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This year marks 150 years since the first edition of Construction News was published in 1871. To help mark the anniversary, three long-serving industry leaders tell Lem Bingley how the industry has transformed in their own lifetimes Trad Group chief executive Des Moore believes construction remains an entrepreneurial sector where people can “make it to a position that matches their ability”, irrespective of their starting point. Trad, founded in 1971, is 50 years old this year. Moore left school the same year and got his first job, aged 15, as a labourer at a scaffolding firm called Mil...

Published: 9:29 AM February 25, 2021    Jonah Howe and Charlie Gordon at UCS Hampstead have launched a podcast to help history revision. - Credit: Charlie Gordon The pandemic has had a profound impact on education, but two teenagers at UCS Hampstead found an innovative way of revising some key history topics: they started their own podcast.  Charlie Gordon and Jonah Howe - both in year 11 - have invited top historians onto their podcast The Historic Present and have discussed topics including the Treaty of Versailles and Stalin.  Charlie told the Ham&High: "Myself and Jonah have been ru...

Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Bailey House, a leading community based organization dedicated to providing comprehensive housing, health and supportive services to marginalized New Yorkers affected by chronic illness, will host its 33rd annual Bailey House Gala & Auction benefit  March 11-26, 2021. The highly anticipated event historically gathers prominent leaders from New York City's art, interior design and architecture communities as well as notable personalities from business, entertainment, media, and fashion to celebrate Bailey House and its most notab...

Readers' letters Lester May was treated for Covid at University College Hospital - Credit: Archant With the same decency and respect Lester May, Reachview Close, Camden Town, writes: Having a light breakfast in my bed in a Covid-19 high-dependency respiratory ward in University College London Hospital, I sought some light reading material. I found myself reading every side of a 24g packet of Corn Flakes. The multiple languages struck me as a metaphor for the hospital staff, medical and others. Isolating at home with some sort of lurgy, I was in no pain but, one night, that changed markedly. I...

By Reuters Staff 8 Min Read Chase Elliott may be the defending champion in the NASCAR Cup Series, but protecting his status isn’t remotely close to his focal point entering the 2021 season. FILE PHOTO: Nov 1, 2020; Martinsville, VA, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) celebrates winning the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports “There is no defending,” Elliott said Monday during a video conference with reporters. “We need to be on offense. We need to keep pushing. I think if you’re back on your heels and trying to protect so...