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    More Power for Bangladesh This Year

    by st editor, Monday 30th May 2011

    Bangladesh will spend even more this year to combat the chronic electrical power shortages in the country which impact both industry and homes. Bangladesh Power Development Board projects that over 12 lakh new domestic and industrial units are to be connected this year in a phased…

    This article is in category: Bangladesh
    Tags: Ashuganj,Bangladesh,BPDB,Economy,electricity generation,growth,Power,power plant

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    Blue Tiffin Launches Entertaining Expansion with Mayor’s Charity Auction

    by st editor, Wednesday 18th May 2011

    Tomorrow 6.30pm, the new Blue Tiffin entertainment lounge and party room will be officially opened by the Worshipful Mayor of Oldham – Cllr David Jones, with over 200 guests in attendance all getting a first glimpse of the premises. As part of the launch celebrations a…

    This article is in category: Food
    Tags: Blue Tiffin,Business Expansion,Charity,Charity Auction,David Jones,Entertainment,Mayor of Oldham,Oldham,Restaurant

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    Great Manchester Runner Saves 100 Eyes in Bangladesh

    by st editor, Monday 16th May 2011

    Among the 36,000 runners on the streets of Manchester yesterday was our own Muz Khan, who was running on behalf of the Amana Foundation to benefit Vision Bangladesh. He ran the 10 km city course in 1hr 2mins. His Sponsors gave enough to fund  100  cataract…

    This article is in category: Sport
    Tags: Brac,City Run,fun-run,Great Manchester Run,marathon,Muz Khan,Sightsavers,video,Vision Bangladesh

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    Great Manchester Run 2011

    by st editor, Monday 16th May 2011

    36,000 runners, 72,000 feet, 10 km around Manchester city centre and Old Trafford. That was the Great Manchester Run. We will be posting a video soon, meanwhile here are some still photographs of a very large number of people running.

    This article is in category: Gallery
    Tags: City Run,fun-run,Great Manchester Run,marathon,Muz Khan,Photos,Pictures

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    Small Lifestyle Changes Can Make Big Differences

    by st contributor, Wednesday 11th May 2011

    On Sunday 15th May 2011, I will be running the BUPA Great Manchester Run. You may be wondering why am I doing this hard task of running 10km, have I got nothing better to do! What’s my motivation for doing this?   Well, let me begin…

    This article is in category: Health
    Tags: amana,BUPA,fun-run,Great Manchester Run,Health,Lifestyle,Manchester,marathon,running,Sport

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    One Year Later – Some Coalition Considerations

    by st editor, Friday 6th May 2011

    Last May those of us who thought a hung parliament with a bi or multi-partisan coalition government working together for the best interest of country could be a good thing really didn’t imagine the partnership that would result. Who could have.  As it turned out a…

    This article is in category: Community
    Tags: Chris Huhne,Coalition,Conservative,council elections,Election,Government,Labour,Liberal,local councillors,New Thinking,Politics,Vince Cable

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