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Swindon National News: Skies the limit for new military satellite
Military communications on operations are to further enhanced, thanks to a new £400 million contract to use a new satellite, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies, announced today.
The Skynet 5D which is the fourth satellite of its kind to be used by the MoD is roughly three times the length of a double decker bus and will be launched in 2013 playing a key role in gathering intelligence on operations. The satellite will also be used to provide the telephone and internet welfare support facilities for Service personnel on operations.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies, said:
“Future operations require that our Armed Forces are given access to the best possible communications and this...
Swindon National News: Green lorry training proposal to cut carbon emissions
A new proposal to encourage more lorry drivers to take eco-driver training could save up to 3 million tonnes of CO2 over five years and £300 million in fuel costs, according to...
Swindon National News: Sports project helping tackle antisocial behaviour will return
A project tackling antisocial behaviour in a popular park, which saw a 75 per cent drop in calls to police, has been praised by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell.
Operation...
Swindon National News: Testing the water for wave and tidal potential
Wave and tidal energy in England and Wales today received a boost as plans for the first full Strategic Environmental Assessment for wave and tidal energy were outlined.
The...
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Music Video Of The Week
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McFly - Star Girl
Music Video Of The Week
Swamp Thing - The Grid
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Music Video Of The Week
Rage Against The Machine - Killin' In The Name Of
2009 Christmas Number One
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Swindon National News: HMRC Business Support hits £5billion
HM Revenue & Customs' Business Payment Support Service (BPSS) has helped over 160,000 businesses reschedule more than £5billion of tax in its first 15 months, new figures reveal today.
The...
Swindon National News: Government drive to get 7.5 million more people online
Older people and the less well-off are to be the target of an ambitious campaign to get 7.5 million new internet users online by 2014, Stephen Timms, Minister for Digital Britain announced today.
The...
Swindon National News: Ten years of safe pet travel
After a decade of driving dogs, caravanning cats and ferrying ferrets, in which 660,000 pet journeys were made using pet passports, the UK's Pet Travel Scheme is celebrating its 10th birthday.
It...
Derian House Charity Walk - Team SubZero set to launch!
At 8 a.m. tomorrow morning Team SubZero set off into the icy chill of the February Yorkshire Dales with nothing but their wits and a few scraps of clothes between them, (along with their bags which have...
Swindon National News: A pedigree chum receives highest animal honour
A hero war dog that saved soldiers' lives by sniffing out IEDs in Afghanistan will today be awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
Treo, an eight-year-old black Labrador, will receive...
Swindon National News: Apprentices poach tips from Marco Pierre White
Fifteen apprentice chefs from across the country attended a masterclass this morning with Michelin starred chef Marco Pierre White at his London restaurant ‘Wheelers'.
The fifteen budding chefs...
