev Blazefield. The sale was finalised in January 2007. Eight months later, Accrington Transport and Northern Blue were acquired, along with the transfer of staff and 65 vehicles.
The Blackburn Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
A rebrand of the company commenced in July 2016, beginning with the introduction of a fleet of Optare Versa single-deck vehicles, branded in the two-tone blue The Blackburn Bus Company livery. The brand encompasses a number of local services in the area, as well as being used as a base for other route brands, including The 1 and 6 & 7.
The 1
Following a £2.5 million investment in the service, The 1 was rebranded in January 2020. The service, which operates between Blackburn and Darwen up to every ten minutes, with up to three buses per hour extending to Bolton, is served by a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC single-deck vehicles. Features include free WiFi, USB and wireless charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5R3 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5R6 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMEDM -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMEGY -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5MD - Barnard Castle Town Council is a statutory body funded principally by an annual Precept.
Income and Expenditure is estimated for the next financial year and the net amount (The Precept) is added to Council Tax which is collected at County level. Town Councils do not receive funding direct from central government but they can apply for other means of funding such as grants.
There are 12 Councillors with a Town Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Details of current Membership can be found on the Mayor and Councillors section of our website. Town Councillors, unlike County Councillors and the former Teesdale District Councillors, are unpaid and receive no allowances they work on an entirely voluntary basis.
Parish and town councils in England are the first-tier of local Government with Durham County Council being the second in a two-tier system. The town council is the voice of the community, representing its needs and working to deliver the services it requires.
Parish and town councils have a large range of powers with the activities and services they are involved in covering a wide and varied range.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RTJRXR - HM Government Education secretary has been recorded on camera suggesting others have been sat on their a***s over the school Raac crisis, while saying the government should be thanked for their response.
As part of a morning round of interviews, Gillian Keegan was speaking to ITV News as it was confirmed there could potentially be hundreds more schools affected by the crisis.
In the moments after the main body of the interview had finished, and as the camera repositioned for extra shots, Keegan - still wearing her microphone - criticised others and claimed the government has gone over and above in addressing concerns relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).
Does anyone ever say, you know what, you've done a f***ing good job because everyone else has sat on their a**** and done nothing, Ms Keegan said.
She added: Any sign of that, no?
The Education Secretary was forced to apologise today, after an extraordinary foul-mouthed outburst to ITV News, Dan Hewitt reports
More at https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-04/keegan-recorded-saying-others-have-been-sat-on-their-as-on-raac-crisis
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AH1 - Broadacres is a successful, innovative, not for profit housing association based in the market town of Northallerton in North Yorkshire.
Currently we own and manage more than 6,000 homes and have stock in Hambleton, Darlington, Richmondshire, Harrogate, Redcar and Cleveland, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby, the East Riding of Yorkshire, York and Leeds.
We provide a range of services to our customers, all aimed at meeting our vision
to be the best rural housing association in the country'. Whether it is carrying our repairs to ensure your home is kept to the highest standards or providing you with ways of saving money, we strive to ensure you receive a first-class service and that, ultimately, you are proud to say you live in a Broadacres' home.
Broadacres is committed to ensuring its activities are well governed and transparent. Customers are involved in our governance arrangements, ensuring we put our customers at the heart of decision making.
We have adopted the National Housing Federation (NHF) Code of Governance 2020 from 31 March 2021, are early adopters of the NHF Together with Tenants initiative, we continue to retain our G1/V1 rating (the highest rating possible) from the Regulator of Social Housing following our last review in 2023.
Broadacres has two subsidiary companies, Mulberry Homes Yorkshire Limited (MHYL) and Broadacres Services Limited (BSL) which undertake construction activities on behalf of Broadacres to build affordable homes.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFEPXK - The Mercedes-Benz Citaro is a single-decker, rigid or articulated bus manufactured by Mercedes-Benz/EvoBus. Introduced in 1997, the Citaro is available in a range of configurations, and is in widespread use throughout Europe and parts of Asia, with more than 55,000 produced by December 2019
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X9BP8N - A modern Lothian single-decker bus operating on route 30 to Clovenstone is pictured travelling through Edinburgh city centre along Princes Street, Scotland. The maroon-and-cream bus displays the destination Clovenstone on its electronic front sign and carries the vehicle registration SJ70 HPC.
Lothian Buses is the main public transport operator in Edinburgh and is widely regarded for its high service frequency and modern fleet. Route 30 connects residential areas such as Clovenstone with key destinations across the city, including the central shopping and business districts.
Princes Street forms the backbone of Edinburgh's city-centre transport network, running parallel to the historic Old Town and offering views towards Edinburgh Castle. The image captures everyday urban life in Scotland's capital, with public transport playing a central role in sustainable city mobility.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating public transport in Edinburgh, Scottish urban life, city bus networks, sustainable travel, commuter services, and modern transport infrastructure in UK capital cities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDHYW - More at https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/23531787.cheshire-west-cheshire-east-councils-secure-2-5m-bus-services/
Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East councils have successfully applied for a share of Bus Service Improvement Plan grants.
This comes after Arriva closed two of its depots - Winsford and Macclesfield - cutting many services in towns across the county before alternative operators stepped in to save some routes.
News of the successful application was given in Parliament after Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury posed the question to transport minister Richard Holden in Parliament.
Mr Amesbury said the cash was insufficient but praised people power' for forcing Government to cough up'.
The Labour MP said: While clearly nowhere near enough, it's better than nothing, which is precisely what Cheshire West received in the last round.
Government support is desperately needed because the Tories' free market bus system is not working.
Services have been lost in the Northwich and Runcorn parts of my constituency only recently.
Transport minister Mr Holden told the Commons: Every area which did not get Bus Service Improvement Plan money will be getting it this time, including across both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester, and that's going to account to over £2.4 million, almost £2.5 million, for the local authorities to help them with bus services.
A campaign was launched following Arriva's decision to axe its Mid Cheshire services, with more than 7,500 people signing Mr Amesbury's joint petition with CWAC leader Louise Gittins.
He added: I've raised the issue of the dire state of our bus services with ministers on numerous occasions, conveying the strength of feeling in our area.
Is the message slowly starting to seep through? I believe Government has coughed up thanks to people power and stakeholders like my councillor colleagues arguing forcefully on behalf of their communities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ0P - D&G Bus is a bus operator based in Stoke-on-Trent. They operate local & interurban bus services in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent. D&G Bus is the largest bus operator in Cheshire East & the second-largest in Staffordshire.
D&G Bus was formed by David Reeves and Gerald Henderson in April 1998 initially operating four buses on two routes under contract to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. It expanded with both route and school services in Cheshire and Staffordshire with 16 buses by the end of 1998.
In April 2005 D&G Bus purchased Wednesfield based Midland. In 2006 following Gerald Henderson's sudden death Julian Peddle purchased Henderson's shareholding in the business
In December 2019, Julian Peddle's Centrebus Group purchased David Reeves shareholding in D&G bus, at present it will continue to operate as a separate unit from Centrebus.
In February 2023, Arriva North West announced that they were closing their depots in Winsford & Macclesfield. In response to this, D&G registered replacement routes to cover some of the cancelled services, with some of these services being part-supported by Cheshire East Council.
Northwich Routes - 82 Chester, 37 Crewe, 49 Rudheath Weaverham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ2E - More at https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/23531787.cheshire-west-cheshire-east-councils-secure-2-5m-bus-services/
Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East councils have successfully applied for a share of Bus Service Improvement Plan grants.
This comes after Arriva closed two of its depots - Winsford and Macclesfield - cutting many services in towns across the county before alternative operators stepped in to save some routes.
News of the successful application was given in Parliament after Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury posed the question to transport minister Richard Holden in Parliament.
Mr Amesbury said the cash was insufficient but praised people power' for forcing Government to cough up'.
The Labour MP said: While clearly nowhere near enough, it's better than nothing, which is precisely what Cheshire West received in the last round.
Government support is desperately needed because the Tories' free market bus system is not working.
Services have been lost in the Northwich and Runcorn parts of my constituency only recently.
Transport minister Mr Holden told the Commons: Every area which did not get Bus Service Improvement Plan money will be getting it this time, including across both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester, and that's going to account to over £2.4 million, almost £2.5 million, for the local authorities to help them with bus services.
A campaign was launched following Arriva's decision to axe its Mid Cheshire services, with more than 7,500 people signing Mr Amesbury's joint petition with CWAC leader Louise Gittins.
He added: I've raised the issue of the dire state of our bus services with ministers on numerous occasions, conveying the strength of feeling in our area.
Is the message slowly starting to seep through? I believe Government has coughed up thanks to people power and stakeholders like my councillor colleagues arguing forcefully on behalf of their communities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ32 - This image shows a Barclays cash machine set into the exterior wall of a building on High Street in Northwich, Cheshire. Above the ATM is the distinctive blue Barclays eagle logo, a long-established element of the bank's corporate branding, clearly identifying the cashpoint as part of the Barclays retail banking network.
Cash machines such as this form a visible and practical layer of everyday financial infrastructure on UK high streets, providing access to cash even as traditional bank branch services have reduced or moved online. In many towns, ATMs remain one of the last physical touchpoints between major banking institutions and the public, particularly important for older residents, small businesses, and cash-based transactions.
The photograph focuses on branding and placement rather than people, highlighting how corporate identity is embedded into the built environment. The clean, functional design of the ATM contrasts with the textured wall surface and soft daylight shadows, reinforcing the sense of routine, everyday use rather than spectacle.
In the wider context of Northwich town centre, the image reflects ongoing changes in high-street banking, where full-service branches have been rationalised but cash access points continue to play a key role. As a documentary image, it records both a recognisable global banking brand and a specific local location, making it relevant to themes of finance, retail banking, urban change, and the persistence of cash in an increasingly digital economy.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B1 - A Translink Glider articulated bus travelling along a dedicated corridor in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Glider service forms the backbone of the city's bus rapid transit system, designed to provide high-capacity, frequent public transport along key eastwest routes.
Introduced as a major investment in Belfast's transport infrastructure, the Glider uses long articulated vehicles to increase passenger capacity while maintaining flexibility compared with fixed rail systems. The service aims to reduce congestion, support sustainable travel, and improve connectivity between residential areas, the city centre, and key employment and retail destinations.
The distinctive purple-liveried buses are a prominent feature of Belfast's streetscape and represent a shift towards modern, integrated public transport provision in Northern Ireland. Dedicated lanes and priority measures allow the Glider to operate more efficiently than conventional bus services.
Photographed in daylight with trees and urban surroundings visible, the image documents contemporary public transport in use and is suitable for editorial coverage of urban mobility, infrastructure investment, sustainable transport, and public services in Belfast.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RBXAPE - Waterloo station also known as London Waterloo, is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to Waterloo East station on the South Eastern Main Line. The station is the terminus of the South West Main Line to Weymouth via Southampton, the West of England main line to Exeter via Salisbury, the Portsmouth Direct line to Portsmouth Harbour which connects with ferry services to the Isle of Wight, and several commuter services around west and south-west London, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.
The station was opened in 1848 by the London and South Western Railway, and it replaced the earlier Nine Elms as it was closer to the West End. It was never designed to be a terminus, as the original intention was to continue the line towards the City of London, and consequently the station developed in a haphazard fashion, leading to difficulty finding the correct platform. The station was rebuilt in the early 20th century, opening in 1922, and included the Victory Arch over the main entrance, which commemorated World War I. Waterloo was the last London terminus to provide steam-powered services, which ended in 1967. The station was the London terminus for Eurostar international trains from 1994 until 2007, when they were transferred to St. Pancras.
Waterloo is the busiest railway station in the UK, handling 41 million passengers in the year to March 2022. It is also the UK's largest station in terms of floor space and has the greatest number of platforms.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RBXAPN - Waterloo station also known as London Waterloo, is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to Waterloo East station on the South Eastern Main Line. The station is the terminus of the South West Main Line to Weymouth via Southampton, the West of England main line to Exeter via Salisbury, the Portsmouth Direct line to Portsmouth Harbour which connects with ferry services to the Isle of Wight, and several commuter services around west and south-west London, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.
The station was opened in 1848 by the London and South Western Railway, and it replaced the earlier Nine Elms as it was closer to the West End. It was never designed to be a terminus, as the original intention was to continue the line towards the City of London, and consequently the station developed in a haphazard fashion, leading to difficulty finding the correct platform. The station was rebuilt in the early 20th century, opening in 1922, and included the Victory Arch over the main entrance, which commemorated World War I. Waterloo was the last London terminus to provide steam-powered services, which ended in 1967. The station was the London terminus for Eurostar international trains from 1994 until 2007, when they were transferred to St. Pancras.
Waterloo is the busiest railway station in the UK, handling 41 million passengers in the year to March 2022. It is also the UK's largest station in terms of floor space and has the greatest number of platforms.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCA2KA -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TK1 - Lancaster bus station serves the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bus station was funded by both the Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council. The station, situated in the centre of the city, was re-built and opened in 2001, is staffed full-time, completely covered and consists of 20 stands, a travel centre, a refreshment kiosk, on site toilet facilities and an electronic passenger information board. Directly outside the bus station is Lancaster's main taxi rank.
Services
The main operators from the bus station are Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire operating under the name Stagecoach in Lancaster with the remainder of the local services being run by local firms Travellers Choice, Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches and Battersby's Silver Grey. Buses mainly travel from the bus station around the Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth areas, but regular services also run as far afield as Preston, Blackpool and Knott End on Sea in Lancashire. Skipton, Hawes, Settle, Bentham and Ingleton in North Yorkshire and Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Keswick and the central Lake District in Cumbria (route 555). There is also a single seasonal Sunday and Bank Holiday service that runs directly to Clitheroe. Preston Bus also run a seasonal return Sunday and Bank Holiday service to Richmond and Leyburn in North Yorkshire that calls at both Lancaster bus station and Lancaster University.
Pre booked excursion and long distance coaches also arrive and depart from Lancaster bus station with National Express running direct services to Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leicester, Milton Keynes, London, Exeter, Plymouth, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AHTT -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XGW - The Amazon Salon offers a unique customer experience combining salon expertise with the latest salon technology. Customers can try new hair colours with immersive technology, learn about beauty best-sellers and shop via QR code, and of course book an appointment with an expert stylist. The Amazon Salon offers a full range of salon services for all customers (adults and children), including cut and blow dry, full head highlights, balayage, weaves, braids, and much more.
The hair care and styling services at Amazon Salon will be provided by Elena Lavagni and her team of stylists. Elena is the owner of the highly-regarded Neville Hair & Beauty Salon, which has been based in London for 20 years. Elena and her team have provided hair services for Paris Fashion Week and the Cannes Film Festival, and are renowned for the high-quality and personal service they provide.
Before deciding on a new look, customers can discuss with their stylist on what they would like to achieve and experiment with different hair colours using the augmented reality colour bar. Customers can also learn about products using interactive shopping displays. Customers can simply point at the product they are interested in on a display shelf and the relevant information, including brand videos and educational content, will appear on a display screen. The salon will also offer customers the latest hair styling technology treatments such as hot scissors, hair steaming and more.
How can I pay for my appointment?
Once you have selected your service in the online booking portal, you will be asked to pay in order to complete the booking. You can reschedule or cancel your appointment without charge at any time by visiting the Your Orders section in your Amazon account.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADRX1 - Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Milton Keynes and surrounding parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire (England). The station is located on the West Coast Main Line about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The station is served by Avanti West Coast intercity services, and by West Midlands Trains regional services.
This is the principal station for the city, one of seven serving the Milton Keynes urban area. Milton Keynes Central, which opened on 17 May 1982, is by far the busiest and most important of these, as well as being the largest in terms of platforms in use, having overtaken Bletchley when platforms 2A and 6 became operational.
Milton Keynes Central has a total of seven platforms. Platforms 1 and 3 are the south and northbound slow platforms, while 4 and 6 are the south and northbound fast platforms. Platforms 2 and 5 are reversible, being slow and fast respectively. Platform 2 is used mainly by terminating stopping services from London Euston, whilst platforms 1 and 3 are used by West Midlands Trains services between Euston and Northampton, Birmingham New Street or Crewe. Platforms 4, 5 and 6 are used by Avanti West Coast inter-city express services between London and the West Midlands, north Wales, the north-west or Scotland.
Platform 2A is a five-car south-facing bay platform, originally intended for the extension of Marston Vale Line services from Bedford into Milton Keynes Central this proposal no longer appears in plans for East West Rail, being replaced by a planned service to/from Oxford or Aylesbury (see below). Meanwhile, platform 2A is used only by exception when additional platform capacity is needed, such as when there is a service delay. To the north of the station the six lines reduce to four (two slow and two fast) and there is a mile of five-track running to the south before this also reduces back to four.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNRA - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership.
During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company Virgin Trains, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, during December 2020, it was announced that First Trenitalia and the DfT had agreed to terminate the WCP franchise at the earlier date of 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system. Since then a number of contract changes have taken place due to COVID-19 and then poor performance by the company. As of March 2023, the company's contract will expire in October 2023.
Avanti West Coast provide the principal long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland. Its services connect six of the largest cities in the UK: London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million. At the start of the franchise, the rolling stock used for these services consisted of 56 Class 390 Pendolino high speed electric multiple units and 18 Class 221 Super Voyager diesel-electric multiple units
in 2019, it was announced that the Super Voyagers would be replaced by newly built Class 805 bi-mode multiple units and Class 807 electric multiple units. Originally, Avanti West Coast was set to operate the pending high speed train fleet intended for use on High Speed 2, although the contract is set to end prior
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG1TX3 - A bus stop sign displaying local bus route information in the village of Heptonstall, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The sign carries WY Metro branding and provides details of services running towards Blackshaw Head and Hebden Bridge, illustrating the role of scheduled bus transport in connecting rural Pennine communities.
Public transport signage such as this forms a vital part of everyday infrastructure in villages where access to private vehicles may be limited. Bus services linking Heptonstall with nearby settlements and rail connections help support employment, education, healthcare access, and social inclusion, particularly for older residents and those without cars.
The sign is mounted on a metal pole against a blue sky with light cloud, with overhead utility lines visible, reinforcing the rural village setting. The clear presentation of destinations and service information reflects the standardised approach to transport information across West Yorkshire.
Photographed in daylight, the image works as an editorial illustration of rural public transport, community connectivity, and the practical realities of mobility in Yorkshire villages.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJWX7 - The British Rail Class 231 is a class of eleven diesel-electric multiple units of the FLIRT family, which have been built for Transport for Wales by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. The first units entered service on 18 January 2023
The previous Wales & Borders rail franchise operator, KeolisAmey Wales ordered the new trains. Although KeolisAmey was removed as the franchise operator and replaced by an operator of last resort Transport for Wales Rail, owned by the Welsh Government, the scheduled full fleet replacement continued.
The units began testing in Switzerland in July 2021 and in November 2021 the first two units were delivered to Cardiff Canton depot
The Class 231 units are currently operating services on the Rhymney Line, though it is expected they will operate services between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa, and between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town.
Class 231 units have four passenger vehicles, along with a separate Power Pack vehicle at the centre of the unit that contains four diesel generator sets. The diesel generators comply with EU Stage V emissions regulations. All vehicles are linked by unpowered Jacobs bogies, while the outermost bogie at each end of each unit carries the traction motors
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JK3E - Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre being composed of many microscopic fibrils that can be released into the atmosphere by abrasion and other processes. Inhalation of asbestos fibres can lead to various dangerous lung conditions, including mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer, so it is now notorious as a serious health and safety hazard.
Archaeological studies have found evidence of asbestos being used as far back as the Stone Age to strengthen ceramic pots, but large-scale mining began at the end of the 19th century when manufacturers and builders began using asbestos for its desirable physical properties. Asbestos is an excellent electrical insulator and is highly fire-resistant, so for much of the 20th century it was very commonly used across the world as a building material, until its adverse effects on human health were more widely acknowledged in the 1970s. Many modern buildings constructed before the 1980s are thought to contain asbestos.
The use of asbestos for construction and fireproofing has been made illegal in many countries. Despite this, at least 100,000 people are thought to die each year from diseases related to asbestos exposure. In part, this is because many older buildings still contain asbestos
in addition, the consequences of exposure can take decades to arise. The most common diseases associated with chronic asbestos exposure are asbestosis (scarring of the lungs due to asbestos inhalation) and mesothelioma (a type of cancer)
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N28PPH - Stockport railway station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, is 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
The Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened in stages from Manchester and reached Stockport in 1840. The 5+1⁄2-mile (9 km) line ran from a temporary station in Manchester to another in Stockport at the north end of the uncompleted Stockport Viaduct. The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than two years. After the viaduct was completed, the M&BR built a station at its southern end as an experiment. The decision was prompted by complaints that the first station was a long way from the industrial parts of town and even farther from the residential districts on the south side. The second station opened on 15 February 1843 as Edgeley. By 1844, it was the town's principal station. Heaton Norris, at the north end of the viaduct, closed in 1959.
The station was operated by the London and North Western Railway and became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. In 1948, British Railways ran the system.
Most lines into the station were electrified at 25 kV AC, using overhead wires, under the British Railways 1955 Modernisation Plan
however, not all of the local lines were electrified.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N28PT8 - Stockport railway station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, is 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
The Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened in stages from Manchester and reached Stockport in 1840. The 5+1⁄2-mile (9 km) line ran from a temporary station in Manchester to another in Stockport at the north end of the uncompleted Stockport Viaduct. The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than two years. After the viaduct was completed, the M&BR built a station at its southern end as an experiment. The decision was prompted by complaints that the first station was a long way from the industrial parts of town and even farther from the residential districts on the south side. The second station opened on 15 February 1843 as Edgeley. By 1844, it was the town's principal station. Heaton Norris, at the north end of the viaduct, closed in 1959.
The station was operated by the London and North Western Railway and became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. In 1948, British Railways ran the system.
Most lines into the station were electrified at 25 kV AC, using overhead wires, under the British Railways 1955 Modernisation Plan
however, not all of the local lines were electrified.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N28PY0 - Stockport railway station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, is 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
The Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened in stages from Manchester and reached Stockport in 1840. The 5+1⁄2-mile (9 km) line ran from a temporary station in Manchester to another in Stockport at the north end of the uncompleted Stockport Viaduct. The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than two years. After the viaduct was completed, the M&BR built a station at its southern end as an experiment. The decision was prompted by complaints that the first station was a long way from the industrial parts of town and even farther from the residential districts on the south side. The second station opened on 15 February 1843 as Edgeley. By 1844, it was the town's principal station. Heaton Norris, at the north end of the viaduct, closed in 1959.
The station was operated by the London and North Western Railway and became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. In 1948, British Railways ran the system.
Most lines into the station were electrified at 25 kV AC, using overhead wires, under the British Railways 1955 Modernisation Plan
however, not all of the local lines were electrified.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF9C4 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF85M - The Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the United Kingdom. It consists of 75 Councillors with one-third being elected every three years in four. The borough is separated into 25 wards. Councillors are democratically accountable to the ward they are elected to represent. Each ward is represented on the council by three council members.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8W7 - The Parish Church of All Saints Wigan is by far the oldest church in Wigan but when it was founded and when the Christian religion was first established in Wigan is unknown. The earliest possible mention of a church at Wigan occurs in the Domesday Survey of 1086. In describing what is now South Lancashire, the King's Commissioners noted that in King Edward the Confessor's time (1042-1066) the Church of the Manor of Newton-in-Makerfield was endowed with one carucate of land.
Wigan Church is not specifically mentioned but there are very strong reasons for assuming that it can be identified as 'the church of the Manor of Newton'. If this is the case, then Wigan Parish Church was founded at least as early as the reign of Edward the Confessor and probably even earlier and so can claim to be one of Lancashire's oldest parish churches. It was beyond any doubt established by 1199, when King John appointed Adam de Freckleton perpetual vicar of the church of Wigan at the request of Ranulf, Treasurer of Salisbury, the first known Rector of Wigan.
Over the centuries, Wigan has found itself in four different dioceses. It was originally in the diocese of York. From the beginning of the 10th century it was in the diocese of Lichfield until 1541, when it was transferred to the new diocese of Chester. Since 1880 it has been in the diocese of Liverpool
The Church stands on the crest of a hill in the centre of Wigan. Most of the present structure was erected between 1845 and 1850, when the Church was almost entirely rebuilt. It was a copy of the Church which was taken down then, which seems to have dated in the main from the later Middle Ages, though parts of the tower and perhaps other fragments were earlier.
Since the rebuilding three restorations have been necessary in 1898 and 1947 and more recently 2006.
This restoration began in the early 1990's when the copper on the Nave roof needed to be replaced.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C4X -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JC5N - Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%.
Lothian operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, and is a significant operator in East Lothian, Midlothian and most recently West Lothian. It operates a comprehensive night bus network, three routes to Edinburgh Airport, and owns the subsidiary companies Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours and Lothian Motorcoaches.
Lothian Buses have operated a flat-fare system since March 2006.[16] Adult and child singles and day tickets, pre-paid multiple singles and 'Ridacards' are also available, with senior citizens travelling on free travel passes in line with the rest of Scotland. As of February 2020, an adult single fare is £1.80 and a child fare costs 90p. An adult day ticket costs £4.50 and a child day ticket £2.50.
Fares are paid into a hopper, which automatically dumps the money into a vault to which the driver has no access
change is not given.
The Lothian 'Ridacard' bus pass is a pre-paid plastic smartcard giving unlimited travel on regular daytime and night bus services, as well as Edinburgh Trams services. It is purchased initially from a Transport for Edinburgh Travelshop, where the owner's picture is incorporated on the card to prevent misuse. Once purchased, the card can be placed onto an on-board reader, which reads the contactless chip in the smartcard. Cards can be credited for a weekly, 4 weekly or annual period. A warning is displayed on the last five days of validity. The card can then be topped up at Transport for Edinburgh Travelshops or PayPoint equipped retailers
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JC9M -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KRXPMF - The British Rail Class 800 Intercity Express Train or Azuma is a type of bi-mode multiple unit train built by Hitachi for Great Western Railway and London North Eastern Railway. The type uses electric motors powered from overhead electric wires for traction, but also has diesel generators to enable trains to operate on unelectrified track. It is a part of the Hitachi AT300 product family.
The Class 800 was produced under the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) as a replacement for the Intercity 125 and Intercity 225 fleets of high speed trains. The trains were manufactured by Hitachi between 2014 and 2018, assembly being performed at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility, alongside the related Class 801, from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan
no body construction takes place in the UK. As well as resembling the Class 801, the units are also very similar to the Class 802 units, which have uprated diesel engines and larger fuel tanks.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KEBJ27 - Ubico collects household waste on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Cotswold District, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
We also offer a commercial waste collection service on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
The services currently provided by Ubico for its local authority shareholders include
Residual waste collections, household and commercial
Recycling collections, household and commercial
Organic waste collections, household
Recycling centre management
Street cleaning
Public toilet cleaning
Grounds and cemetery maintenance
Fleet management and maintenance
Winter maintenance (gritting)
Pest control
Building Cleaning
Ubico develops and communicates innovative service redesign, customer service improvements. community initiatives' and strategic options. We add value by developing creative and pragmatic solutions that benefit commissioners and effectively manage change to deliver these solutions.
Ubico works in partnership with the local voluntary and community sector to deliver community led initiatives, support self-help schemes and to deliver community priorities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KEBJ2B - Ubico collects household waste on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Cotswold District, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
We also offer a commercial waste collection service on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
The services currently provided by Ubico for its local authority shareholders include
Residual waste collections, household and commercial
Recycling collections, household and commercial
Organic waste collections, household
Recycling centre management
Street cleaning
Public toilet cleaning
Grounds and cemetery maintenance
Fleet management and maintenance
Winter maintenance (gritting)
Pest control
Building Cleaning
Ubico develops and communicates innovative service redesign, customer service improvements. community initiatives' and strategic options. We add value by developing creative and pragmatic solutions that benefit commissioners and effectively manage change to deliver these solutions.
Ubico works in partnership with the local voluntary and community sector to deliver community led initiatives, support self-help schemes and to deliver community priorities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KEBJ2D - Ubico collects household waste on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Cotswold District, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
We also offer a commercial waste collection service on behalf of Cheltenham Borough, Tewkesbury Borough and West Oxfordshire District councils.
The services currently provided by Ubico for its local authority shareholders include
Residual waste collections, household and commercial
Recycling collections, household and commercial
Organic waste collections, household
Recycling centre management
Street cleaning
Public toilet cleaning
Grounds and cemetery maintenance
Fleet management and maintenance
Winter maintenance (gritting)
Pest control
Building Cleaning
Ubico develops and communicates innovative service redesign, customer service improvements. community initiatives' and strategic options. We add value by developing creative and pragmatic solutions that benefit commissioners and effectively manage change to deliver these solutions.
Ubico works in partnership with the local voluntary and community sector to deliver community led initiatives, support self-help schemes and to deliver community priorities.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6D43X -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6D43N -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6D43W -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6GYK8 - Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a Central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area. The site has been the London terminus of services provided by the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the main line station dates from 1854 and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Paddington is the London terminus of the Great Western Main Line
passenger services are primarily operated by Great Western Railway, which provides commuter and regional passenger services to west London and the Thames Valley region, as well as long-distance intercity services to South West England and South Wales. The station is also the eastern terminus for Heathrow Express and the western terminus for Elizabeth line services from Shenfield. Elizabeth line services also run through Paddington westwards to Reading, Heathrow Terminal 5, and Heathrow Terminal 4, and eastwards to Abbey Wood. Situated in fare zone 1, it has two separate tube stations providing connections to the Bakerloo, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines. It is one of 11 London stations managed directly by Network Rail.
The station has been perennially popular for passengers and goods, particularly milk and parcels. Major upgrades took place in the 1870s, the 1910s and the 1960s, each trying to add additional platforms and space while trying to preserve the existing services and architecture as much as possible. Paddington was first served by London Underground trains in 1863, as the original western terminus of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. In the 20th century, suburban and commuter services appeared at Paddington as the urban sprawl of London moved westwards. Despite the numerous upgrades and rebuilding, plus damage sustained in particular during World War II, Brunel's original design is still recognisable.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBHA -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K860 - Yelloway Motor Services was a bus and coach company based in Rochdale.
In 1902, Robert Holt commenced a parcels delivery service in the Rochdale area using a pony and cart. In 1904, Holt went into partnership with his younger brother Ernest and they established themselves as carriers trading as Messrs Holt Brothers. Additional ponies and carts were purchased, later followed by steam and motor lorries.
In an attempt to earn additional revenue, when the lorries would otherwise be idle, interchangeable charabanc bodies to enable the lorries to be converted into passenger pleasure vehicles at weekends. In May 1913 the first purpose built charabanc entered service
In March 1931, a consortium of Maurice Edwards, John Barlow and Herbert Allen purchased the business. On 9 April 1932, the company was officially renamed Yelloway Motor Services Limited
Yelloway was granted operating licences for a service to Torquay, with other operators denied. By 1937, Yelloway was providing travel facilities for passengers from West Yorkshire to destinations in South West England, connecting services being provided by Ripponden & District through Halifax, Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden to Oldham where they joined the Devon bound coaches
On 5 July 1985, Yelloway was sold to Neoplan dealer Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham. In October 1986, following deregulation, Yelloway registered several stage carriage services in the Greater Manchester area and won contracts from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executives cancelled contracts on several services because of poor performance. On 24 November 1988, the Yelloway was placed under the control of Crosville Motor Services, which had just been purchased by ATL Holdings, along with the remaining contract work and the name disappeared
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K863 - Yelloway Motor Services was a bus and coach company based in Rochdale.
In 1902, Robert Holt commenced a parcels delivery service in the Rochdale area using a pony and cart. In 1904, Holt went into partnership with his younger brother Ernest and they established themselves as carriers trading as Messrs Holt Brothers. Additional ponies and carts were purchased, later followed by steam and motor lorries.
In an attempt to earn additional revenue, when the lorries would otherwise be idle, interchangeable charabanc bodies to enable the lorries to be converted into passenger pleasure vehicles at weekends. In May 1913 the first purpose built charabanc entered service
In March 1931, a consortium of Maurice Edwards, John Barlow and Herbert Allen purchased the business. On 9 April 1932, the company was officially renamed Yelloway Motor Services Limited
Yelloway was granted operating licences for a service to Torquay, with other operators denied. By 1937, Yelloway was providing travel facilities for passengers from West Yorkshire to destinations in South West England, connecting services being provided by Ripponden & District through Halifax, Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden to Oldham where they joined the Devon bound coaches
On 5 July 1985, Yelloway was sold to Neoplan dealer Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham. In October 1986, following deregulation, Yelloway registered several stage carriage services in the Greater Manchester area and won contracts from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executives cancelled contracts on several services because of poor performance. On 24 November 1988, the Yelloway was placed under the control of Crosville Motor Services, which had just been purchased by ATL Holdings, along with the remaining contract work and the name disappeared
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K89N -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K546YH - The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train. It is a member of the Sprinter series of regional trains, produced as a replacement for British Rail's first generation of DMUs
of the other members, the Class 159 is almost identical to the Class 158, having been converted from Class 158 to Class 159 in two batches to operate express services from London Waterloo to the West of England.
The Class 158 was constructed between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The majority were built as two-car sets, some three-car sets were also produced. During September 1990, the first Express Sprinters were operated by ScotRail
the type was promptly introduced to secondary routes across the Midlands, Northern England, Wales and the South West. The Class 158 enabled the replacement of large numbers of elderly DMUs but also several locomotive-hauled trains as well
this was partially accomplished via the cascading of existing Sprinter units onto other routes. To capitalise on the Class 158's improved onboard amenities in comparison to other rolling stock in use for regional services, the Alphaline branding was launched during the mid-1990s
it was also used for a time in the post-privatisation era.
As a result of British Rail's privatisation in the mid 1990s, the Class 158s were divided amongst various newly-created operators broadly along their existing routes. Due to their relatively young age at that time, most operators elected to retain them for the following decades. Several, such as Northern Rail and Arriva Trains Wales, had their Class 158 fleets modernised and refitted with various new facilities, such modifications often including greater accessibility, onboard passenger information systems, WiFi connectivity, and toilet retention tanks.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5470Y - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54710 - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54711 - The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister design the Solar, were named for a solar eclipse which was visible in the UK in 1999, the year of its introduction.
The Eclipse was launched in 1999 on Volvo B7L chassis and, in 2003, the body was made available on the more popular Volvo B7RLE chassis. A coach version, the Eclipse SchoolRun, was later launched on high floor Volvo B7R chassis. In November 2008, Wright unveiled the Eclipse 2 at that year's Euro Bus Expo, with front and rear ends facelifted to match the Wright StreetCar. In 2015, the Eclipse 3 was launched on Volvo B8RLE chassis, the successor to the B7RLE. Production of the Eclipse has been suspended as Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.
Over 2,100 Eclipses were built, with FirstGroup the largest customer. A double-decker version of the Eclipse is also available, known as the Wright Eclipse Gemini, and formerly also an articulated version, the Wright Eclipse Fusion.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54712 - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GC21 - The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister design the Solar, were named for a solar eclipse which was visible in the UK in 1999, the year of its introduction.
The Eclipse was launched in 1999 on Volvo B7L chassis and, in 2003, the body was made available on the more popular Volvo B7RLE chassis. A coach version, the Eclipse SchoolRun, was later launched on high floor Volvo B7R chassis. In November 2008, Wright unveiled the Eclipse 2 at that year's Euro Bus Expo, with front and rear ends facelifted to match the Wright StreetCar. In 2015, the Eclipse 3 was launched on Volvo B8RLE chassis, the successor to the B7RLE. Production of the Eclipse has been suspended as Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.
Over 2,100 Eclipses were built, with FirstGroup the largest customer. A double-decker version of the Eclipse is also available, known as the Wright Eclipse Gemini, and formerly also an articulated version, the Wright Eclipse Fusion.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDXG8 - More at https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/01/public-toilets-council-cuts
According to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) appropriately titled Taking the P*** a fifth of Britons don't leave their home as often as they'd like because they know they'll struggle to find facilities, a phenomenon known as loo leash. For those with medical conditions, this affects more than four in 10. Ever found yourself deliberately not drinking in case you get caught short? Over half the public intentionally dehydrate themselves for fear of not finding a loo, according to the report.
By next year, 60% of government funding for local authority services will have vanished compared with 2010
The people must take to the urinals, conveniences and the cubicles, or what remains of them, because the right to pee is under threat. The decline of the public toilet leaving us creeping into pubs and hoping to avoid the disapproving glare of the bartender is just one symptom of the assault on the public realm. By next year, 60% of government funding for local authority services will have vanished compared with 2010. Toilets are not statutory services that is, councils are not legally obliged to provide them and so hundreds have been axed. The British Toilet Association tells me that up to half of public loos may have been closed over the last decade. In Cornwall, the council has stopped maintaining 94% of its toilets. Three in four Britons polled think there are not enough facilities within their communities. But why should we be resigned to this, legs firmly crossed, as a fact of life? Why is removing waste from our doorsteps regarded as an essential, universal service, but allowing us to remove waste from our bodies is not?
The public realm has been subordinated to the whims of the market and profit for over a generation, and toilets are no exception. You'll often need to spend considerably more than a penny to have a pee.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1MF3F - In 1845 a directory first listed a brass-founding business under Chrime Brothers
Edward, Richard and Peter were the sons of Edward Chrimes senior, a plumber and glazier. In the same year Edward Chrimes junior patented the 'high pressure loose valve screw-down cock', fore runner of the modern domestic tap
His brother Richard returned from London initially on a temporary basis to run the company. He then entered into partnership with John Guest, with the company becoming known as Guest and Chrimes. In 1848 the firm also started making sluice valve bodies cast in one piece, and from 1849 they manufactured patented New York style fire hydrants, which were widely exported.
The first foundry, known as Butter Market Foundry, was situated close to the River Don and the Market Place. In the mid 1850s the firm was awarded a large contract for valve gear and plumbing equipment for the Madrid Water Company in Spain, which necessitated an expansion of manufacturing. A new larger site was purchased beside the River Don and in 1857 the present factory was built on Don Street on a previously open field. The firm now had the facility for casting and machining both brass and iron.
The premises of Guest and Chrimes were listed at Grade II in February 1986. In 1999 the complex closed. All the post-1934 buildings were demolished in the early C21, having gone by 2012. In July 2018 there was a fire in the front, eastern range. Subsequently the whole of the front office range, caretaker's house, eastern extension and part of the angled return were demolished, leaving eight bays attached to the long rear range with the water tower
Read more at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1192221?section=official-list-entry
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1MMB6 - Yorkshire Water is a water supply and treatment utility company servicing West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire, in England. The company has its origins in the Yorkshire Water Authority, one of ten regional water authorities created by the Water Act 1973, and privatised under the terms of the Water Act 1989, when Yorkshire Water plc, the parent company of the Yorkshire Water business, was floated on the London Stock Exchange. The parent company was Kelda Group in 1999. In February 2008, Kelda Group was bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds.
It is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991
Yorkshire Water has received fines for breaches of environmental law. For example:
Yorkshire Water was fined twice in April 2007. The first offence was for allowing polluting matter to enter Clifton beck in Brighouse, contrary to section 85(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991. The final incident killed one third of the wildlife along over a mile of the stream
Yorkshire Water was fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £9,051 in costs for supplying unfit water in May 2006 in a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate,
Yorkshire Water's largest fine, of £119,000 (reduced to £80,000 on appeal), with costs of £125,598, was received in December 2000 after pleading guilty to seventeen charges of supplying water unfit for human consumption
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3J79H -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRHN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRJY -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRK4 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRM0 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244C9 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GF9C -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRNR - In March 2017, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva, a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and incumbent Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the next East Midlands franchise. Abellio was added in February 2018.
FirstGroup and Trenitalia pulled out of the bidding process in April 2018 to focus on the West Coast Partnership franchise. In April 2019 the franchise was awarded to Abellio, with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to take over the franchise from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019 for a period of eight years
EMR operates commuter services from London St Pancras to Corby, as well as intercity services from London St Pancras along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Sheffield with limited extensions to Lincoln. EMR also operate the local East Midlands services and inter regional services to Liverpool and Norwich (Express service). Services from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street were to transfer to another operator during the life of the franchise, although following a review by the DfT, this will no longer take place
the service instead being split at Nottingham as intended but remaining with EMR. The Barton line was expected to transfer from Northern in 2019 but this was delayed until May 2021
Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel trains to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport and East Anglia.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRP1 - In March 2017, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva, a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and incumbent Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the next East Midlands franchise. Abellio was added in February 2018.
FirstGroup and Trenitalia pulled out of the bidding process in April 2018 to focus on the West Coast Partnership franchise. In April 2019 the franchise was awarded to Abellio, with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to take over the franchise from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019 for a period of eight years
EMR operates commuter services from London St Pancras to Corby, as well as intercity services from London St Pancras along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Sheffield with limited extensions to Lincoln. EMR also operate the local East Midlands services and inter regional services to Liverpool and Norwich (Express service). Services from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street were to transfer to another operator during the life of the franchise, although following a review by the DfT, this will no longer take place
the service instead being split at Nottingham as intended but remaining with EMR. The Barton line was expected to transfer from Northern in 2019 but this was delayed until May 2021
Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel trains to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport and East Anglia.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGRM - We serve more than seven million people across approximately 5,400 square miles the communities of Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Glossop (Derbyshire).
We receive approximately 1.3 million 999 calls and respond to over a million emergency incidents each year.
We make 1.5 million patient transport journeys every year for those who require non-emergency transport to and from healthcare appointments.
We deliver the NHS 111 service across the region for people who need medical help or advice, handling more than 1.5 million calls every year.
We employ around 6,300 staff in over 300 different roles.
We have over 1,000 emergency and non-emergency vehicles operating across the North West.
We have an annual budget of £357 million.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY55K6 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAHW6 - A working narrowboat near Llangollen. There are still working boats on our canals, often one man businesses performing services to other canal users, e.g. selling coal, wood, or diesel fuel
canal memorabilia souvenirs and painted canalware
boat painting and decoration and maintenance, or, as here fender making and sales.
Mal Edwards was the last lengthsman* to work the Newport and Shrewsbury canals into the 1960s. He can also be seen on some websites as lock-keeper at Grindley Brook Staircase.
lengthsman: In rural areas, a lengthsman was a man who took pride in keeping his district neat and tidy, well swept and free from litter. On the canals, a lengthsman was responsible for patrolling his length, looking for leaks, seeing to routine maintenance, cutting back vegetation etc.
I started working on the canal when I was only 14. I was a lengths man on the Shrewsbury, the canal. It was my job to cut hedges and to keep the toe path clear.
Since then, I've carried aluminium, coal, feldspar, salt and tinned salmon. For a short time I was captain of the prettiest Joshua boat ever built, or so the other boatmen said. She was called The Apple. She was nice with only 20 tonnes on but any more and she would sit funny.
The canal was full of characters then, like George Page and Chocolate Charlie Atkins. In 1965 we both used to carry aluminium to Wolverhampton and when it was quiet he showed me how to make rope fenders. It wasn't long before I was making my own which were sold to the pleasure boaters in the summer months.
Wages weren't good on the waterways and the money came in handy, buttons, puddings, all boats have them even to this day. It wasn't long before I became a full-time fender maker. I even learned to make rope.
He says, (presumably when he was at Grindley Brook) for a few years I lived in a house near the canal but the pull of the waterways brought me back onto a boat. Now it's just a short walk to work in the morning. Round the bend and over the lock
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAHWF - A working narrowboat near Llangollen. There are still working boats on our canals, often one man businesses performing services to other canal users, e.g. selling coal, wood, or diesel fuel
canal memorabilia souvenirs and painted canalware
boat painting and decoration and maintenance, or, as here fender making and sales.
Mal Edwards was the last lengthsman* to work the Newport and Shrewsbury canals into the 1960s. He can also be seen on some websites as lock-keeper at Grindley Brook Staircase.
lengthsman: In rural areas, a lengthsman was a man who took pride in keeping his district neat and tidy, well swept and free from litter. On the canals, a lengthsman was responsible for patrolling his length, looking for leaks, seeing to routine maintenance, cutting back vegetation etc.
I started working on the canal when I was only 14. I was a lengths man on the Shrewsbury, the canal. It was my job to cut hedges and to keep the toe path clear.
Since then, I've carried aluminium, coal, feldspar, salt and tinned salmon. For a short time I was captain of the prettiest Joshua boat ever built, or so the other boatmen said. She was called The Apple. She was nice with only 20 tonnes on but any more and she would sit funny.
The canal was full of characters then, like George Page and Chocolate Charlie Atkins. In 1965 we both used to carry aluminium to Wolverhampton and when it was quiet he showed me how to make rope fenders. It wasn't long before I was making my own which were sold to the pleasure boaters in the summer months.
Wages weren't good on the waterways and the money came in handy, buttons, puddings, all boats have them even to this day. It wasn't long before I became a full-time fender maker. I even learned to make rope.
He says, (presumably when he was at Grindley Brook) for a few years I lived in a house near the canal but the pull of the waterways brought me back onto a boat. Now it's just a short walk to work in the morning. Round the bend and over the lock
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBP5 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR05T -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR060 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB52H -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5TF6 - Mitie Group PLC (pronounced mighty) is a British strategic outsourcing and energy services company. It provides infrastructure consultancy, facilities management, property management, energy and healthcare services. It has a head office at The Shard in London and more than 200 smaller offices throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
Mitie was founded by David Telling and Ian Stewart as MESL in 1987.[3] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1988. It merged with Highgate & Job in 1989 and was renamed the Mitie Group.
Its strategy of growth through acquisition has seen Mitie acquire several businesses over the past few years. In March 2006 it acquired Initial Security, a leading security business. In 2007 Mitie acquired Robert Prettie & Co. Ltd for £32.7m and incorporated the specialist plumbing, heating and mechanical services business into their Property Services division. In 2008 Mitie continued its strategy through the acquisition of Catering Partnership and DW Tilley. The purchase of DW Tilley allowed Mitie to extend their roofing services nationwide. 2009 saw the acquisition of Dalkia Facilities Management for £130m[9] to bolster its Technical Facilities Management capability, and an expansion into social housing with the purchase of Environmental Property Services (EPS) for £38.5m. In 2010, Mitie acquired the integrated facilities management business of Dalkia in Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K4R - Macclesfield Town Hall is a Georgian municipal building in the Market Place of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Dating originally from 182324, it was designed by Francis Goodwin in the Greek Revival style, and extended in 186971 by James Stevens and again in 199192. The building incorporates the former Borough Police Station. The town hall is listed at grade II*
The first structure on this site was a medieval guildhall which dated back to at least the 13th century and which was connected to a bakehouse on the north side. The foundation stone for the current town hall was laid on 4 September 1823.[5] It was designed by Francis Goodwin in the Greek Revival style and completed in 1824.[5] It was extended between 1869 and 1871 to a design by James Stevens and again between 1991 and 1992.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended a reception at the town hall, to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the town, on 19 July 2011
The town hall stands at SJ 91748 73738 on Churchside and Chestergate in Macclesfield's Market Place.
The two-storey ashlar building is in Greek Revival style. The original design is similar to Francis Goodwin's previous design for the (now-demolished) Manchester Old Town Hall, and is modelled on the Erechtheion in Athens. The Churchside façade of 182324, which Clare Hartwell and co-authors describe as a little constricted, has a large central portico with four plain (unfluted) Ionic columns topped with a pediment. The portico is flanked by single bays, with sash windows divided into three parts on the first floor. On the ground floor is a simple sash window to the left-hand side and a double doorway to the right.
A wider west front on Chestergate in the same style was added in 186971 by James Stevens, a local architect from the town. It has nine bays, with a central portico that matches the Churchside one. The doorway, now the building's main entrance, is topped with an architrave of polished granite
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K4X - Macclesfield Town Hall is a Georgian municipal building in the Market Place of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Dating originally from 182324, it was designed by Francis Goodwin in the Greek Revival style, and extended in 186971 by James Stevens and again in 199192. The building incorporates the former Borough Police Station. The town hall is listed at grade II*
The first structure on this site was a medieval guildhall which dated back to at least the 13th century and which was connected to a bakehouse on the north side. The foundation stone for the current town hall was laid on 4 September 1823.[5] It was designed by Francis Goodwin in the Greek Revival style and completed in 1824.[5] It was extended between 1869 and 1871 to a design by James Stevens and again between 1991 and 1992.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended a reception at the town hall, to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the town, on 19 July 2011
The town hall stands at SJ 91748 73738 on Churchside and Chestergate in Macclesfield's Market Place.
The two-storey ashlar building is in Greek Revival style. The original design is similar to Francis Goodwin's previous design for the (now-demolished) Manchester Old Town Hall, and is modelled on the Erechtheion in Athens. The Churchside façade of 182324, which Clare Hartwell and co-authors describe as a little constricted, has a large central portico with four plain (unfluted) Ionic columns topped with a pediment. The portico is flanked by single bays, with sash windows divided into three parts on the first floor. On the ground floor is a simple sash window to the left-hand side and a double doorway to the right.
A wider west front on Chestergate in the same style was added in 186971 by James Stevens, a local architect from the town. It has nine bays, with a central portico that matches the Churchside one. The doorway, now the building's main entrance, is topped with an architrave of polished granite
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K8W - Macclesfield has a bus station located within the town centre. The original building opened on Sunderland Street, just outside the railway station
it was replaced in 2004, when a new bus station opened on Queen Victoria Street.
The principal operators around Macclesfield are Arriva North West and two subsidiaries of Centrebus Group: D&G Bus and High Peak Buses
There are around 15 bus routes in Macclesfield that run within the town or surrounding towns such as Congleton, Wilmslow and Knutsford. Other locations that are served from Macclesfield include Stockport, Crewe, Buxton, Altrincham, Wythenshawe and Chatsworth House. Buses in the town run Monday to Saturday
the only service that runs on a Sunday is High Peak route 58 to Chatsworth House.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGPR - The British Rail Class 196 Civity is a class of diesel multiple unit built for West Midlands Trains by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. A total of 26 units have been built
12 two-car units and 14 four-car units.
They are the first train of the Civity family to feature end gangways.
History
Shortly after the announcement that a consortium of Abellio, Mitsui and JR East had been awarded the West Midlands franchise, West Midlands Trains confirmed they had placed an order for 26 diesel multiple units based on CAF's Civity platform.
The first completed unit started testing at the Velim railway test circuit in December 2019.
The first vehicle arrived at Tyseley TMD in Birmingham on 17 April 2020, having travelled by ship from Cuxhaven to Hull. Revenue services using the new fleet began on 17 October 2022, on services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P5E -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMA8BT -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMA8C2 - Stroud railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Stroud railway station (on the GloucesterSwindon Golden Valley Line) was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
History
The station was opened on 12 May 1845 with the opening of the Kemble to Gloucester section of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway. For a period between 1886 and 1947, when Stroud had two passenger railway stations, it was known as Stroud Great Western, Stroud Russell Street or Stroud Central. Stroud's second station, Stroud Wallbridge, was the terminus of a short branch line from the Midland Railway's Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, and freight services were always more important there than passengers.
In 1905, the Great Western Railway inaugurated a motor bus service between Stroud and Painswick, similar to systems in operation at other places such as Penzance and Slough. The services were operated by Mills Daimler vehicles with 22hp petrol engines, capable of carrying 22 passengers. The journey time was around 30 minutes
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMTME -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNA3ME -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7B3 - More at https://www.primecareambulanceservice.co.uk/main/about-us/
PrimeCare Ambulance Service was established in 1998 in Wigan, in the North West of England. In these years of service PCAS has been meeting the diverse needs of an ever-expanding national client base. PCAS provide a high quality medical cover service and support for events, at competitive rates.
Our motivated and diligent staff are trained to the highest standard and receive continuous professional development, to ensure that our team are always up to date with the latest medical techniques and legislation information.
A key part of our training is promoting effective communication skills. Ensuring everyone (patient or otherwise) who should come in contact with our team, is treated in a calm and dignified manner, and given the utmost respect they deserve.
This is one of our main principles and we stand by our motto Offering PrimeCare to all
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7HK -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWG -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJYRCN - Paramount are launching their new streaming platform, Paramount+, with a series of consumer-led installations, pop-ups and activations inspired by popular film and tv shows, called Summit of Stars' from Monday 20 June to Sunday 17 July. Working in partnership with Heart of London and Westminster City Council, the activations will aim to draw visitors to the Piccadilly and Leicester Square area so higher levels of footfall are expected.
We invite you read the summary of activation set-up below:
Sunday 19 June
A Halo themed aircraft installation will take place in Piccadilly Circus from 11:00pm until approximately 02:00am. The derig will take place on Sunday 17 July from 11:00pm- 05:00am.This is set for completion by Wednesday 20 July.
Monday 20 June
Official launch of Summit of Stars' including the Paramount+ walk of Stars, an arial display of the West End. An augmented reality trail which is inclusive of Vinyl displays on Cranbourn, Bear and Coventry Streets.
Wednesday 22 June
The Paramount+ pop-up will be located in the old GAP store, underneath the Piccadilly Lights until Sunday 3 July. The event is open to the public. To reserve tickets, click here.
Thursday 23 June
A family-friendly Sponge Bob Square Pants themed pop-up will be installed in Leicester Square Gardens from 06:00am. There are no street closures.
For further information, please contact mark.williams@heartoflondonbid.co.uk.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH070H -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRPE - What happens at your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment
When it's your turn to have the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, you'll get a letter, phone call, email or text inviting you for an appointment.
Everyone aged 5 (on or before 31 August 2022) and over can get a 1st and 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
People aged 16 and over, and some children aged 12 to 15, are also being offered a booster dose.
You may be invited to have your vaccinations at:
a hospital
your GP surgery
a vaccination centre
a pharmacy
What happens on the day
What to bring
You'll need to bring:
a face covering, unless you cannot wear one for a health or disability reason
your booking reference numbers if your appointment is at a vaccination centre
If you need a carer you can bring them with you on the day.
What happens at the appointment
Your appointment should last for around 30 to 45 minutes.
You'll be asked some questions about your medical history.
It's important to tell the staff giving you the vaccination if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction or you are pregnant.
If your appointment is at a vaccination centre, you'll be asked for your booking reference numbers.
You will then be given an injection of the vaccine into your upper arm.
All places that offer COVID-19 vaccinations will help keep you safe from COVID-19. There will be regular cleaning and social distancing in waiting areas.
After the vaccination
You may be asked to wait for 15 minutes after having the vaccination. This is in the unlikely event you have a serious reaction to the vaccine.
Research has found it's very rare to have a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine. If this does happen, it usually happens within minutes.
The team are trained to deal with reactions and treat them immediately.
You will also be given a leaflet about what to expect after your vaccination to take home with you.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJG3 - Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. It was established in 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. and through a number of mergers and acquisitions was rebranded Arriva in 1997 and became a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn in 2010. Arriva operates bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus services in 14 countries across Europe. As of September 2018, it employed 61,845 people and operated 2.4 billion passenger journeys annually. It operates as three divisions: UK Bus, UK Rail and Mainland Europe. Deutsche Bahn announced in 2019 they wished to sell Arriva, but the sale was placed on hold as of November in that year.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJHA - Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. It was established in 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. and through a number of mergers and acquisitions was rebranded Arriva in 1997 and became a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn in 2010. Arriva operates bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus services in 14 countries across Europe. As of September 2018, it employed 61,845 people and operated 2.4 billion passenger journeys annually. It operates as three divisions: UK Bus, UK Rail and Mainland Europe. Deutsche Bahn announced in 2019 they wished to sell Arriva, but the sale was placed on hold as of November in that year.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC4116 - More at https://www.littlegem.info/about-us/
Following the deregulation of Greater Manchester's buses in 1996, Little Gem made a name for itself by offering local residents a reliable, friendly service that they could depend on.
25 years on, and our aim is exactly the same. Our team of friendly drivers are here to get you to where you want to go.
Part of the family-run Go Goodwins Group, Little Gem is all about you, our passengers. Our modern fleet of Euro 6, low emission buses will get you from A to B in comfort and style, as well as being gentle on the environment.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDK9 - Vertical editorial stock photograph of a tall BP fuel price totem at Frankley Services on the M5 motorway near Birmingham, West Midlands, showing motorway service area fuel pricing during public concern about high petrol and diesel costs, oil company profits, geopolitical energy shocks and calls for windfall taxation. The green BP sign includes the sunflower logo, Greggs branding, Costa Coffee Express, BP Ultimate with ACTIVE technology, BPme rewards and AdBlue panels. The illuminated price board shows petrol at 171.9 pence per litre and regular diesel at 186.9 pence per litre, highlighting the price difference often seen at motorway service stations compared with town forecourts. Petrol pumps, a forecourt canopy, a BedWorld vehicle, white parking bay markings, shrubs, trees and an overcast British sky place the image in an everyday roadside travel setting. The photograph works as an editorial concept for motoring costs, inflation, family travel budgets, haulage costs, commuter pressure, motorway pricing, fuel duty, oil trading, energy market volatility, BP corporate branding and wider political debate about whether exceptional fossil fuel profits should face a windfall tax. It can also illustrate stories about the UK cost of living crisis, diesel prices affecting delivery firms, and public frustration when major oil companies report very large profits during conflict or energy disruption. Frankley sits between Junctions 3 and 4 of the M5 and is operated by Moto, with BP fuel provision for drivers travelling through the Midlands. The image has visible commercial logos and readable price information, making it suitable for news, business, transport, consumer affairs, environmental policy and political economy features. The high roadside prices, grey weather, branded convenience offers and corporate profit context create British shorthand for motorists feeling squeezed while global energy companies, traders and shareholders are scrutinised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDKJ - Vertical editorial stock photograph of a tall BP fuel price totem at Frankley Services on the M5 motorway near Birmingham, West Midlands, showing motorway service area fuel pricing during public concern about high petrol and diesel costs, oil company profits, geopolitical energy shocks and calls for windfall taxation. The green BP sign includes the sunflower logo, Greggs branding, Costa Coffee Express, BP Ultimate with ACTIVE technology, BPme rewards and AdBlue panels. The illuminated price board shows petrol at 171.9 pence per litre and regular diesel at 186.9 pence per litre, highlighting the price difference often seen at motorway service stations compared with town forecourts. Petrol pumps, a forecourt canopy, a BedWorld vehicle, white parking bay markings, shrubs, trees and an overcast British sky place the image in an everyday roadside travel setting. The photograph works as an editorial concept for motoring costs, inflation, family travel budgets, haulage costs, commuter pressure, motorway pricing, fuel duty, oil trading, energy market volatility, BP corporate branding and wider political debate about whether exceptional fossil fuel profits should face a windfall tax. It can also illustrate stories about the UK cost of living crisis, diesel prices affecting delivery firms, and public frustration when major oil companies report very large profits during conflict or energy disruption. Frankley sits between Junctions 3 and 4 of the M5 and is operated by Moto, with BP fuel provision for drivers travelling through the Midlands. The image has visible commercial logos and readable price information, making it suitable for news, business, transport, consumer affairs, environmental policy and political economy features. The high roadside prices, grey weather, branded convenience offers and corporate profit context create British shorthand for motorists feeling squeezed while global energy companies, traders and shareholders are scrutinised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDR2 - Editorial image of a Welcome Break motorway service station fuel price sign in the United Kingdom showing high unleaded and diesel prices, illustrating the pressure of rising petrol and diesel costs on motorists, commuters, families, delivery drivers, haulage operators and the wider British economy. The photograph is useful for stories about inflation, fuel price volatility, pump price rises, energy insecurity, transport costs, household budgets, commuting expenses, business overheads and the cost of living squeeze affecting drivers across the UK. With bright red digital numbers, familiar roadside branding and a clear forecourt pricing display, the image works strongly for newspapers, magazines, websites and business reports covering expensive fuel, road travel costs, petrol station pricing, diesel inflation, motoring affordability and the knock-on effect of higher fuel bills on shopping, tourism, trade, logistics and domestic budgeting. It is also relevant to coverage of global crude oil prices, oil market volatility, refinery margins, wholesale fuel costs, fuel duty debate, supply chain disruption, shipping route concerns, Middle East tensions, Strait of Hormuz fears, geopolitical instability and worries about imported energy costs feeding through into UK pump prices. The image supports broader editorial themes such as car dependency, motorway travel, service station economics, rising living costs, inflationary pressure, freight costs, commercial vehicle running costs, family holiday travel budgets, regional fuel price differences and public frustration at forecourt price increases. Search relevance includes UK fuel prices, high petrol prices, high diesel prices, Welcome Break, motorway services, fuel price sign, unleaded price, diesel price, expensive fuel, fuel inflation, energy costs, oil prices, transport inflation, motoring costs, pump prices, roadside sign, British motorists, fuel affordability and economic pressure.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6D - Ramsdens is a growing, diversified, financial services provider and retailer, operating in the four core business segments of foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking loans, precious metals buying and selling and retailing of second hand and new jewellery. Headquartered in Middlesbrough, and from roots that can be traced back to the 1970s, the Group operates from over 150 stores within the UK (including 4 franchised stores) and has a growing online presence.
Ramsdens grew significantly between 2009 and 2013, investing heavily in the Ramsdens brand, its core service lines and store estate. Following a change in market conditions, including a material fall in the gold price, the management team reacted decisively to focus on cash generation from the existing store estate.
In 2014, a management buyout facilitated an exit of the previous major shareholders of Ramsdens and provided the funding that enabled the Group to repay its existing bank debt and management to update its strategy. Since the MBO, the Group's strategy has focussed on growing profits from the existing store estate through investment in the foreign currency exchange and jewellery retail segments, acquiring pawnbroking loan books and optimising cash generation with the ultimate aim of creating a well balanced, resilient business from which to generate further growth, both organically and by acquisition.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2HX - Birmingham Moor Street is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with through platforms, a short distance from the original, which opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years
two of the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second busiest railway station in Birmingham.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGH2 - Birmingham Moor Street, also known as Moor Street station, is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with through platforms, a short distance from the original, which opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years
two of the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second busiest railway station in Birmingham.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERPEK - Birmingham Coach Station (formerly Digbeth Coach Station) is a major coach interchange in Digbeth, Birmingham, England offering services to destinations throughout the island of Great Britain and also to Belfast and Dublin. National Express, the largest scheduled coach service provider in Europe, has its national headquarters on the site
The original interchange was built in 1929 as a bus depot by Midland Red, which was later converted into Digbeth Coach Station. Successor company Midland Red West used the coach station as a base for its Birmingham and Black Country operations. The original building was dark and dingy as it was not originally intended to serve passengers as a coach interchange.
Plans were initially developed for a new coach station on Great Charles Street, as Digbeth was considered by National Express to be an undesirable location. However, after the completion of the new Bullring and the planned Eastside redevelopment, it was decided to demolish the old structure and build a new coach station on the same site. Outline planning application for a design by Make Architects was submitted on behalf of National Express to Birmingham City Council in March 2006. However this option was abandoned in favour of a competing design by SBS Architects. The final planning application for the design by SBS Architects was submitted on 29 October 2007.
The old coach station closed in November 2007 for redevelopment and during reconstruction National Express used a temporary site in Oxford Street on the opposite side of Digbeth High Street, called Birmingham Central Coach Station. The refurbishment was estimated to have cost £15 million. It was officially reopened on 18 December 2009 by the England national football team manager Fabio Capello. The new station has been awarded a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A4PJNY - Wanting to increase their presence and market share, Greggs opened their first Moto-operated franchised bakery at Lymm truckstop in early 2012, with high hopes. Following good sales a second store was opened at Birch eastbound the following June, and it was then confirmed that most Moto services would get one. Moto have also been opening franchises at some Extra services.
What makes Greggs a little bit different to other new brands is that most units have been modified so customers can visit without entering the main amenity building. This helped Moto's tax accounts: by not offering the option of eat-in food, the food was exempt from VAT, although the notorious pasty tax complicated things. As with most service station franchises, prices are inflated and the menu is altered slightly.
Greggs had never agreed to franchised stores before the Moto deal, but following its success they opened franchises with Euro Garages and Applegreen too (in the UK only). Greggs was now being added to petrol stations across the country, and Euro Garages started introducing the country's first Greggs drive thrus.
On the baked goods front, Moto had been using Upper Crust as a bakery brand, although this sold fewer hot goods and began to lose ground to Moto's other stores. In 2011 they also introduced West Cornwall Pasty Co., mostly in stands outside the services. Other operators have responded to Greggs with the likes of The Cornish Bakery, Pret a Manger and The Pasty Shop.
In line with Greggs's rules, service stations in the West Country are not allowed to sell Cornish pasties, for fear of upsetting the locals.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84KJT - Tamworth is a split-level railway station which serves the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. It is an interchange between two main lines
the Cross Country Route and the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). It has four platforms: Two low-level platforms (1 and 2) on the WCML, and, at a right-angle to, and passing over these, are two high-level platforms (3 and 4) served by the Cross Country Route. Historically there were chords connecting the two lines, but there is no longer any rail connection between them.
The original station was opened on 12 August 1839[1] by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, a forerunner of the Midland Railway, on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. Later, in 1842, the B&DJ built a branch to Birmingham, terminating at Lawley Street railway station.
Tamworth high level platforms, looking north.
On 26 June 1847 the London and North Western Railway opened its Trent Valley Line passing at a right angle beneath the original Birmingham and Derby line with a new joint station designed by John William Livock.
The joint station did not acquire the High Level and Low Level names until 1924. Since it was expected that only local trains would call, the low level platforms were on loops, with the running lines left clear for expresses. At that time there was a north to west curve linking the, by then, Midland Railway line with the LNWR line. This curve was opened in 1847, and closed in March 1969
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF61J - Black Maria
These vehicles were usually painted black or a very dark blue. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States, a police wagon was also sometimes called a Black Maria (/məˈraɪə/ mə-RY-ə). The origin of this term is equally uncertain. The name Black Maria is common for race horses beginning with an 1832 appearance in Niles Weekly Register (Oct. 10) and then again in Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist (1841). The OED lists the first usage as the Boston Evening Traveller from 1847 which mentions them as a new type of wagon. An example from Philadelphia was published in 1852. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable suggests the name came from Maria Lee, a large and fearsome black keeper of a sailors' boarding house whom the police would call on for help with difficult prisoners. The French detective novel Monsieur Lecoq, published in 1868 by Émile Gaboriau, uses the term Black Maria when referring to a police van. In his 1949 song Saturday Night Fish Fry, Louis Jordan mentions a Black Maria.
The term is still used today in parts of Britain for the vehicle that transports prisoners from gaol to court, appearing in the songs Guns of Brixton by The Clash, Singing for the Lonely by Robbie Williams, The Curse of Millhaven by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Adios Hermanos by Paul Simon. Frequently, blackened-windowed buses are also used for the same purpose.[8] In the 1950s, many police forces in the United Kingdom, including the Metropolitan Police, used half-ton Morris Commercial vans, painted black, as Black Marias.[citation needed]
The term also exists in Norwegian, where the same vehicle is called maja or svartemaja (alt. -marje, -marja), originating from Black Maria, in Icelandic as Svarta María and in Finnish as mustamaija. In Serbian, Croatian and Slovene, it is marica (with a small m), while Marica with a capital M is a diminutive of several female names.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF61N - Black Maria
These vehicles were usually painted black or a very dark blue. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States, a police wagon was also sometimes called a Black Maria (/məˈraɪə/ mə-RY-ə). The origin of this term is equally uncertain. The name Black Maria is common for race horses beginning with an 1832 appearance in Niles Weekly Register (Oct. 10) and then again in Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist (1841). The OED lists the first usage as the Boston Evening Traveller from 1847 which mentions them as a new type of wagon. An example from Philadelphia was published in 1852. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable suggests the name came from Maria Lee, a large and fearsome black keeper of a sailors' boarding house whom the police would call on for help with difficult prisoners. The French detective novel Monsieur Lecoq, published in 1868 by Émile Gaboriau, uses the term Black Maria when referring to a police van. In his 1949 song Saturday Night Fish Fry, Louis Jordan mentions a Black Maria.
The term is still used today in parts of Britain for the vehicle that transports prisoners from gaol to court, appearing in the songs Guns of Brixton by The Clash, Singing for the Lonely by Robbie Williams, The Curse of Millhaven by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Adios Hermanos by Paul Simon. Frequently, blackened-windowed buses are also used for the same purpose.[8] In the 1950s, many police forces in the United Kingdom, including the Metropolitan Police, used half-ton Morris Commercial vans, painted black, as Black Marias.[citation needed]
The term also exists in Norwegian, where the same vehicle is called maja or svartemaja (alt. -marje, -marja), originating from Black Maria, in Icelandic as Svarta María and in Finnish as mustamaija. In Serbian, Croatian and Slovene, it is marica (with a small m), while Marica with a capital M is a diminutive of several female names.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTYF - KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with almost 20,000 locations globally in 123 countries and territories as of December 2015. The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet chains.
KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise opened in Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as Colonel Sanders, Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. However, the company's rapid expansion overwhelmed the aging Sanders and he sold it to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey in 1964.
KFC was one of the first American fast food chains to expand internationally, opening outlets in Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Jamaica by the mid-1960s. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it experienced mixed fortunes domestically, as it went through a series of changes in corporate ownership with little or no experience in the restaurant business. In the early 1970s, KFC was sold to the spirits distributor Heublein, which was taken over by the R.J. Reynolds food and tobacco conglomerate
that company sold the chain to PepsiCo. The chain continued to expand overseas, however, and in 1987, it became the first Western restaurant chain to open in China. It has since expanded rapidly in China, which is now the company's single largest market.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MDT9 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MDXN - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MDYG - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9ME10 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9ME29 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9ME57 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9MEBA - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9R747 - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018.
The main depot and offices for Warrington's Own Buses are located on Wilderspool Causeway at the junction with Chester Road.
The two main sheds to the rear of the site were originally built in 1943 for Fairey Aviation and used to assemble wings for their Fulmar bomber until they were purchased by Warrington Corporation in 1947. This site eventually became the main operational centre, with the frontage of the depot dating from 1964. The ground floor consists of a reception area and vehicle inspection bays, with the company's offices on the upper floor.
The Travel Centre on the main concourse at Warrington Bus Interchange provides for season ticket sales and information. Other facilities are located here for driving and supervisory staff.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RFR - Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line, 102 miles (164 km) south east of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north north west of London Euston. It is the northern terminus of the Settle and Carlisle Line, a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and London St Pancras.
In September 1847, the first services departed the station, even though construction was not completed until the following year. It was built in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of English architect William Tite. Carlisle Station was one of a number of stations in the city, the others were Crown Street and London Road, but it was the dominant station by 1851. The other stations had their passenger services redirected to it and were closed. Between 1875 and 1876, the station was expanded to accommodate the lines of the Midland Railway which was the seventh railway company to use it.
The Beeching cuts of the 1960s affected Carlisle, particularly the closure of the former North British Railway lines to Silloth, on 7 September 1964, and the Waverley Line to Edinburgh via Galashiels on 6 January 1969. The closure programme claimed neighbouring lines, including the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway (the Port Road) in 1965, resulting in a significant mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line & Ayr to reach Stranraer Harbour, and ferries to Northern Ireland. The station layout has undergone few changes other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route to London Road Junction in the 197273 re-signalling scheme, which was associated with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Renovations to the platforms and glass roof were performed between 2015 and 2018.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJWG - Hanson Cement is a cement production company located in the United Kingdom. It was called Castle Cement until it was rebranded in 2009. The company is now owned by HeidelbergCement. Hanson Cement has a long history dating back to the early 19th century, when it was founded as the Portland Cement Company.
The company was formed in 1981 through an amalgamation of three firms:
Tunnel Portland Cement Company Ltd (founded 1874) with plants at West Thurrock, Essex (1874), Pitstone, Buckinghamshire (1937) and Padeswood, Flintshire (1949).
Ketton Portland Cement Company Ltd (founded 1929) with a plant at Ketton, Rutland.
Ribblesdale Cement Ltd (founded 1937) with a plant at Clitheroe, Lancashire.
The company was acquired by HeidelbergCement in May 2007.
In 2005, the company's depot in Birmingham was sold and subsequently redeveloped as Curzon Gate.
Environmental concerns
The company admitted to numerous environmental offences over the years leading up to 2009, during a case in which it was fined 250,000 pounds by the Environment Agency Wales (EAW) in February 2010.
Operations
The head office is in Castle Hill at Maidenhead in Berkshire, and the works are located in Ketton in Rutland, Buckley in Flintshire, Clitheroe and Avonmouth near Bristol. The company has a marine terminal at Avonmouth that is used for the importation of cement in bulk, with samples from there tested at the Ketton site's laboratory each week to ensure they meet British Standards. Cement is also imported through the Humber ports.
Hanson Cement holds an open day at the Ketton production facility every year in July.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJWR - Hanson Cement is a cement production company located in the United Kingdom. It was called Castle Cement until it was rebranded in 2009. The company is now owned by HeidelbergCement. Hanson Cement has a long history dating back to the early 19th century, when it was founded as the Portland Cement Company.
The company was formed in 1981 through an amalgamation of three firms:
Tunnel Portland Cement Company Ltd (founded 1874) with plants at West Thurrock, Essex (1874), Pitstone, Buckinghamshire (1937) and Padeswood, Flintshire (1949).
Ketton Portland Cement Company Ltd (founded 1929) with a plant at Ketton, Rutland.
Ribblesdale Cement Ltd (founded 1937) with a plant at Clitheroe, Lancashire.
The company was acquired by HeidelbergCement in May 2007.
In 2005, the company's depot in Birmingham was sold and subsequently redeveloped as Curzon Gate.
Environmental concerns
The company admitted to numerous environmental offences over the years leading up to 2009, during a case in which it was fined 250,000 pounds by the Environment Agency Wales (EAW) in February 2010.
Operations
The head office is in Castle Hill at Maidenhead in Berkshire, and the works are located in Ketton in Rutland, Buckley in Flintshire, Clitheroe and Avonmouth near Bristol. The company has a marine terminal at Avonmouth that is used for the importation of cement in bulk, with samples from there tested at the Ketton site's laboratory each week to ensure they meet British Standards. Cement is also imported through the Humber ports.
Hanson Cement holds an open day at the Ketton production facility every year in July.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM1TFG -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H6ETPY - The town has three stations, the main railway station (known simply as Motherwell), Airbles and Shieldmuir. The main station runs on the West Coast Main Line from Glasgow to London and on the East Coast Main Line via Edinburgh and Newcastle, and is located next to Motherwell Shopping Centre.
National train operators
Virgin Trains, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express, pass through the main station, but not all stop there. The station is also served by Abellio ScotRail who provide direct services to Carstairs, Coatbridge Central, Cumbernauld, Dalmuir, Edinburgh, Lanark, Milngavie and North Berwick. Virgin Trains East Coast also provide a direct daily service between London Kings Cross and Glasgow Central that stops at Motherwell. The smaller station in the Airbles suburb of Motherwell only runs on the line to Dalmuir via Glasgow Central low level and Hamilton Central
however, it is closer to the Civic Centre and Fir Park stadium than the main-line station. That station is served by First ScotRail.
The (now defunct) firm of Hurst Nelson was a major railway rolling stock manufacturer based in the town. The company built trains for the London Underground, as well as main line railways
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXBT - In the United Kingdom, prostitution itself (the exchange of sexual services for money) is legal but a number of related activities, including soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, pimping and pandering, are crimes.
It is illegal to buy sex from a person younger than 18, although the age of consent for non-commercial sex is 16.
In Edinburgh, estimates from Scot-Pep suggest there are about 700 indoor sex workers 200 in saunas, 350 independent escorts and 150 agency escorts as well as 80-100 women on the streets over a year.
33 women were arrested for soliciting in Edinburgh in 2010-11, and 21 the following year. Most of these arrest happen at the street and police mostly targets mostly the streetwalkers.
Prostitutes and Sex Workers
Edinburgh is well known for massage and sauna venues where you can find some girls for half an hour or an hour. Over the past years many sauna venues have been closed, but some still stay open, while more massage salons keep opening. Street prostitution is still active in Edinburg, but not nearly as common as in the past, because most streetwalkers have moved indoor and started working as an independent escorts. Edinburgh is well known for massage and sauna venues where you can find some girls for half an hour or an hour. Over the past years many sauna venues have been closed, but some still stay open, while more massage salons keep opening. Street prostitution is still active in Edinburg, but not nearly as common as in the past, because most streetwalkers have moved indoor and started working as an independent escorts.
The sauna and massage parlours of Edinburgh function, in an unofficial way, as licensed bordellos. Punters here do not come just for a massage. They want, for the most part, some kind of sexual services.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM6T - They are ubiquitous. Stroll down any High Street and you would be hard-pressed not to notice the dozens of nail salons which have opened in recent years.
The cheap and cheerful manicure has been the success story of the recession. The number of nail bars has increased by 20 per cent in the past year alone.
Earlier this year it was revealed that they are the fastest-growing business on the High Street, constituting 16 per cent of new outlets in the past three years. There are now 30,000 in the UK.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPGX - In May 2008 it was announced that some of the complex of buildings that hold the Central Library will be demolished and replaced with modern buildings suitable for use with modern IT services. The historic buildings in the complex will be refurbished to provide modern facilities. In October 2009 the proposed rebuild was shown to the public.
The main library building on William Brown Street closed on 23 July 2010, while closed, a temporary service operated from next door, on the second floor of Liverpool World Museum. It re-opened to the public on Friday 17th May 2013.
It is a member of the Libraries Together: Liverpool Learning Partnership (evolved from Liverpool Libraries Group) which formed in 1990. Under which, a registered reader at any of the member libraries can have access rights to the other libraries within the partnership
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5708007584 - '\u00bfWhats this Library Tribe set all about? Read about it here
Libraries can be seen as a place of keeping silent and cautious study. Its also a place of hilarity and comedy. I have had all kinds of frivolity out of mine, including Goon Show scripts, Monty Python, The Bob Monkhouse biography, Not The Nine O Clock News and The Truth About Chuck Norris. The last one a book that could well change your life.
Checkout more w=33062170@N08\'>Portrait images from my photostream.
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08 so I can follow all your new uploads.
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at @HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) TonySmith Hotpix / HotpixUK ',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHXF - Find out more at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F189095
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4083467109 - 'M74 / A74M Abington Welcome Break services Shell fuels for sale.
A recent survey concluded that the services have the best toilets of all motorway services in Scotland 2008-5 star (alegedly - if you find otherwise please dont blame us).
On exit there is a useful 'Drive on the left' sign translated into four further european languages.
Abington is the first service area (alphabetically - a fact that might be useful one day for a pub quiz).
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Warrington Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3808821725 - 'Holga 120 Film 6x4
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
