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Luton Airport Scores 100 in GRESB Rating for Fifth Year
London Luton Airport scored 100 out of 100 and kept its five-star GRESB rating for a fifth year, citing carbon from its operations down more than 40% on 2019.
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Food
Stevenage Food Hygiene: All 20 September Ratings Scored 5
All 20 Stevenage food hygiene ratings dated September are a 5, from nurseries to a market stall. Two late August ratings on the register are a 0 and a 1.
Business
GSK Stevenage: £440,000 plan for a £110m-a-year hit
Stevenage's council has costed GSK's departure at £110m a year, £1.1bn over a decade, and put £440,000 behind a taskforce. Its plan is due June 2027.
Jobs
Stevenage unemployment: claimant count highest since 2022
Stevenage's claimant count rose 120 in August to 2,125, the biggest monthly jump since February 2021 and the highest total since 2022. Under-25s rose fastest.
Food
Stevenage food hygiene: 14 of last 15 scored top marks
Fourteen of the last fifteen Stevenage food hygiene inspections scored 5. But 156 of the borough's 693 food businesses still have no published rating at all.
Business
SPORTA Arena: Stevenage FC's Ground and the 10-Year Claim
Stevenage FC's ground became SPORTA Arena from the 22 August game. Neither side states a deal length, despite the 10 years widely reported. Capacity 7,318.
Business
GSK to leave Stevenage R&D site by 2029 for Cambridge
GSK will vacate its Stevenage research site by 2029, moving scientists to a new £400m Cambridge centre and to Ware. Its notice gives no job figure for the town.