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Scottish oil refinery closure is mixed news for rail freight
13 Sep 2024 13:36 GMT
… : its one-hundred-year-old oil refinery. Now, the news has come … the closure of the iconic oil refinery? The answer is, almost certainly … at Port Talbot in South Wales. That is an even bigger … does the steelworks in South Wales.
Forth Ports operate one of …
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Irvine Welsh brands Scotland a 'third world country' - but forgets who's in charge
16 Sep 2024 08:45 GMT
… in Stirling on Saturday night, Welsh was asked his views on … years ago
Despite his claims, Welsh admitted he thought Scotland would … the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery, he said: "People … Fraser said: "Maybe Irvine Welsh should ask who’s been …
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Irvine Welsh says No vote in independence referendum was a "disaster" as he worries about Scotland's future
15 Sep 2024 13:32 GMT
… the Holyrood election in 2026. Welsh, who backs independence, said … closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery and the potential loss … from that space." Welsh appeared at the Albert Halls … Thirty years after Trainspotting, Welsh's latest book Resolution …
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Leaders welcome multi-billion pound green technology plan for North West – and say it could protect manufacturing jobs for generations
04 Oct 2024 18:26 GMT
… from sites including the Stanlow oil refinery stored in disused oil and … carbon capture technology in north Wales is welcome, however this … for renewable energy projects, Wales only received a pitiful 1 … creating green jobs in north Wales, then it should be …
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Labour offers hope to rural communities in Wales
31 Aug 2024 08:19 GMT
… and South Pembrokeshire in west Wales, parts of the county had … the energy sector with our oil refinery, two liquefied natural gas terminals … and service from ports like Pembroke Dock and Port Talbot.
After years … for the people of Wales, by
the people of …
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Ensuring future for Grangemouth oil refinery is ‘real priority’, says Starmer
07 Jul 2024 18:47 GMT
… future for Scotland’s only oil refinery is a “real priority”, Sir … in Port Talbot in south Wales under its plans to switch …
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Celebrating Wales' only Auxiliary Air squadron
30 Jun 2024 12:29 GMT
… operational missions.
By 1937, Wales established its own Auxiliary squadron … own way,” he added.
The Welsh squadron, however, was different. … his target - the Szony oil refinery about 45 miles north-west … from the Ireland vs. Wales Five Nations match with his …
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ROSS CLARK: As the final blast furnace at Tata Steel in Port Talbot and the UK's last coal-fired power station both close down, it's disturbing that Labour ministers are so gleeful over the death of Britain's heavy industry
01 Oct 2024 00:29 GMT
… will be produced in South Wales until a new electric arc … the wall for the Grangemouth oil refinery, whose owner – Ineos – plans to …
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UK’s Last Coal-Fired Power Station to Close
30 Sep 2024 17:17 GMT
… announcement that Scotland’s only oil refinery was set to close next … the Port Talbot plant in Wales moves to a low-carbon …
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Starmer accused of abandoning workers amid North Sea jobs fears
29 Sep 2024 23:47 GMT
… equivalent to closing the Grangemouth oil refinery every week with its approach … to be lost in south Wales after Tata Steel confirmed to …