Somerset Level's flood pumps 'costing £1m a month'

Somerset Level's flood pumps 'costing £1m a month' High-capacity Dutch-supplied pumps have been working beside the River Parrett Fuel for emergency pumps being used to reduce water levels in parts of flooded Somerset is costing close to £1 m a month, MPs have been told. Dozens of pumps have been sent to the Levels in the biggest pumping operation ever undertaken in the county. The pumps - including...

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Airbus in $9bn deal with VietJetAir for 100 aircrafts

Airbus in $9bn deal with VietJetAir for 100 aircrafts Agreement will fuel expansion of the airline and further secure work at Broughton Airbus deal with VietJetAir VIETNAM'S VietJetAir has finalised a major 100 plane order with Airbus. The purchase agreement covers firm orders for 42 A320neo, 14 A320ceo and 7 A321ceo, plus 30 purchase rights to meet its future expansion plans. In addition the airline will...

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Deeside firm to help supersonic jet car smash world land speed record

Deeside firm to help supersonic jet car smash world land speed record Bloodhound SSC car aims to travel more than 1,000mph uper-sonic Bloodhound SSC Image courtesy of Curventa and Siemens A SUPERSONIC jet car  that aims to smash the  world land speed record by  travelling 1,000mph is  being backed by a Deeside  aviation firm. Bloodhound SSC – a car  with both...

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India Plans to Install 26 Million Solar-powered Water Pumps

India Plans to Install 26 Million Solar-powered Water Pumps Photo: SunEdison India’s government wants to replace 26 million groundwater pumps for irrigation with more efficient pumps that run on solar power, in an effort to relieve farmers of high costs of diesel fuel. Diesel generators are commonly used when grid power is unavailable, a not uncommon occurrence. And the power used for pumping...

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Somerset flood pumps turned off after riverbank damage

Somerset flood pumps turned off after riverbank damage Eight high-capacity Dutch-supplied pumps have been installed beside the river near Bridgwater High capacity water pumps deployed on the Somerset Levels have had to be switched off because of damage to the riverbank. The pumps at Dunball, which have been brought in from the Netherlands, were installed by the Environment Agency. A spokesman said...

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The Dutch pumping system that could save submerged Somerset

The Dutch pumping system that could save submerged Somerset orry loads of equipment have been arriving in Somerset all over the weekend. A convoy of massive pumps and drainage equipment has been imported from the Netherlands to help drain the areas of Somerset still underwater. The Dutch pumping company arrived in Somerset over the weekend. Credit: Van Heck Four Dutch engineers...

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Hospital ward under investigation closed due to lack of staff

Hospital ward under investigation closed due to lack of staff Allegations of patient abuse were made at Deeside Community hospital which has now closed Gladstone ward Deeside Community Hospital Health chiefs have been forced to close  a ward at a troubled Flintshire hospital  because of a lack of staff to run it  safely. Gladstone Ward at Deeside Community Hospital,...

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North Wales: Slips and trips cost councils more than £31,000 in compensation in 2012/13

North Wales: Slips and trips cost councils more than £31,000 in compensation in 2012/13 Flintshire Council was forced to fork out over £12,000 after someone slipped at Deeside Leisure Centre Deeside Leisure Centre A sauna room slip cost a council more than £12,000 in compensation while a similar sum was paid out after a child slipped on a foam play shape. A Freedom of Information request has uncovered the compensation bills paid...

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Deeside fire station: Big plans put forward for transformation

Deeside fire station: Big plans put forward for transformation An artist's impression of what the improved and extended fire station at Deeside may look like Deeside Fire Station looks to undergo a major transformation after plans to remodel the existing building were submitted to planning bosses. The application, which was put to Flintshire County Council earlier this week, proposes to extend and improve current facilities...

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