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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Meet the jobs matchmaker filling roles at Sizewell C
Stuart Allsopp has met hundreds of local job seekers over the last year. As Jobs Service lead at Sizewell C, he's one of the team responsible for making sure that opportunities at the project are matched up with people in the local area. 'There is a massive appetite for jobs in this region, and people are coming out to our Sizewell C jobs fair in big numbers,' said Stuart. 'My role is all about trying to deliver those jobs to people, to connect them with the best opportunities for them. It's what I love doing.' Sizewell C offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for jobs and careers in this region. Of the 1,500 apprenticeships the project is creating, 540 will go to local people. At least a third of the 7,900 jobs on offer during the peak of construction will go to people in this region. And once constructed, the power station will employ 900 people in highly skilled, well-paid jobs. 'We've got to make sure people are aware of the thousands of opportunities on offer,' said Stuart. 'And that means going out and putting the opportunities in front of them.' READ MORE: How Sizewell C is aiming to provide world-class wellbeing support Sizewell C has so far run jobs fairs in Leiston, Lowestoft and Ipswich, with a second jobs fair in each town to come later in the year. 'We signed jobs pledges with Jack Abbott MP in Ipswich and Jess Asato MP in Lowestoft, so these jobs fairs are one way we're delivering on those pledges. And we've already seen so many good news stories coming out of these events – of local people linking up with new jobs, either directly on the project or with one of the businesses in our supply chain. Engineering apprentices at Sizewell C (Image: Sizewell C) 'It's such a satisfying feeling when you can match up someone with a job – that's no small thing, that's about improving people's lives. And that is happening on an ever-increasing scale because of this project. It's amazing.' As well as jobs fairs and local advertising, the Sizewell C Jobs Service has been a successful way of making people aware of all the opportunities available. 'We want to make it easy for people and the Jobs Service does that. People can sign up on our website to get notifications of the latest opportunities – and we put all our vacancies on the website too, both roles directly with us and with our supply chain partners. There are well over a hundred opportunities live on the website at any one time.' READ MORE: How Sizewell C is bringing hydrogen buses to Suffolk Last week, Sizewell C announced that it was taking transformative steps to develop the skilled workforce it needs to build the power station: it's set to build a new post-16 college for Leiston, in partnership with Suffolk New College, as well as an apprenticeship and trainee hub to support hundreds of Sizewell C apprentices, and a Centre of Excellence focused on developing skills in civils, mechanical, electrical, welding and more. 'It's going to be phenomenal,' said Stuart. 'The difference it will make to young people in the Leiston area is difficult to overestimate – having those facilities on their doorstep will mean hundreds of young people can get the training, the skills, and the career pathways they want, without having to do an hour and half trip to a college out of town. The Jobs Service is a great way of keeping up to date with opportunities on the project (Image: Sizewell C) 'In the short term, that means an even bigger pool of local talent for me to match up with roles here at Sizewell C. In the longer term, it means we can develop the skills and retain those skills for Suffolk here well into the future – it's a legacy in the truest meaning of the word.' READ MORE: How Sizewell C is restoring Suffolk's Sandlings landscape The next jobs fair is in Ipswich in August, and Stuart is expecting hundreds more people to come along as jobs on the project continue to increase. 'We had over a thousand people on site at the start of the year and we expect double that by the end of the year. We've got over 60 apprentices already and we expect to double that by the end of the year too. 'There is the supply of jobs to meet the clear demand we're seeing across the region – and this will have a positive ripple effect across our local economies. It's a joy to be involved in.' For more information, visit This article is part of the EADT's Clean & Green campaign, which aims to promote our region as the biggest in the UK and Europe for all forms of renewable energy.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fakenham-based family business is built on loyalty
National Pallet Services (NPS) is a trusted, family-run business that has been serving Norfolk and the surrounding areas for 37 years. Based near Fakenham, NPS specialises in the supply of both new and reconditioned pallets, ensuring that businesses have access to cost-effective and sustainable options. 'Upon request, our pallets are treated to comply with ISPM15 regulations, making them suitable for international shipping,' said NPS director James Clayton. 'We also offer bespoke crates and boxes, catering to specific packaging requirements.' NPS has built a reputation for quality and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications – the internationally recognised standards for quality and environmental management systems. Its fleet of vehicles ensures reliable delivery across East Anglia and, as a licensed waste carrier, the business is also able to provide pallet collection and recycling services, supporting sustainability in the industry. Its quality service and commitment to providing dependable solutions have helped NPS to grow a loyal customer base, and it has also maintained good staff retention in its 30-plus years of operation. 'One employee, wood saw operator Michael Frammingham, will be retiring in June this year,' said James. 'He has been employed with us since November 1993!' Michael Frammingham retires this year after joining National Pallet Services in 1993 (Image: Newsquest) James added that community outreach is another important value of the Norfolk firm, which has supported Fakenham Football Club and Fakenham Cricket Club in the past. It is also an annual sponsor of the Aylsham Show and has supplied waste wood for the Blakeney Fireworks show for many years. With a strong commitment to its roots as a local, reliable business, NPS also embraces the future. 'We have invested in new technology and machinery over the past few years, including an on-site biomass boiler and kiln,' said James. 'We have also fitted external dust extractors to all saws.' NPS is aiming to continue improving its offering for customers moving forward. James added: 'We are looking to invest in a sawdust waste compactor, which will allow us to turn waste sawdust into fuel.' Contact National Pallet Services on 01485 529 030 or email For more info, visit
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
East of England news quiz of the week 24-30 May
From a 6ft angel to a major new installation in a town, how much East of England news can you remember from the past seven days? Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
John Constable's ‘The Hay Wain': A Landmark Landscape
The National Gallery, London, founded in 1824, celebrated its bicentenary in small exhibitions across the U.K. that brought the museum's most iconic paintings to an even wider British public. John Constable's 'The Hay Wain' (1821), the Romantic artist's best known landscape, revered in his native England as an authentic image of its rural countryside, was among the works acclaimed as national treasures, and is now back in London as part of the recently reinstalled collection. The peaceful, unassuming canvas's radically new technique, its profound redefinition of what landscape painting could be, and Constable's inherently moral approach to the genre's naturalistic representation would preoccupy him throughout his career. Constable (1776-1837) grew up in East Bergholt, a small village in Suffolk along the River Stour in East Anglia. His father, who had inherited the local Flatford Mill, plied his prosperous trade along the river's canals, which afforded his family a genteel country life. Though the artist studied at London's Royal Academy as early as 1799, he often returned to draw and paint the fertile green fields and placid river scenes that viewers recognized even during his lifetime as 'Constable Country.' After his marriage in 1816, however, he moved permanently to London, and was elected associate of the Royal Academy in 1819. Constable also exhibited that year the first of his so-called Six-Footers, the monumental River Stour scenes that were painted in his London studio and were his bid for fame.
The Independent
4 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Government steps in to deliver new reservoirs amid water supply concerns
The Government has stepped in to take control of the planning process for two major new reservoirs, as it warns UK water supplies are under threat. Environment Secretary Steve Reed has designated two new reservoir projects in East Anglia and Lincolnshire as 'nationally significant', escalating them from local planning to central Government. The move aims to streamline and fast-track the delivery of the two new reservoirs, the first for more than 30 years, to improve water resources for more than three quarters of a million homes in some of England's most water-stressed areas and unlock the building of new homes. The Government also says it will legislate so that major reservoirs will automatically be designated as 'nationally significant' to make it easier to get them built and secure future water supplies. Officials warn that, without action to build new reservoirs, rapid population growth, crumbling assets and a warming climate mean demand for drinking water could outstrip supply by the middle of the next decade. A lack of water supplies is also holding back the construction of thousands of homes in parts of the country such as Cambridge, they warn. The two reservoirs which have been designated as nationally significant are being proposed by Anglian Water, which wants to build the Lincolnshire reservoir south of Sleaford and is partnering with Cambridge Water for the Fens Reservoir between Chatteris and March in Cambridgeshire. Under the plans, the Lincolnshire reservoir, which would provide up to 166 million litres a day for up to 500,000 homes, would be completed by 2040 and the Fens Reservoir, supplying 87 million litres a day to 250,000 homes in the driest region of the UK, would be completed by 2036. Both projects will now progress to the consultation phase, gathering views from communities and stakeholders, the Government said. Water companies across England have committed to bringing nine new reservoirs online by 2050, in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Kent, East Sussex and the West Midlands and Somerset, with the potential to supply 670 million litres of extra water per day. Water Minister Emma Hardy said the Government was 'intervening in the national interest and slashing red tape to make the planning process faster to unblock nine new reservoirs'. She said it would secure water supply for future generations and unlock the building of thousands of homes.
