Yesterday my colleagues at Cosford learned that they had a won a long campaign to stop the privatisation of Defence Training.
In a ministerial announcement it was revealed that it had become necessary to terminate the DTR procurement and Metrix’s appointment as Preferred Bidder because an affordable solution was not forthcoming within the time frame required:
DTR [...]
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Defence Training Review Collapses
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2010
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Weight Loss – Week 11
Despite all my weight loss challenges (two meals out and a christening buffet) I managed to lose 0.5lb this week. The scales did do one of those flickering moments between one weight and the other before they finally settled in my favour
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2010
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Weight Loss – Week Ten
Although my clothes seem quite a bit looser this week the scales tell me I have gained 2lb. After the class all the helpers went out with the leader for an Indian meal, so who knows what will happen next week… Only joking ,I chose the healthy option of Chicken Tikka which is my [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2010
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Military Academy on Shaky Ground
The Guardian newspaper also report that they have learned that the PFI project that was proposed to finance a military training academy in Wales is likely to be scrapped:
The Guardian has also learned that a £14bn PFI project – one of the largest ever – to finance a military training academy in Wales is likely [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.
Alice Caldwell Rice
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2010
