All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 19
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NewsToddler buys digger in online auction
Parents awake to shocking bill after three-year-old's nocturnal internet toy hunt
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NewsCommercial property market shows signs of recovery
New research shows transaction numbers rallied in March and returns stabilised in the first quarter
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NewsRailways 'must double in size' within 30 years
Train operators warn of urgent need to build extra lines to cope with forecast passenger boom
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NewsSkanska pledges to investigate blacklist use
Union has accused contractor of spending more than £28,000 on checks
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NewsResidents plan legal action over Rogers' Chelsea scheme
Group threatens Westminster council with judicial review on heels of Prince Charles’ intervention
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BDP fights back over £4.6m Wimbledon claim
Building Design Partnership is contesting a £4.6m claim by the All England Lawn Tennis Club that it was responsible for design flaws on the media and broadcast centre at Wimbledon
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NewsHome demolitions soar in East Jerusalem
Demolition orders in Arab section rising under city's new mayor, despite UN demand for freeze
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NewsScots complete Europe's biggest on-shore wind farm
Facility that can power 180,000 homes already scheduled for further expansion
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NewsDeflation hits 60-year record level
Falling house prices partly blamed for unprecedented 1.2% fall in RPI during April
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NewsSkills shortage persists despite downturn
CIOB survey shows widespread concern about lack of skills and later effect on recovery
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NewsPlumber launches petition to save apprentices
Firm calls for more government action to support training and employment among the young
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NewsPrince Charles ruffles few feathers at RIBA
After the proposed boycott by chest-thumping starchitects and a media onslaught that challenged Peter and Jordan for column inches, the Prince of Wales’ speech at the RIBA turned out to be something of an anti-climax
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TrustMark begs for state funding
The chief executive of TrustMark, the scheme launched four years ago to protect consumers against cowboy builders, has appealed to the government for more funding to keep the initiative afloat during the recession
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NewsBlacklist victims to help draft anti-discrimination rules
Workers set to tell government to ban firms that used the blacklist from public projects
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NewsRecord business debt sees legal action soar
Debt recovery firm report court action to recover money owed 97% higher than this time last year
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NewsGovernment pledges £11m to apprentice training
Money will go to businesses with a proven track record in offering quality apprenticeships for help them create more places
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NewsMarshalls revenue down as factories close
Capacity cut by 20% and managed installations division closes as downturn hits manufacturing and landscaping firm
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NewsDuct collapse injures 13 schoolchildren
Four seriously hurt while sitting exams at Kent school after heating duct falls from ceiling
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NewsSIG blames cold snap for fall in sales
Construction products firm reports 7% fall in sales in 2009 as bad weather inhibits building site activity
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NewsOne in five building sites fail safety checks
Latest HSE inspections lead to enforcement action on hundreds of refurbishment sites across UK