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Gloucester’s biggest employer is set to move One of Gloucester’s biggest employers, energy giant EDF, has revealed plans to downsize its operations in the county with a move to a new base. EDF’s current home, at Brockworth in Gloucester. EDF’s new home (from 2022) – Javelin House, and buildings at Charlton Court and Valiant Court on Gloucester Business Park. More than 1,000 staff based at one of Gloucester’s biggest employers are set to move to a new base after EDF announced plans t...

Upgraded climate governance: EDF group appointed a Climate representative person within the Board of Directors Sound management of the generation fleet throughout the health crisis in France Extreme cold snap in Texas: no significant effect on the Group’s net income according to first estimates Electric mobility & Innovation Pod Point (UK): nearly 110,000 charging points at end-March 2021 (over 13,000 stations deployed in Q1 2021, representing an increase of around 50% compared to the 2020 ...

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Arran Banner HMS Queen Elizabeth during her recent visit to Glen Mallan Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  r...

PREMIUM Alan Forbes, owner of Cumbrae Oysters, with Craig Donald, senior surveyor at Peel Ports Picture: Martin Shields CUMBRAE Oysters is doubling the size of its current three-acre site at Hunterston in Ayrshire. Alan Forbes, owner and director of the seafood specialist, highlighted the value of the “very cold, deep Clyde estuarine water” to oyster production for customers in the Far East as the new 15-year lease agreement with Peel Ports was announced. He noted the expansion would ...

HMS Queen Elizabeth SHIPS from around the world will gather on the Clyde next week ahead of the latest NATO Joint Warrior exercise. Strike Warrior 21, one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe, will run from May 8-20, with some of the participating ships departing from ports on the Clyde. Vessels are expected at HM Naval Base Clyde, King George V Docks in Glasgow, Hunterston and Fairlie before joining the exercise – part of final preparations for the first deployment o...

A multitude of military vessels will be appearing on the Clyde over the coming weeks as part of one of the largest exercises of its kind in Europe.

HMS Queen Elizabeth SHIPS from around the world will gather on the Clyde next week ahead of the latest NATO Joint Warrior exercise. Strike Warrior 21, one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe, will run from May 8-20, with some of the participating ships departing from ports on the Clyde. Bankies will be able to see some of the vessels as they sail to and from the King George V Dock in Glasgow, while other ships are expected at HM Naval Base Clyde, Hunterston and Fairli...

Hunterston Port is to play host to elements of one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe from next week. Exercise Strike Warrior 21, which incorporates Exercise Joint Warrior 21-1, will run from May 8-20 as part of the final preparations for the first deployment of the UKs Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navys fleet flagship at the centre of the CSG, will deploy shortly after the completion of Strike Warrior. Ten nations will take...

Top five Ayrshire walking paths to enjoy as lockdown eases Ayrshire boasts some amazing scenery – and one of the finest coastal paths in the UK.  Here’s our quick guide to five of the top stretches of this amazing trail – and what you can expect to discover.  Troon to Irvine  With brilliant views and sandy beaches in Irvine you can visit Seagate Castle, the Scottish Maritime Museum and Glasgow Vennel, former home of Burns. The route is six miles, taking three hours. A longer deto...