Halt the march of the pylons! The Furious communities desperate to protect their homes and livelihoods as they take action to stop Ed Miliband's latest bid to despoil the countryside

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 23:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

If Ed Miliband and National Grid get their way, Ardleigh will soon be scarred by a line of 160ft pylons on one side and a 400ft-wide trench for cables on the other.

China hints at openness to trade talks with US; Tesla denies board search for Musk successor – business live

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 08:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Chinese state-controlled social media says US has approached China for trade talks

China would be open to talks on tariffs with t…

Tesla denies board search for Elon Musk’s successor; Trump tariffs to slash growth, says Bank of Japan – business live

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 07:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US electric carmaker says report board is looking for next Tesla boss is ‘absolutely false’

National Grid, the FTSE 100 company t…

National Grid offered me a staggering amount of money after my salon was hit by a power cut - I thought I could retire early until I got a rude awakening

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 13:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

James Parker couldn't believe his luck when the energy firm wrote to him a fortnight ago to say he was entitled to the whopping amount.

Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says

found 2025 › Mar › 25 (Tue) @ 07:00 UTC

a story from CNBC › Europe News

London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations.

Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says

found 2025 › Mar › 25 (Tue) @ 07:00 UTC

a story from CNBC › World News

London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations.

National Grid boss says Heathrow could have stayed open despite substation fire

found 2025 › Mar › 24 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Two other substations available to supply airport with electricity, according to chief executive John Pettigrew

There was enough power for Heathrow to remain open during the entire period it was shut …

Heathrow had enough power to keep the airport running after substation fire, boss of National Grid insists

found 2025 › Mar › 24 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

In his first comments since the fire broke out late on Thursday night, John Pettigrew (pictured) said that, while one substation was knocked out two others serving the airport were working throughout.

National Grid confirms Heathrow never lost access to power

found 2025 › Mar › 24 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Heathrow's boss previously said the shutdown was not for lack of power but to reboot complex systems.

National Grid chief says Heathrow had ‘enough power’ despite fire shutdown

found 2025 › Mar › 23 (Sun) @ 22:26 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Airlines raise questions about scale of flight disruption after substation blaze