One Copeland resident managed to celebrate her birthday in style, by having her very own dedicated radio show slot. Evelyn Wilson, who lives at Bethshan Nursing Home in Whitehaven, turned the amazing age of 103 at the weekend, so a special celebration was in order. Alana Brown-Telfer said: “We were unsure how we could celebrate Evelyn’s birthday in our usual Bethshan way, until Stuart - our cook - suggested a one hour “birthday special radio show” which could be broadcast over the internet. This would also allow friends and family to join in the celebrations who currently can’t be there in person.
Connecticut waste to energy facility to close after failing to secure financing
The Hartford facility will force the state to send waste to out-of-state landfills.
The closure date is dependent, in part, on future operational and maintenance costs.
MIRA represents 51 municipalities in Connecticut. The organization, which was created by the state in 2014, is the successor of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA). The CRRA was created in 1973 to help the state divert material from landfill through the development of a network of resource recovery facilities.
MIRA’s board took an initial vote to close the Hartford plant earlier this year and transition it to a transfer station after financing prospects and subsidies for the organization dried up. The facility has recently suffered from mechanical failures and other issues due to its age. The state rejected a $330 million proposal to upgrade the aging trash incinerator earlier this year.
Stadler opens Test and Innovation Center in Slovenia
Stadler, Altshausen, Germany, has opened a Test and Innovation Center at its production site in Krsko, Slovenia. The company says its new facility will serve as a test center for customer demonstrations and training and as an innovation center housing the company’s research and development activities focused on the plastic sorting process.
At the new Test and Innovation Center, Stadler says it will offer demonstrations of the sorting process, such as feeding, label removal, ballistic separation, metal separation, nonferrous metal separation, near-infrared separation and transport with conveyors and screw conveyors. Stadler says in a news release on its new Test and Innovation Center that the demonstrations “will help customers make an informed purchase decision” as they will be able to see the sorting process in the plant designed for them by Stadler. The company says the facility will also provide training for customers a
A CHARITY single written, recorded and performed as a tribute for NHS workers has picked up an award at this year s Scots Trad Music Awards. The annual event was broadcast last night as artists from Scotland s traditional music scene were recognised for brilliant achievements and stand-out releases. And among the worthy winners from last night s broadcast included the NHS charity single Everyday Heroes , which won Original Work of the Year. Skerryvore member Martin Gillespie said he wrote the track to pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of NHS staff, volunteers, and key workers who are risking so much to fight Covid-19 and keep us all safe.