PUBLISHED: 09:00 12 January 2019 Mike Brooke Trainee electrician Tyler Whelan at Poplar's Phoenix construction site is 'best first year apprentice' in London. Picture: Fairview New Homes Fairview New Homes A talented teenage electrician working on Poplar’s massive Phoenix development site has been named ‘top apprentice’ among her peers. Tyler Whelan received the award for ‘best first year apprentice’ from K10 Apprenticeships at its annual prizegiving.The 17-year-old who began training at the site next to the Limehouse Cut only last February beat off competition from 100 other apprentices across London.“I couldn’t quite believe I had won the award,” a surprised but ambitious Tyler said. “I want to build on this and earn as many industry qualifications as possible.”She previously enrolled on an acting course at college—but had a change of heart to pursue her love of physics by studying for a … [Read more...] about Tyler wins London’s ‘top first-year apprentice’ award training at Poplar’s Phoenix building site
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The price of progress in China: ‘We traded our lives for development’
By Sue-Lin WongSHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - For four years at the turn of the century, Wang Zhaohong worked on a demolition crew in Shenzhen, clearing the way for the once-tiny border village to become a bustling metropolis.gi Now, emaciated and struggling for breath, the bedridden 50-year-old says the work he did will end up killing him.Without proper safety equipment, he and his colleagues from a remote county in Hunan province inhaled so much construction dust during Shenzhen's development boom that they contracted silicosis, a lung-destroying condition.Wang's case is acute. He expects to suffocate by Chinese New Year. This month, China will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its "Reform and Opening," the economic policy that transformed it into the world's second-largest economy. Even as hundreds of millions of people have left poverty, Wang and others like him are reminders of the heavy human toll of China's development, and authorities have sought to censor information and suppress … [Read more...] about The price of progress in China: ‘We traded our lives for development’
SF’s India Basin residents welcome waterfront development proposal
By J.K. Dineen Updated 6:00 am PDT, Monday, July 30, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Buy photo A park would be created in the area to the right of the fence if a developer’s plans to construct more than 1,500 homes are approved in San Francisco’s India Basin neighborhood. A park would be created in the area to the right of the fence if a developer’s plans … [Read more...] about SF’s India Basin residents welcome waterfront development proposal
Development land near Dungannon goes on market for £350,000
A PRIME development site in a prominent location just off the M1 motorway near Dungannon has come to the market with an asking prices of around £350,000.Located at Ballygawley Road on the Granville roundabout, the 1.94-acre site is zoned for commercial use within the Dungannon & South Tyrone Area Plan.No planning permission is currently in place, according to Best Property Services, the agents handling the sale.The development site, around 40 miles from Belfast, is adjacent to a nursing home, offices, a community school and a car sales and parts business.There was a recent pending application for a new building supplies premises and associated yards and car parking.However, the land will be sold subject to a restrictive covenant that it will not be used for the manufacture, retail or wholesale of any building supplies, timber or hardware. Dungannon has a growing population and serves a wide rural hinterland. The town continues to have a strong industrial base, primarily … [Read more...] about Development land near Dungannon goes on market for £350,000
Where is the best place for thousands of new homes to built in Harrogate?
Representatives from across the business community of Harrogate filled the Crown Plaza Hotel, where blueprints for three major housing developments near the A59 were outlined. On Monday evening close to 100 people gathered for a meeting, organised by the Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce, which saw representatives for the potential sites of Flaxby Park, Maltkin Village and Hammerton present their plans. The evening also saw an update for the recently approved business site, Flaxby Green Park.Following a minutes silence in honour of Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire Barry Dodd CBE, who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash,Brian Dunsby, OBE, Transport Spokesperson for the Chamber in an opening statement spoke of the impact the sites could have.He said: "The aim tonight is to highlight the three housing proposals along the A59 to the east of Harrogate, three different housing proposals and one large business development. All of which have an impact on businesses in … [Read more...] about Where is the best place for thousands of new homes to built in Harrogate?