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Here’s the latest news and events from around the region.

If you've ever wondered the secret to staying young, Harry Mitchell may be onto something. He's celebrating his 100th birthday today. He's survived cancer, a terrible accident, and COVID-19. He says his love for dancing has put him back on his feet through the tough times.

The Bread and Butter Thing announces new partnership with Worldwide Fruit Ltd

Andrew Watson was a trailblazer who helped shape how football is played today. For decades he was lost to history.

By kawarthaNOW. Dr. Ian Gemmill urges those including unvaccinated people in their holiday cohort to think carefully or risk infection.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has said it recognises the government cannot afford to fund new projects but has asked it to stick to its

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called for the Treasury to prioritise retrofitting UK homes to better support lower carbon heat within the

Construction industry plots path to zero avoidable waste Share The construction industry produces around two-thirds of UK waste | Credit: iStock Reuse and recycling of construction materials, more sustainable building design, and promotion of refurbishment over building demolition all favoured in new industry strategy The construction industry is seeking to brush off its reputation as Englands biggest producer of waste by promoting refurbishment over demolition, cutting the amount of soil that ...

Construction industry publishes sweeping net zero blueprint Share New Performance Framework includes fresh goals to slash the use of diesel equipment, drastically improve building energy efficiency, and help enable transport decarbonisation Diesel generators on construction sites could soon become a thing of the past, under a sweeping new strategy designed to accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the UK construction industry. The government and industry-backed Construction Leadership Counci...

To paraphrase Peter Drucker, we can’t fix what we don’t measure. The climate emergency is by far the most pressing issue that faces our industry. You only have to glance at the news to see the havoc that climate instability is causing across the world. But for too long, construction has been able to ignore or simply pay lip service to climate change. That’s finally changing for the better. It’s undeniable that the UK industry has made huge progress in the past few years – but part of ...