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bbc.com | Zoe Conway
Family 'heartbroken' as pottery firm strugglesZoe ConwayReporting fromStoke-on-TrentBBCFour generations of the Yates family have worked at Dunoon Mugs in StaffordshireSharon Yates has been working at Dunoon Mugs in Staffordshire for more than three decades. Four generations of her family have worked there - her mother, Irene, who has now retired, her daughter-in-law, Leian, and granddaughter, Madi. But, the company, which was established 50 years ago, is struggling.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway
Zoe ConwayEmployment correspondentJoshua NevettPolitical reporterThe talks to keep production going at the UK's last virgin steel plant in Scunthrope are yet to reach a resolution, the BBC has been told. British Steel has been warning the raw materials used to produce steel in two blast furnaces at the plant may soon run out. On Wednesday, sources said the government had offered to buy the coking coal that is essential to keep the blast furnaces going.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway
Zero hour contract ban to include agency workersZoe ConwayEmployment correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAgency workers will be included in a ban on "exploitative" zero hour contracts as part of ammendments to the government's employment reform bill, the BBC understands. The new rules will mean that agency workers will have to be offered a contract guaranteeing a minimum number of hours each week. It is one of a number of additions to the Employment Rights Bill which will be outlined on Tuesday.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway |Esyllt Carr
'Black mould, damp and decay': Homes excluded from insulation scandal helpZoe Conway & Esyllt CarrBusiness correspondent & producerBBCMargaret Chappell cannot get help to fix her insulation under government schemes as it only applies to work done since 2022Homeowners who say their houses are being destroyed by unsuitable insulation fitted under a government scheme say action announced to fix it won't help them - as the work was carried out too long ago.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
bbc.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
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Crisis talks this afternoon to save the potteries…GMB, Stoke on Trent MPs and Ceramics UK meeting Industry Minister Sarah Jones https://t.co/dQ4W1MrycI
RT @bbcnickrobinson: Well worth a listen - from the excellent combination of @tombateman & @gilesedwards https://t.co/Ud41h99SoV
Moorcroft Pottery to close after 100 years...third pottery to shut this year...company says energy costs have risen by £250,000 over last two years. @journoontheedge @ELawson_BBC @GMB_union https://t.co/u5S9ZGQEMg
