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Archive for February, 2009

JLR Deal To Save Jobs

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Jaguar Land Rover workers are to vote on proposals to cut their hours and freeze their pay in exchange for the guaranteed jobs for two years. Pay, along with bonuses, will be frozen until October 2010, under proposals hammered out between the unions and Jaguar Land Rover bosses. Flexible working arrangements will also have to [...]

Biodiesel – The Next Big Small Business

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Motorists looking for an environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to diesel fuel are increasingly turning to small suppliers for used cooking oil. Refined cooking oil currently costs about 10% less than diesel in the UK and can be poured directly into unmodified diesel engines. Although the global recession and steep drop in oil prices has [...]