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Hornsea uniform swap gets bigger venue due to popularity
Posted onA uniform swap proved so popular it had to move into a larger venue, organisers said. The Great Big Hornsea Uniform Swap was held on Saturday at East Riding Leisure Hornsea. The event provided an opportunity for parents and carers to pick up primary and secondary school uniforms for free. Parent Claire Potter described the…
Planning approvals for new homes at record low, figures show
Posted onDaniel Wainwright and Harriet AgerholmData Journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images The figures strike a blow to the government’s promise to deliver 1.5 million homes by the next election. The number of planning approvals for new homes in England is unacceptable, the new housing secretary has said, after official data showed permission for building homes fell…
New types of engineered wood are ready for building sites
Posted onChris Baraniuk Technology Reporter InventWood Inventwood’s timber is treated to become super-strong Could your house take a bullet for you? Clad it with a new type of modified wood, and it might, says Alex Lau, co-founder and executive chairman of InventWood. The US-based company has developed Superwood – a modified wood it claims is stronger…
China accuses US of ‘double standards’ over tariff threat
Posted onDonald Trump’s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods is “a typical example of US double standards”, China’s government has said. A Commerce Ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified “countermeasures” if the US President carries out his threat, adding it was “not afraid” of a possible trade…
