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AMEC Awarded FEED for £600m Gateway Underground Gas Storage Project

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:31:38 GMT

AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, along with Parsons Brinckerhoff and Senergy, has been appointed by Gateway Storage Company to undertake the front-end engineering design (FEED) for both the offshore and onshore elements of the £600 million Gateway offshore underground gas storage scheme....
26/01/2010

Centrica awarded Round Three offshore wind development zone

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:20:38 GMT

Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate's Round Three offshore wind tendering process, having been awarded exclusive rights to develop the Irish Sea zone. The zone, which is located 15 kilometres off the coast of Anglesey, Wales, and 2,200km2, provides Centrica the potential to develop up to an additional 4.2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy. It could provide enough power for over three million British Gas homes....
11/01/2010

Barrow undergoes multi-million pound regeneration

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:53:16 GMT

BARROW is undergoing a multi-million pound facelift with a number of regeneration projects ongoing or due to begin....
07/01/2010

Furness Academy kids taking pride in new school

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:19 GMT

BARROW'S new secondary school, Furness Academy, is now approaching the halfway stage in its first term. Principal Douglas Blackledge tells reporter NATALIE CHAPPLES how everyone is pulling together to make the school a success ...
21/10/2009

Barrow regeneration scheme commences

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:16:10 GMT

Work on a multi-million pound facelift of Barrow town centre commenced yesterday....
23/09/2009

Plans to extend FGH cancer unit

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:25:10 GMT

CANCER patients across South Cumbria could benefit from a planned extension to Furness General Hospital’s oncology unit....
18/09/2009

LOADS LOG ON TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BARROW REDEVELOPMENT

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:31:44 GMT

Interest is continuing to grow in Barrow's Waterfront development, with the number of hits on it's website jumping by 300% every month....
02/09/2009

U.S. BUYS 62 MORE BAE SYSTEMS M777 GUNS

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:30:43 GMT

The U.S, Department of Defense has ordered 62 more M777 howitzers from BAE Systems in a deal worth $117 million (£71m)....
02/09/2009

Love Enterprise - Jobs Fairs Work

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:29:39 GMT

Job fairs work for local people and local businesses. The next one that local industry is running in partnership with ourselves and Jobcentreplus, will take place on Friday 11 September 2009 at The Waterside House, employment and enterprise hub from 10.00am – 3.00pm. ...
02/09/2009

Energy coast gateway open

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:28:27 GMT

Cumbria recognised as contributing towards the development of the low carbon economy,singled out for government praise,Barrow a gateway for Sellafield, Barrow and Furness are at the forefront of that with the development of LED (solid state lighting) technology. ...
02/09/2009

Furness Enterprise Press Release: GATEWAY TO THE ENERGY COAST

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:27:18 GMT

Barrow in Furness is the “Gateway to Britain’s Energy Coast” and one of NW England’s Energy hubs....
02/09/2009

ENERGY GATEWAY OPENS FOR FURNESS

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:25:57 GMT

Britain’s Energy Coast, Barrow and the whole of Furness by showing it offers “more than most” towards helping Britain realise its goal of achieving long term sustainable baseload energy supplies, supplemented by the more intermittent renewable resources....
02/09/2009

Investment is vital for future

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:24:45 GMT

ALL plans to improve the shopping experience in Barrow town centre are to be welcomed....
02/09/2009

ABP's Port of Barrow signs key agreement with DONG Energy to assist development

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:23:38 GMT

Associated British Ports (ABP) has joined forces with DONG Energy Ltd in handling essential components for more than 100 wind turbines as part of the construction of the Walney Offshore Windfarm off the Cumbrian coast. ...
02/09/2009

Höegh LNG's Port Meridian Floating LNG terminal ready for construction

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:22:00 GMT

Höegh LNG has been granted final approvals to go ahead with its Port Meridian Deepwater Port project in UK....
02/09/2009

Furness Enterprise Press Release (17 June 2009) - Britain’s energy supplies are set to become more secure

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:20:33 GMT

Britain’s energy supplies are set to become more secure thanks to Centrica Energy and Barrow Borough Council, with strong support from Furness Enterprise. ...
02/09/2009

Barrow building to get £1.5m facelift

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:19:15 GMT

WORK to transform the historic Victorian Cooke’s Building in Abbey Road Barrow into an arts centre is set to start this summer, thanks to a cash windfall. ...
02/09/2009

US oilmen open new Barrow factory

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:17:41 GMT

The opening of a new factoryby Houston-based Gyrodata, which specialises in technology for precision drilling of oil and gas wells occured on 9 June....
02/09/2009

ANOTHER USA RE-INVESTMENT

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:16:25 GMT

9 June marks a further milestone in Barrow and Furness area’s development as one of the UK’s most important energy hubs.Gyrodata Drilling Automation are opening their new multi-million pound Barrow research, development and manufacturing facility at Park Road on the north side of town....
02/09/2009

REALISING BARROW’S RETAIL POTENTIAL

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:15:04 GMT

New retail and marketing grants for local firms in prospect....
02/09/2009