Wrexham industrial estate where Covid vaccine produced is EVACUATED

Factory that produces and stores Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is EVACUATED after it was sent a ‘suspicious package’ as bomb squad are called to site on industrial estate in north Wales A bomb disposal squad has been called to the Wockhardt pharmaceutical facility Staff at the site – in Wrexham Industrial Estate – received  the parcel this morning … Read more

Bomb squad to industrial estate where Oxford jab is produced

Bomb squad is called after ‘suspicious package’ is found near factory that produces Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on industrial estate in north Wales Police dealing with ‘ongoing incident’ at the Wrexham Industrial Estate in Wales  The estate was last week hit with severe flooding caused by Storm Christoph  Area is home to the Wockhardt pharmaceutical facility which … Read more

‘Miracle kitten saved after falling down six-foot pipe on industrial site as rescuers name her Piper

MewTube! ‘Miracle’ kitten is saved after falling down a six-foot pipe on industrial site – as rescuers rename her Piper Piper, a six-week-old kitten, was trapped down a six-foot pipe with another kitten They were found by passer-by on an industrial estate in Stafford, West Midlands  The little, tri-coloured kitten was feared dead until rescuers heard a … Read more

DIY-wiz transforms an outdated bathroom into an industrial chic water room for £2,000

DIY-loving couple transform their outdated bathroom into an industrial chic space for £2,000 by doing all the fitting themselves Leanne Randall, from Huddersfield, shared an amazing bathroom transformation Said it only cost £2,000 to completely redo the bathroom from floor to ceilling  Added her husband did all the works himself, cutting down on extra labour … Read more

Boris Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’ will take decades

Boris Johnson’s ten-point ‘green industrial revolution’ will take decades to deliver, cost £48billion in wind farms alone and every home will need double glazing to make hydrogen heating work, it was suggested today. The Prime Minister launched a £12billion plan for the environment on Wednesday, saying it could create 250,000 jobs and significantly slash the country’s carbon … Read more

Police launch murder probe after two men are shot dead in Range Rover Vogue on industrial estate

Police launch murder probe after two men are shot dead in black Range Rover Vogue on West Midlands industrial estate – in chilling echo of 1995 ‘Essex Boys’ killings Police were called to estate in Dudley, West Midlands, around 3.30pm yesterday Gunman fled on foot, say witnesses, and investigators have been on the scene The … Read more

Greenpeace builds boulder barrier in the North Sea to stop industrial bottom trawlers

Greenpeace activists drops boulders in the North Sea to stop industrial bottom trawlers fishing in the Dogger Bank protected area Granite boulders were dropped at select locations covering 50 square miles They were all in the Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation protected region  Greenpeace commissioned an independent review to ensure it was done safely The … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Government must get its industrial policy in order

Boris Johnson’s government is all over the place on industrial policy. The capacity for indecision, obfuscation and zig-zags seen in the pandemic is just as pronounced when it comes to energy and technology. The retreat of Hitachi from a new nuclear plant at Wylfa in Anglesey, and continuing prevarication over EDF’s plans for a super-reactor … Read more

Fire engines battle huge blaze with giant ‘mushroom cloud’ at industrial building near holiday park 

Massive explosion ‘launches gas bottles hundreds of feet in the air’ as ten fire engines battle huge blaze with giant ‘mushroom cloud’ at industrial building near holiday park A ‘mushroom cloud’ soared into the skies this morning near Rochester, Kent Forces veteran living nearby compared it to explosions he saw with the Army No casualties … Read more

Industrial site gives new picture of life in Roman Britain

A Roman industrial complex has been uncovered by archaeologists and it provides a detailed picture of what life was like in Rural Britain under Roman occupation.  Archaeologists in the Borough of Corby, Northamptonshire, made the unique discovery during an excavation at the Priors Hall Park housing development. Two tile kilns, a large lime kiln for the … Read more