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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Cumbria firm awarded £4.5 million grant from government
A CUMBRIAN manufacturing company has been awarded a government grant of almost £4.5million to try and convert waste gas at the plant into energy. Futamura Chemical UK, based in Wigton, a leading global manufacturer of sustainable cellulose films and materials that employs 270 people in the town, has been awarded a grant of £4,486,851. The money is part of a £14million project that will see the Station Road plant convert waste gas to energy. The grant will help the company to reduce carbon emissions, improve efficiency and cut energy costs, support jobs in Cumbria and 'promote growth as part of the Government's wider economic plan'. Futamura, based in Wigton for over 90 years, manufactures flexible packaging films that are derived from wood-pulp, with the firm said to be 'excited' following the announcement of the grant. The company's managing director Adrian Cave said: "I don't think in my career, there has been a project that I have been more excited about. "At Futamura we are passionate about our NatureFlex and Cellophane products, and that includes ensuring we continually evolve and utilise greener manufacturing processes, to further reduce our environmental footprint. "Transformational projects such as this WSA installation invariably are expensive and have a medium to long term payback. "Companies like ours do require support financially and this IETF energy efficiency grant has resulted in this project coming to fruition. We are very grateful for this support." The cash is part of the government's Plan for Change to support low carbon projects in energy intensive industries through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). Markus Campbell-Savours, Member of Parliament for Penrith & Solway, welcomed the news. He said: 'I congratulate Futamura on securing this investment, one of the largest grants to be issued in this round of IETF funding. "This government is committed to helping industry reduce its energy consumption and this project will enhance the sustainability and future of this 90-year-old business. "This is a huge boost to Wigton and the hundreds of workers employed at the site."
CNN
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
FKA Twigs cancels Coachella appearance and remaining tour dates due to ‘ongoing visa issues'
British singer FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as 'ongoing visa issues.' FKA Twigs did not elaborate further on exactly what issues she was having but wrote on her Instagram page that she was 'devastated' to share news of the cancellations. The affected dates included nine tour dates that were scheduled to run through June 25. CNN has reached out to a representative for FKA Twigs for comment. 'It pains me to say this because i am so excited to bring you a creation that i have poured my soul into and i believe is amongst my strongest work and i know this news impacts so many of you that have already made plans and spent money in order to see these shows,' she wrote. The singer had also been scheduled to appear at the AXE Ceremonia music festival in Mexico City, but it was among the show's affected by her visa troubles. The 'Cellophane' singer is also no longer set to appear at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in Indio later this month. On Sunday, Day 2 of AXE Ceremonia – the day FKA Twigs was set to perform – was suspended by Mexico City authorities after a metal structure collapsed and killed two photographers, according to the Associated Press. She also has shows along her 'Eusexua' tour scheduled in San Francisco, New York and Chicago through the end of June that she said she's 'working to reschedule' as soon as possible. Ticketholders for any of the canceled shows can go to their point of purchase for details and refund information.
CNN
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
FKA Twigs cancels Coachella appearance and remaining tour dates due to ‘ongoing visa issues'
British singer FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as 'ongoing visa issues.' FKA Twigs did not elaborate further on exactly what issues she was having but wrote on her Instagram page that she was 'devastated' to share news of the cancellations. The affected dates included nine tour dates that were scheduled to run through June 25. CNN has reached out to a representative for FKA Twigs for comment. 'It pains me to say this because i am so excited to bring you a creation that i have poured my soul into and i believe is amongst my strongest work and i know this news impacts so many of you that have already made plans and spent money in order to see these shows,' she wrote. The singer had also been scheduled to appear at the AXE Ceremonia music festival in Mexico City, but it was among the show's affected by her visa troubles. The 'Cellophane' singer is also no longer set to appear at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in Indio later this month. On Sunday, Day 2 of AXE Ceremonia – the day FKA Twigs was set to perform – was suspended by Mexico City authorities after a metal structure collapsed and killed two photographers, according to the Associated Press. She also has shows along her 'Eusexua' tour scheduled in San Francisco, New York and Chicago through the end of June that she said she's 'working to reschedule' as soon as possible. Ticketholders for any of the canceled shows can go to their point of purchase for details and refund information.
