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Comment: Government awards HS2 contract to failing construction firm
On Monday, the government announced £6.6bn in contracts awarded to a variety of building firms for the construction of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link. Alongside French construction company Eiffage and UK firm Kier, Carillion has won a contract worth £1.4bn of public money to design and built part of the £56bn megaproject. Carillion…
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News: Exec member in graduation stunt against course closures
LUU Welfare Officer Charlotte Warner has protested against the closure of School of Healthcare courses during her graduation ceremony today. Warner collected her Nursing degree wearing a sign that read “save healthcare courses”. Earlier, she had encouraged fellow graduates to sign Christmas cards for Vice Chancellor Sir Alan Langlands with the message “All I want…
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News: Night of success for student media at O2 awards
LS has been crowned Yorkshire’s best free weekly newspaper for a third consecutive year at this year’s O2 Media Awards. Run by student volunteers, the paper came in front of the Dearne Valley Weekender, a well established regional publication. LS was highly commended for Best Editorial Team and Scoop of the Year for its campaign…
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Comment: Award winning student newspaper in funding crisis
Leeds Student newspaper went to print on Thursday night in the knowledge that it could not afford to do so. Voluntary student staff were forced to make the tough decision to pay for its printing costs out of students’ membership fees, there to provide equipment and cover expenses for those involved in the paper’s running,…