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Public Procurement in Scotland Conference Airs New EU Directives More than 180 delegates from Scotland’s public sector recently (10 September) attended the first conference to present and debate the proposed changes to European Directives that govern public sector procurement in the UK. (Added: Tue Sep 18 2001)

A Campaign to have Memphis Airport named in honour of the late Elvis Presley is meeting with some sucess having been featured in the "Memphis Business Journal", "News of The World" , "the Irish News", Ireland, an the "Sun Herald" in Australia! Patsy Anderson of Fan Relations Memphis, says Grace(Added: Thu Aug 23 2001)

H Bingham & Son Ltd in Doncaster, has won a £450,000 order from Irish Rail to manufacture and install a train washing plant as a result of working with Trade Partners UK. The company’s success came as a result of using the South Yorkshire International Trade Centre’s new Targeted Expo(Added: Thu Aug 23 2001)

From: ExploSafety Principal - Robert D Willcox MBE MIExpE, Tel: +44 (0) 77 33 11 2347 Fax / voice mail: +44 (0) 702 116 6030 e-mail: bob-willcox@explosafety.com UK NEWS ITEM HSE’s OLD & NEW EXPLOSIVE STORAGE REGULATIONS ARE UNSAFE & NEITHER OF THEM MATCHES ITS OWN MISSION STATEMEN(Added: Sat Jul 28 2001)

Jules Lubbock, Professor and former speechwriter to the Prince of Wales, argues “BUILD ON THE COUNTRYSIDE” --------------------------------------------------- In a controversial polemic for openDemocracy, to be published on Thursday July 5th, Jules Lubbock calls for the dismantling(Added: Wed Jul 04 2001)

PRESS RELEASE SUE ESSEX, MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT LAUNCHES THE WALES WASTE STRATEGY CONSULTATION DOCUMENT AT NEWPORT WASTESAVERS AND AFTERWARDS AT THE HILTON HOTEL NEWPORT JULY 4TH 2001. WALES SHOULD HAVE THE COURAGE TO ADOPT A ZERO WASTE STRATEGY AND CREATE JOBS – TURN WASTE FR(Added: Wed Jul 04 2001)

NEWS RELEASE BELGIAN PRESIDENCY HOSTS FIRST EVER EU CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS EU POLICIES IN MUSIC The Belgian Presidency, which heads the European Union from July to December 2001, is organising the first ever European conference to address EU policies for the music industry. The confere(Added: Tue Jun 19 2001)

Please, please save the Chillingham Wild Cattle. Foot and mouth is creeping all around them - and this herd must be saved, whether it has the disease or not. It is a National Heritage Herd and absolutely unique and must not be lost. Please help to campaign for this herd to be saved. The Wild(Added: Sat Apr 28 2001)

A News Release from the Office of... MARTYN JONES MP Member of Parliament for Clwyd South House of Commons London SW1A 0AA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 03 April 2001 PLAID CYMRU LEADER SLAMMED FOR “BREATHTAKING HYPOCRISY” ON ELECTION CLAIMS Clwyd South MP, MARTYN JONES toda(Added: Tue Apr 03 2001)

A unique partnership, worth at least £300m over ten years, between Liverpool City Council and BT unveiled today (Friday March 23 2001) will slash town hall red tape, improve customer services and at the same time safeguard hundreds of jobs. The new organisation marks a first for local government (Added: Wed Mar 28 2001)

The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) today welcomed the Conservative Party Pre-election Policy Document ‘Protecting Our Animals’, published today, which sets their animal welfare agenda for the next election. The most important promise, amongst a raft of new ideas, is the unde(Added: Mon Feb 19 2001)

The Animal Defenders (ADs) welcomed the Conservative Party Pre-election Policy Document ‘Protecting Our Animals’, published today, which sets their animal welfare agenda for the next election. One of the most important promises, amongst a raft of new ideas, is the undertaking to bring(Added: Mon Feb 19 2001)

The Dialogue for Action of "The State Black" in Michigan will be held at the campus of Lansing Community College, in Dart Auditorium on Monday February 26,2001 at 7:00pm. The program will air on Michigan Government Television. The panel includes Michigan's noted political, business and educational l(Added: Wed Feb 14 2001)

Embargoed for publication until 00.01hr Friday 16th Feb Jack Straw and Sir Alan Sugar launch email initiative In bid to fight crime Email technology enables virtual crime watching community Friday 16th February sees the launch of e-m@iler watch, a revolutionary new scheme which allows(Added: Tue Feb 13 2001)

NEWS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Immediate Release RISE IN RAF SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS Royal Air Force helicopters, other aircraft, and mountain rescue teams were involved in 1750 search and rescue incidents in the year 2000, a rise of 5.5% compared to 1999. They included airlifting an elderly pa(Added: Wed Jan 03 2001)

NUMBER 99 RETURNS TO THE AIR The Royal Air Force is bringing back one of its historic squadrons after a quarter of a century to operate the latest addition to its transport fleet. Number 99 Squadron will be reformed at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, to fly four giant C-17 cargo aircraft being(Added: Tue Dec 12 2000)

LOS ANGELES--But what about those candidates who lose? What psychological reactions do they experience? What's it like for those people who've invested their hearts, souls and possibly their own money in trying to win an election and fail? Los Angeles psychologist Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., gives(Added: Mon Dec 11 2000)

December 7, 2000 JBN/004 BT REVOLUTIONISES NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Nottingham City Council will today announce a £4.5 million deal with BT to provide an IT communications infrastructure which will revolutionise the council’s networking technology and bring local government communicat(Added: Thu Dec 07 2000)

NEWS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE For Immediate Release 343/00 December 6, 2000 RAF RECOGNISES DISTINCTIVE SLOVAK WAR EFFORT IN WORLD WAR 2 Slovakian involvement in the Royal Air Force effort against Hitler was formally recognised for the first time today with the presentation of a Battle of (Added: Thu Dec 07 2000)

NEWS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Immediate Release 343/00 December 6, 2000 RAF RECOGNISES DISTINCTIVE SLOVAK WAR EFFORT IN WORLD WAR 2 Slovakian involvement in the Royal Air Force effort against Hitler was formally recognised for the first time today with the presentation of a Battle of Britain di(Added: Wed Dec 06 2000)

FEATURES FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE For immediate release 30th November 2000 ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE RAF – A LONG TRADITION Today’s Royal Air Force works strenuously to recruit young people from a range of different ethnic backgrounds in order to reflect modern British society. Everyone is encourag(Added: Thu Nov 30 2000)

NEWS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE For Immediate Release 329/00 November 29, 2000 MAJOR EXPANSION FOR THE RAF MUSEUM The RAF Museum is to undergo a major £7.5 million expansion at its site in Hendon, north-west London, with additional space for historic aircraft and a large-scale exhibition scheduled(Added: Wed Nov 29 2000)

"California State Officials, at the highest levels are remaining silent and inactive, after having been informed that staff under their command are violating the law, and rights of citizens." These words come from Lara Johnson, a South African human rights activist, founder of Amandla Foundation,(Added: Wed Nov 29 2000)

November 22, 2000 LEEDS CITY COUNCIL AND BT LAUNCH INNOVATIVE LEARNING NETWORK More than 117,000 school children in Leeds will, for the first time, have their educational horizons broadened through the use of new technology and access to global curricula and innovative learning techniques. Launc(Added: Wed Nov 22 2000)

Savannah, Georgia -- -- 11/22/00 - As much of the nation remains glued to their televisions, a group of local Savannah entrepreneurs is capitalizing on the electoral mayhem with a little humor by launching their own website, a pun on the Democratic Presidential Duo, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. The g(Added: Wed Nov 22 2000)

Press Release - For Immediate Release - 11.19.00 Contact: Randal Spence - 510/760-7000 Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. In an effort to help end the current election dilemma, a California marketing consultant is offering a modern twist to an ancient practice. Randal Spence of Powe(Added: Sun Nov 19 2000)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Picture available US technology cuts fuel bills and CO2 by 27%! 18/11/00. London environmental researcher, Alan Selkirk, is today writing to publicly challenge both Michael Meacher and John Prescott. Whilst speakers at the(Added: Sun Nov 19 2000)

Wickedweb help ‘Count the Nation in for Census 2001 London, 9th November 2000- Wickedweb (www.wickedweb.co.uk), the leading New Media Communications agency has won a contract from The Office for National Statistics to develop the UK’s Census 2001 Website. This will be the second major contract unde(Added: Wed Nov 15 2000)

"And the winner is..." is a phrase that will be heard often as Campaign '2000' results are tallied and winners announced. But what about those candidates who lose? What psychological reactions do they experience? What's it like for those people who've invested their hearts, souls and possibly the(Added: Sun Oct 29 2000)

For Immediate Release PR Showcase 2000 & Public Affairs Showcase 21-22 November 2000 Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria, London ---BEGINS--- The country’s biggest Public Relations http://www.rja-events.com/Documents/PRShowcase.htm event is now even bigger, with new dates, new features, and the (Added: Wed Sep 27 2000)