Business
Minister just the business for event 
Published: Sun, 22nd Jun 10:00AM
MINISTER for the Olympics Tessa Jowell has been confirmed as keynote speaker at Business Live 08.
The July 15 event, at Ascot racecourse, laid on by Thames Valley Chamber and Bob Geldof’s media business Ten Alps, is the area’s premier business event. The media promoter is Chronicle publisher Berkshire Media Group.
Published: Thu, 8th May 12:00PM
A NEW rail loop has been proposed as a solution to some of the traffic woes affecting Slough and the area around Heathrow Airport.
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