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Former Vestas staff open wind turbine manufacturer on Isle of Wight

Former Vestas staff are opening a new blade manufacturer on the Isle of Wight. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Nearly one year after Danish wind giant Vestas closed the UK’s only major turbine plant, a new British blade manufacturer is opening just metres from the old factory. Sureblades, run by a team including three former Vestas [...]

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Society daily 27.07.2010

Report lists catalogue of missed opportunities to save seven-year-old starved to death by her mother. Photograph: West Midlands Police/PA Today’s top SocietyGuardian news and comment Khyra Ishaq death was preventable, says serious case review Dawn raids on asylum families “unnecessary”, says immigration chief UK’s largest Gypsy and Traveller site braces itself for eviction Lansley announces [...]

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CUP: Reutimann Boosted By Victory

Winning the July 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway put a new zing in the season for David Reutimann, who remains in the group of drivers with a shot at making the Chase for the Sprint Cup. “That (winning) can change the whole outlook of the entire organization,” Reutimann said Tuesday. “If you’re [...]

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