Councils welcome next steps on devolution
Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council today (Friday 18 July) welcomed the news Cumbria has passed statutory devolution te…
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Sizewell C gets green light with £38bn final investment decision
Government agrees final investment for Sizewell C nuclear plant but keeps only minority stake. Energy secretary Ed Miliband has today signe…
Plans to create green jet fuel plant in West Cumbria take major step forward
Plans to produce green jet fuel in Workington have been approved by the Government, as £6 million funding to fast-track the project to the n…
Guinness opens bidding on £250m remediation framework
The Guinness Partnership has launched a £250m framework to fast-track building safety upgrades across residential and mixed-use schemes nati…
Siemens wins converter station jobs on £2.5bn EGL4 subsea link
Siemens Energy has been named preferred bidder to build two HVDC converter stations on the £2.5bn Eastern Green Link 4 subsea electricity sc…
Simulator aids upgrade of Sellafield robots
A simulation of the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo - one of the oldest waste stores and one of the highest hazard facilities on the UK's Sellafield…
West Cumbrian firm wins £1.6m contract
A West Cumbrian firm has been awarded a £1.6 million contract at the UK’s Low Level Waste Repository near Drigg. Stobbarts Ltd, based in Wor…
Orsted picks Steel River Quay as Hornsea 3 hub
Orsted has chosen new UK port facility Steel River Quay as a construction base for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Orsted has signed a le…
WiN UK annual award winners announced!
Women in Nuclear UK (WiN UK) is proud to announce the winners of its prestigious Annual Awards, unveiled during the 2025 WiN Global Annual C…
McAlpine breaks ground at £1.25bn Port Talbot green steel job
Sir Robert McAlpine officially breaks ground today on the construction of an electric arc furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wal…
GRAHAM sees profits rise despite dip in turnover
Contractor GRAHAM has posted a jump in profits despite turnover dipping to just above the £1bn mark. CEO Andrew Bill is "excited about the…
Great British Energy permanent CEO appointed
Dan McGrail's appointment brings world-class private sector experience to publicly-owned clean power company. From:Department for Energy Sec…
EDF will take a 12.5% stake in Sizewell C
Energy company EDF has confirmed it will have a 12.5% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. Last month the government committed £14.2…