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Hotel earmarked for housing asylum seekers granted injunction against protesters

The owners of a four-star hotel in South Wales earmarked for housing asylum-seekers have secured a temporary High Court injunction limiting the activities of protesters objecting to the plans. Gryphon Leisure – which owns the Stradey Park Hotel & ...

27 Jul 2023 at 19:04

Fears over jobs as British Steel confirms plans to shut blast furnaces

British Steel will close down the blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant in a move that unions say could cost up to 2,000 jobs. The Chinese-owned company confirmed that it planned to replace them with two electric arc versions which can run on ...

06 Nov 2023 at 15:11

British Steel to shut blast furnaces with up to 2,000 jobs at risk – report

British Steel is planning to close down the blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant, with the loss of up to 2,000 jobs, according to reports. The company, which is owned by Chinese firm Jingye, wants to replace them with two electric arc ...

06 Nov 2023 at 12:39

Controversial asylum hotel plans dropped

Controversial plans to house asylum seekers in a hotel in west Wales have been dropped by the Home Office. The Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli was due to house up to 241 people, a move that was opposed by the council and led to protests ...

10 Oct 2023 at 14:35

Initiative to support workers following closure of Tata Steel blast furnaces

A new initiative is being launched to support workers affected by the closure of blast furnaces at the country’s biggest steelworks. The Community union said a support centre in Port Talbot, south Wales, involved an “ambitious ...

09 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Tata Steel hails milestone as contract signed to deliver electric arc furnace

Tata Steel has signed a contract with a leading metals technology manufacturer to deliver a state-of-the-art electric arc furnace and additional advanced steelmaking equipment for its biggest UK site. The company said the ...

18 Oct 2024 at 15:09

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Employment roles at Scunthorpe steelworks may have to change to ensure the plant has a long-term future, the Business Secretary has said, after he was pressed on whether jobs could be lost. Jonathan Reynolds said the ...

15 Apr 2025 at 16:26

Supplies arrive in UK as Government rushes to save British Steel Scunthorpe site

Raw materials secured by the Government have arrived in the UK to keep British Steel blast furnaces burning after a race to save the company’s Scunthorpe plant. Ministers have taken control of the firm to ensure ...

15 Apr 2025 at 13:30

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Pensioner taken to hospital after car crashes into tree in Argyll and Bute

A 79-year-old man has been taken to hospital after the car he was driving collided with a tree in Argyll and Bute. The crash happened at about 1.10pm on Monday the A83, around one mile north of Furnace heading ...

16 Apr 2025 at 08:11

Port Talbot moves towards arc furnace future with groundbreaking ceremony

Port Talbot’s steelworks will mark the beginning of its move towards green steel production on Monday. Ministers will join Tata Steel chiefs at the South Wales steel plant for a groundbreaking ceremony to ...

14 Jul 2025 at 04:30

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