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Tower Hamlets Council recognises Somaliland as an independent state
More than 150 people of Somali origin packed out the public gallery as a motion was passed to recognise the east African nation at a full council meeting on Wednesday, November 18. But some were not happy at it being discussed, arguing a local council …
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Development plans for West Ham ground set to be refused
Earlier this year, London Borough of Newham said that initial proposals submitted last year by developer Galliard Homes to provide just six per cent of 838-home scheme as affordable – with none as social rented – were unacceptable. And now, planners …
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Tower Hamlets has one of the biggest estate agency clusters in the UK
There are more than 16,000 estate agent businesses in the UK – and Tower Hamlets has one of the biggest clusters in the land. We analysed millions of rows of government business data to confirm what everyone suspected all along – estate agents are …
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The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has called upon International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signatory nations to take steps to ensure that the operation of “electrical apparatus or installations of any kind, including power and telecommunication distribution networks,” does not cause harmful interference to Amateur Radio operations. The Council adopted a reso…

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Representatives of the countries comprising IARU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia) will gather this month for the Region 1 General Conference. The Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs, (BFRA) will host the meeting September 21-26 in Albena on the Black Sea Coast. Regional general conferences are held every 3 years.

“At General Conferences IARU Region 1 makes major d…

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A Nevada radio amateur is among 12 new members appointed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC). FEMA announced the appointments by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, this week. New NAC member Chris Smith, W4HMV, of Sparks, Nevada, was one of the speakers at this year’s ARRL Nevada Section Convention.

 

“FEMA is just one part of our nation’s emerge…

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The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council (AC) is looking into ways to work with non-IARU Amateur Radio organizations in countries where the IARU member-society may not be representing all of that country’s hams. The issue came under discussion at the annual AC meeting September 21-22 in Cancun, Mexico.

“For example, some do not participate in their regional organizatio…

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The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its Annual Meeting November 2-4 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The AC — which consists australians online casinos of the three IARU International Officers and two representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations — is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU. According to IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD,…

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