Nineteen jobs go at pottery firm (BBC News)
Published: August 30th, 2009
A Stoke-on-Trent pottery firm which saw a sharp fall in pre-tax profits this this year has made 19 redundancies, it is revealed.
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Pottery firm marks 200th birthday – BBC News
Published: June 27th, 2009
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Pottery firm marks 200th birthday
BBC News Events to mark 200 years of Denby Pottery were held at its visitor centre on Saturday and there will be product launches throughout the year. … and more » |
Pottery company increases hours – BBC News
Published: June 14th, 2009
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Pottery company increases hours
BBC News, UK A pottery firm in Stoke-on-Trent which cut its workers' hours because of the global economic climate is to go back to full production. Steelite International has been on a four-day working week since December and announced in April it was making 79 … |
'Oldest pottery' found in China – BBC News
Published: June 2nd, 2009
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'Oldest pottery' found in China
BBC News, UK Examples of pottery found in a cave at Yuchanyan in China's Hunan province may be the oldest known to science. By determining the fraction of a type, or isotope, of carbon in bone fragments and charcoal, the specimens were found to be 17500 to 18300 … Chinese pottery may be earliest discovered The Associated Press all 114 news articles |
'Some optimism' over pottery move – BBC News
Published: May 15th, 2009
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'Some optimism' over pottery move
BBC News, UK Mr Jackson, a senior economic lecturer, said the company's wording that there would be a "bone china pottery cell" suggested a much-reduced capacity. But he added the situation could have been worse. "We should be grateful for the few remaining jobs … Fears grow as job cut plans released Stoke & Staffordshire all 5 news articles |
Pottery firm marks 250th birthday – BBC News
Published: May 1st, 2009
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Pottery firm marks 250th birthday
BBC News, UK The birth of the iconic pottery company Wedgwood exactly 250 years ago has been marked in Stoke-on-Trent. Two hundred and fifty balloons were released at the Wedgwood Visitor Centre and museum at the factory in Barlaston. … Happy Birthday! Wedgwood Celebrates 250 Gifts & Decorative Accessories all 2 news articles |
Pottery firm looks at move abroad – BBC News
Published: March 19th, 2009
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Pottery firm looks at move abroad
BBC News, UK The 200-year-old Denby Pottery has already this year made 35 redundancies and been the subject of a management buyout due to a fall in retail sales. It has now held a series of employee briefings which revealed it was looking at all ways of … |
Horses were tamed a millennium earlier than previously thought – Los Angeles Times
Published: March 6th, 2009
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Horses were tamed a millennium earlier than previously thought
Los Angeles Times, CA New evidence, including mares milk residue in pottery, shows that horses were domesticated 5500 years ago in Central Asia. By Thomas H. Maugh II The horse, its four slender legs accomplishing astonishing feats of strength and endurance, has provided … Horse Taming, Milking Started in Kazakhstan National Geographic Full Text (HTML) Science Magazine (subscription) Horses tamed earlier than thought BBC News RedOrbit - TopNews United States all 177 news articles |
Pottery firm considers job cuts (BBC News)
Published: March 2nd, 2009
A pottery manufacturer in Stoke-on-Trent says it may make up to 90 staff redundant as a result of the recession.
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Pottery and tourism Olympic gains (BBC News)
Published: March 1st, 2009
Staffordshire should promote its countryside and pottery industry to benefit from the Olympics, a task forces says.
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