Rachael McMenemy

Dec 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Rachael McMenemy |Henry Godfrey-Evans |Mousumi Bakshi

Two rail operators in the East of England will be the first to return to public ownership next year. The government said c2c, which runs services in south Essex, would be renationalised in July, and Greater Anglia, which runs trains to Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street, would follow in the autumn. But what do commuters in Chelmsford and Cambridgeshire think - and how do they want services to change?

Dec 4, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Robbie Kalus |Rachael McMenemy

Bosses at a water company have been warned by the water services regulator they could be banned from receiving bonus payments if the firm's performance does not improve. Ofwat said following serious pollution incidents, any performance related payments for senior Anglian Water staff may not be justified. Anglian Water has been prosecuted five times since 2022. A spokesperson for the water company said it supported financial reward being linked to company performance.

Dec 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Robbie Kalus |Rachael McMenemy

Ecopetrol S.A. EC, a Colombia-based energy firm, has announced its plans to construct a new green hydrogen plant at its refinery in Cartagena, with an expected production capacity of 800 tons of green hydrogen per year. Per Ecopetrol, this should make it the largest renewable energy producing plant in Latin America. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has prioritized reducing the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.

Dec 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Rachael McMenemy

The collection is made up of nearly 140 sets [Reverend Michael Bigg]Generate Key TakeawaysA woman, who has collected more than 130 nativity scenes from around the world has temporarily handed them over for a local exhibition. Marjorie Carrier, from Wyton in Cambridgeshire, started collecting the scenes during holidays and had the idea to use them for an exhibit in 2012. Her collection is on display at St Andrew's Church, in Girton, as part of their Christmas celebrations.

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Rachael McMenemy

A dream family holiday to Turkey turned into a "living nightmare" after a British man was found fatally injured in a lift shaft, his grandmother has said. Tyler Kerry, 20, from Basildon in Essex, was discovered on Friday morning at the hotel he was staying at near Lara Beach in Antalya. His grandmother, Collette Kerry, said Turkish police told her they were treating his death as suspicious and mystery still surrounds it. Advertisement"It's not a holiday any more, it's a living nightmare," she said.