New Peterborough hospital technology offers faster procedures
New equipment has been installed at a regional hospital to provide quicker and less invasive procedures. The team at Peterborough City Hospital’s Interventional Radiology (IR) Suite said the new technology would enhance the care provided to patients. Procedures undertaken at the suite include biopsies; nephrostomies, which aid the draining of kidneys; angioplasties, which unblock narrowed […]
The people growing their own toilet paper
Robin Greenfield One million trees worldwide are cut down each year to make toilet paper. Is it more sustainable to grow your own? In Meru, a town in eastern Kenya, a lush, leafy plant sways over the landscape. Benjamin Mutembei, a Meru resident, is growing the Plectranthus barbatus plant – not for food, but to […]
Light technology engages people with dementia
Mark Norman Interactive light technologies can help people living with dementia engage with others A Kent-based company is using light technology to engage people living with dementia. Social-Ability, in Tonbridge, provides interactive light technology for care homes and hospitals. The company has created interactive games that can be projected onto surfaces such as tables, walls […]
Ribena factory plans £6m electrification upgrade
BBC Ribena, Lucozade and Orangina are among the drinks produced at the Forest of Dean factory A Ribena and Lucozade’s factory could undergo a £6m investment to electrify the site. Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain’s plan to shut down its gas turbine at its Coleford facility in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. If approved, […]
New policy outlines next generation of technology for Bailiwick
The committee for economic development has asked the States of Deliberation to agree to the development and implementation of new technology in Guernsey. It said in a policy letter the neutral licensing framework would enable the future deployment of next generation mobile technology, including 5G in the Bailiwick. The committee said it outlined guiding principles […]
A day in my life as a young farmer as the industry protests
Farmers say they are feeling under increasing pressure to produce cheap food with little certainty about future level of subsidies which keep prices down. After a rally in Westminster about inheritance tax changes, farmers are to stage a protest outside the Scottish Parliament where they will urge politicians to support their industry. Nicola Wordie, a […]
Farmers hold rally at Holyrood over funding and inheritance tax
Nicola Wordie: A day in my life as a young farmer as the industry protests Hundreds of farmers and crofters have staged a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to voice concerns about the future of the sector. They are calling for an increase in the funding for agricultural support when the Scottish government […]
Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe attempts closest ever approach to Sun
NASA Parker Solar Probe will break records as it makes its burning hot fly-by A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It’s out of communication for several days during […]
Farmers take on Herefordshire Council in the High Court
PA Media Farmers want more support to help them adapt to muck spreading changes Farmers are taking on Herefordshire Council in the High Court over new planning rules on how animal waste is dealt with. New guidelines have been brought in to try to reduce pollution in the River Wye catchment including classifying manure from […]
Lessons learned from failed ‘tech bank’
Ben Peter Catchpole Melanie Hayes is a UK-based venture capitalist Uncertainty, panic and urgency are three words I heard rather a lot on Monday morning. I have been talking to some of the UK-based tech firms which had accounts with Silicon Valley Bank, the bank that failed rather dramatically towards the end of last week. […]