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Bedale School through to 2012 Drax Cup final

June 14, 2012

Bedale Primary School will represent North Yorkshire in the finals of the 2012 Drax Cup, the biggest cricket competition for under 9s in the country.

TAGS: Bedale, Drax cup, cricket

Drax receives fourth consecutive gold medal award for Health and Safety

May 16, 2012

Drax Power Limited received its fourth consecutive Gold Medal Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) after securing an eighth consecutive Gold Award in the 2012 awards.

TAGS: Drax, Health, RoSPA, Safety

Drax cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK as £100m turbine upgrade nears completion

May 10, 2012

Drax Power Station is a month away from completing the largest steam turbine modernisation programme in UK history, thereby increasing its overall efficiency and reinforcing its position as the most efficient coal-fired power station in the UK.

TAGS: carbon emissions,, investment,, partnership,, turbine retrofit,

Yorkshire and England Cricket Stars join call for Drax Cup 2012

February 27, 2012

Yorkshire Club Captain Andrew Gale and England women’s bowler Katherine Brunt were among the region’s cricket stars supporting a call for primary school teams to enter the Drax Cup 2012 during an event held at Headingley today (Monday 27 February).

TAGS: Cricket, , Drax Cup,, local schools,

Work by winning artists on display at Morrisons, Selby

February 10, 2012

More than 100 artworks by pupils from local schools will be on show in a temporary gallery at Morrisons store, on Market Cross, Selby next week (6 – 17 February).

TAGS: art,, local community,, local schools,

Work by winning artists on display at Goole Library

January 23, 2012

More than 100 artworks by pupils from local schools will be on show in a temporary gallery at Goole Library on Carlisle Street next week (23 January – 3 February).

TAGS: Art,, local community,, local schools,

GB Railfreight and Drax unveil The Eco Express

January 18, 2012

GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Drax Power Limited (Drax) today celebrate their partnership in delivering renewable energy with the unveiling of a special locomotive at the National Railway Museum in York (Wednesday 18 January).

TAGS: Great Yorkshire Show, , biomass,, partnership,, renewable,

Winning work from 90 young artists decided in one-day gallery space

December 22, 2011

More than 90 artworks by pupils from Selby and Goole schools were on show in a temporary gallery at Drax Sports and Social Club this week (Tuesday 13 December 2011).

TAGS: AITC,, Local artists,, Local schools,

Local childern get lesson in safety from Seatbelt Sheriff

December 19, 2011

Fifty local children from 25 schools in the Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn areas enjoyed fun and games at Drax Power Station (“Drax”) in an annual scheme designed to promote road safety.

TAGS: JRSO,, Local schools,

Register now for the Drax Cup 2012!

November 1, 2011

The opportunity for a cricket team at any primary or junior school in Yorkshire to play on the world-famous pitch at Headingley Carnegie Stadium next summer is now underway with the Drax Cup 2012!

TAGS: Cricket in the Community, , Drax Cup,, Yokshire,

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