Oriental vision puts life into Welsh valley of steel; The last British garden festival could be the best

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The Welsh Garden Festival in Ebbw Vale opens on May 1 1992 on the site of the steelworks plant which closed in 1978. It is the fifth British garden festival and expects two million visitors. Garden festivals originated in Germany and the idea is also successful in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Canada and the United States. The festival sites leave large, permanent areas of green space, whereas in Britain, the government insists on site redevelopment for housing and industry instead of greenery.

United Kingdom, Public works, Fairs and festivals, Wales, Gardening, Gardens

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A new and growing power in the land

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Privatisation of the UK's utilities was intended to make them more efficient and to reduce political influence over the nationalised industries. In the decade which has passed since the first wave of privatisations, political influence has indeed been eliminated, but the former utilities now seem to be under the control of the regulators instead. The regulators have become the enemies of privatisation, and are subjecting the privatised concerns to wide-reaching controls.

Laws, regulations and rules, Electric utilities, Water utilities, Gas utilities

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Feel better at the flick of a switch

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The Royal Institute of British Architects is shortly to host the first workplace comfort forum, which will discuss modern working environments. It will focus on the needs of the occupants, considering how employees can be given more control over their surroundings. It is now widely recognised that many modern office buildings can cause health problems in their occupants, and move are being made to increase user consultation and restore human control.

Health aspects, Office buildings

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