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Chloé Martin Business
Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs
Why it matters: The family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history.
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Amara Nwosu Lifestyle
Allotment waiting list shrinks as the council opens 120 new plots in Eastmoor
Why it matters: Some residents had waited more than four years for a plot; new half-size plots and shared beds are helping beginners get started.
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Jamal Carter News
Volunteers plant 1,800 street trees across Wrenhaven in a single weekend
Why it matters: More than 700 residents turned out with spades as part of a scheme to bring shade and greenery to the city's most built-up streets, with each tree adopted by a nearby household.
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Sofia Marchetti News
Weekly food-waste collections to reach 40,000 homes in Eastmoor and Northfield
Why it matters: Households will receive a small kitchen caddy and an outdoor bin, with the waste sent to a digester that turns it into biogas and fertiliser for Asher Valley farms.
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Aisha Rahman Technology
University switches on new supercomputer for local weather forecasts
Why it matters: The machine can model the weather over the Wrenhaven coast in squares just 500 metres across, which forecasters say should improve warnings of flash floods and coastal gales.
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Eastmoor data centre waste heat to warm 2,000 homes in district heating pilot
Why it matters: Heat pumped from the cooling systems of the data centre on the Eastmoor industrial estate will be piped to nearby homes and a school, in a pilot the council hopes could later cover much of the east of the city.
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Ana Sousa Sports
Eastmoor climbing centre opens the region's tallest indoor wall
Why it matters: The converted warehouse has a 21-metre lead wall, a bouldering area and a youth programme backed by the Eastmoor Community Trust.
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Robots for rent: small bakeries and food makers lease automation by the month
Why it matters: A Wrenhaven firm is renting out robot arms to small food producers on monthly contracts, letting bakeries and kitchens automate heavy, repetitive jobs without paying tens of thousands of euros upfront.
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Jonah Becker Technology
Eastmoor plant to recover lithium and cobalt from used batteries
Why it matters: The facility will shred and process up to 8,000 tonnes of spent batteries a year, recovering metals that can be sold back to battery makers.
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