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I do not and I have lived in this area for over 60 years. There are always reports in the newspapers about customers of the major banks who have lost money to scammers online. Until recently the banks laid the blame on the ignorance of their customers. Although the rules have changed, the banks are still finding loopholes to wriggle out their obligations. It is no wonder that people of my age, and I am computer literate, do not want to be sucked in to a very creaky system. Now that we are over blaming Covid and working from home for poor service, I think it is time that some of th...

HAVING read the article on garden furniture being left on the heath. I cannot comment on that.

Sir Ian Wood and the energy transition: P&J Business Breakfast chance to hear his thoughts Updated: April 19, 2021, 9:37 am © Abermedia/Michal Wachucik Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Veteran businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood will be sharing some of his thoughts on topics close to his heart during a much-anticipated online event later this week. Sir Ian, 78, is as passionate today about helping the north-east economy diversify from its past dependence on oil and gas as he was during the deca...

Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for conservation campaigners WWF. Now she’s an analyst for Lombard Odier, charged with improving the $350 billion Swiss bank’s green credentials. “It’s really important that finance recruits from science,” said Velez, one of a growing number of campaigners and scientists who have switched to banking, ...

9 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for conservation campaigners WWF. Laura Garcia Velez poses for a photo in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in 2017, in this handout photo. Courtesy of Laura Garcia Velez/Handout via REUTERS Now she’s an analyst for Lombard Odier, charged with improving the $350 billion Swiss bank’s green credentials. “It’s really important that finance recruits from science,�...