Age UK Barnsley secured funding from the National Grid community grant programme for a year-long pilot, to help bring the elderly and most vulnerable together, to stop them feeling isolated and to keep them safe and warm. Age UK Barnsley will consult with communities and service providers, including GPs, hairdressers and
Tag: National Grid
Work to dismantle gasholder on the National Grid site in Sheffield gets underway
New £2.9m programme will help lower fuel bills for Leeds City Region residents
A new £2.9m programme is set to help more than 700 households across Leeds City Region lower their fuel bills and keep their homes warm, following approval from West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Part-funded by National Grid, the Leeds City Region Warm Homes programme will install gas-fired central heating systems and gas
Carter Jonas Leeds makes infrastructure & energy appointments
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has boosted its Infrastructure & Energy team in Yorkshire with the appointment of David Vernon, Tom Jackson and Simon Currie. This follows Russell Mills and Philip Tuley joining earlier in the year. The team is based out of the firm’s new Leeds office at Nine Bond
Yorkshire businesses urged to support young people into social action
Pictured is the Prince of Wales addressing the advisory council Yorkshire businesses are being urged to get involved in a nationwide initiative, supported by HRH Prince of Wales, to encourage more young people to take part in social action, from volunteering to fundraising, in order to develop vital employability skills. The call
Financial package and construction contract sealed for pioneering Energy Works power plant
The developer of a pioneering green energy power plant today announced it had sealed a financial package and construction contract to enable the scheme to be delivered. The announcement by Spencer Group, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned multi-disciplinary engineering businesses, means construction of the £200m Energy Works scheme in Hull,
Earthmill launches £10m fund
Wetherby-based supplier of farm-scale turbines Earthmill has announced a new fund that will finance up to 100 wind turbines on UK farms. Demand for the turbines from the farming community across the UK has soared in recent months as power costs continue to climb, while deadlines reducing levels of Government incentives
Grayling North appointed for National Grid community relations PR role
Leeds-based Grayling North PR has been appointed by National Grid to support the community relations activities on its infrastructure projects across the North of England for the coming two years. The community relations roster supports a wide range of projects including building connections to the grid for new sources of low