Bannockburn First Bus depot to stay open after coronavirus outbreak hits services
First Midland have said the the virus-hit Bannockburn depot is to remain open, despite calls from a leading union for its closure.
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The First Bus depot at Cowie Road, Bannockburn (Image: Stirling Observer)
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Aberdeen bus passengers will ride on the world’s first hydrogen-powered double deckers from tomorrow.
The new 60-seaters are hoped to tackle air pollution in Aberdeen, saving a kilogram (2.20lbs) of CO2 every kilometre (0.62 miles) they are driven.
They also run “virtually silently”, a council spokeswoman said, and take 10 minutes to refuel.
Each vehicle cost around £500,000, as part of a £8.3million city council project funded also by the European Union and Scottish Government.
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The American corporation running the UK green homes grant has been awarded multiple government contracts in the last five years.
ICF, based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a global consulting business that promotes itself as “not your typical consultants”.
The company has a London base, which is a wholly owned subsidiary. Its senior directors include Andrew Jarvis, a former senior policy adviser for energy, environment and innovation in the Cabinet Office.
The more than 80 contracts awarded to ICF, according to government data, include a £144,000 contract from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to help draw up a new biodiversity strategy; a third share of a £60m contract from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) international climate team to “support accelerated emissions reductions in developing countries”; a £139,647 contract to evaluate the “warm home discount”; a £98,