Drivers have faced delays on the A14 at Wherstead, near Ipswich, after a lorry lost its load in the westbound lane.

Perspex - the acrylic sheet product which changed the world - has been manufactured in Darwen for almost a century - and ...

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 The UK's longest-serving prisoner, Robert Maudsley, has spent an agonising 17,000 consecutive days in ...

Following on from part one of our WD_blackout special build project, today we pick up where we left off. Towards the end of part one, I spoke about the idea of making a diy distro plate to sit on top ...

Approval for Perspex International’s new £40 million prudction hub at its Chapels Park site was granted earlier this year.

The demolition of Darwen’s historic Orchard Mill former Perspex plant has been approved. James Industrial Ltd can know knock down the buildings in the town’s Duckworth Street which is expected to take ...

The demolition of a former Perspex plant in east Lancashire has been approved. James Industrial Ltd can now knock down the buildings at Orchard Mill in Darwen with the process expected to take five ...

After the collapse of soft plastic recycling program REDcycle nearly three years ago, it's been almost impossible for individuals to recycle soft plastics in Australia. But supermarkets and councils ...

New Delhi: According to Bisleri, India consumes 13 million tonnes of plastic every year, out of which 60% is recycled. The remaining 40% of plastic mostly contains non-recyclable items like wrappers, ...

Grand Coteau, La.-based injection molder Noble Plastics LLC will invest $8.5 million to expand its facility and add 29 jobs to supply components for First Solar Inc.'s new manufacturing plant in ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...