Engineers

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Overhead line workers on the Fife rail network

Fifers urged to plan ahead for rail service changes

Prof. Jianhua Hao (right) and the research team fabricated ultra-thin heterostructure of 2D bismuth and indium selenide layers using pulsed laser deposition

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The five-year agreement expands across Babcock's engineering services framework

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The raw material is used in semiconductor chip etching and cleaning processes

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Reka is an AI research lab headquartered in San Francisco.

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Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Steph McGovern and Enginuity CEO Ann Watson meet the first recipients of Steph's new scholarship for female engineers.

Ad Feature Steph McGovern launches scholarship to support women in engineering

Part of the Edinburgh - Fife line is to close for a time in January to allow engineering works to take place as part of the electrification programme. (Pic: Network Rail)

Rail passengers warned works set to close part of Edinburgh - Fife line

Lee Kennedy has worked at the plant for 33 years, and now works alongside his daughter Eve.

London Underground named as one of Britain’s best engineering feats

Residents will be able to access Full Fibre broadband.

Openreach bringing Full Fibre broadband to Newport-on-Tay and Tayport

By preparing early, "you'll beat the winter rush."

Ad Feature Why you should prepare your home for winter ahead of the seasonal rush

Visitors had the chance to see inside parts of the Queensferry Crossing normally closed to the public. (Pic: BEAR Scotland)

Queensferry Crossing's first Doors Open Day event hailed a success

The former cinema in Bank Street, Lochgelly is to be demolished after it was severely damaged by fire last week. (Pic: Fife Council)

Former Fife cinema gutted by fire to be demolished

The public rollout will be tightly managed

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A quarter of Brits have been called out in the past for making an overconfident statement before

1 in 20 adults believe they could build a house using online tutorials
One in 20 adults think they could build a house using only online tutorials as reference.
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The Hungarian Horntail dragon made its way through London

Giant Harry Potter Dragon stuns Londoners as it roars through streets

Water supplies to houses across Kirkcaldy are effected (Pic:kaboompics)

Burst pipe hits water supplies to households in Kirkcaldy

I was dreading replacing my old back boiler but BOXT made it quick and easy

I had my old back boiler replaced by BOXT - here's how it went

Bestselling, award-winning crime writer Val McDermid returned to her childhood library in Kirkcaldy Galleries to celebrate libraries and the ways they shape our lives.(Pic Neil Hanna)

Love Libraries: Val McDermid at Kirkcaldy library to launch new campaign

It's located where the sun rises first in the UK, Ness Point, Lowestoft

Iconic Kellogg's cockerel becomes UK's largest-ever weathervane

Pupils at Levenmouth Academy took part in a series of workshops and practical activities with Levenmouth rail link engineers (Pic: Network Rail)

Leven rail link engineers inspire school pupils with STEM project visit

The landslip has hit services through Cupar (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Storm Gerrit: Cupar-Dundee rail line remains closed after landslip

The essential works will be carried out between Christmas and New Year.

All of the train stations affected by Network Rail's Christmas works

The top 20 modern wonders of the world, according to UK adults

The extensive damage is evident from this drone image of the former Kitty's nightclub (Pic: Fife Council)

Kitty’s fire: former Kirkcaldy nightclub to be demolished after devastating fire

Fiona Hyslop, Scotland's Transport Minister with Alex Hynes, managing director of Scotland's Railyway, at Leven as the track laying is completed on the Levenmouth Rail Link. (Pic: Network Rail)

Levenmouth Rail Link reaches significant milestone as track laying complete
The Levenmouth Rail Link project reached a significant milestone on Friday when the final pandrol clip was installed to mark the completion of track laying.
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Aftermath of a gas explosion in Bournemouth

Watch aftermath footage as huge gas explosion rocks Bournemouth homes

A Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with raw sewage twice

Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with sewage

The new track has passed the halfway point to Leven

Levenmouth Rail Link: landmark as new track passes halfway point

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’

Diageo, Leven

Diageo strike: engineer workers set for Sunday protest at Leven plant

Pic: John Devlin

Urgent track repairs hit weekend train services between Edinburgh and Fife

Pic Michael Gillen

Kirkcaldy power cut: Scottish Power investigation underway

999 call operators strike today - how emergency calls will be affected

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Former staff members handed the plaque over to George Proudfoot of Kirkcaldy Civic Society. The plaque marks the spot of what was one of Kirkcaldy's biggest and most influential employers, was handed over to Kirkcaldy Civic Society, after it was made by former apprentices who worked in the plant.

Workers at a former Kirkcaldy engineering company invited to town reunion

The car smashed into the house. Picture: Fife Jammer Locations

Family 'left homelsss' after car crashes into Fife house

How dry ice could be used to tackle train delays this autumn

ScotRail engineers are inspecting a bridge in Burntisland after it was hit by a lorry. Picture: John Devlin.

Train services disrupted after lorry strikes railway bridge

More than 61,200 households and businesses across Fife were reached by the £463 million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband,

Broadband roll-out gives 11,000 homes & businesses across Fife superfast connect...

Openreach engineers are pictured at work on the Forth Road Bridge

Unique engineering challenge on Forth Road Bridge

The final strike was held on Friday.

Fife British Gas engineers hold final strike ahead of deadline

First phase of work set to start on Levenmouth rail link

Innovation at work...Scottish Water engineers have been able to observe social distancing, with a little help from WhatsApp.

WhatsApp helps Scottish Water support customers remotely

Mossmorran flare could be seen from Edinburgh (Pic Lisa Ferguson)

Mossmorran returns to normal working

Fast fibre broadband comes to three Fife villages

Fife towns in new broadband trial

Lorry strikes rail bridge in Kirkcaldy

SP Energy Networks has slammed dangerous vandals in Lochgelly who fired pellets at live overhead power lines.

Vandals slammed for firing pellets at live power lines in Fife

An artists impression of Waverley platforms 5 and 6 looking east

Platform work sees escalators closing

Passengers reminded to '˜check before you travel' this Easter

The last piece of the new bridge is carefully lifted into position (Pictures: Andy O'Brien)

In pictures: Final link goes in on Queensferry Crossing

Infrastructure Minister Keith Brown with Jared Carlson and Jennifer Bullingham, engineers who have worked on the launch of the Queensferry Crossing's north approach viaduct.

WATCH: Nearly there '“ gap narrows on Forth Crossing deck

Storm Gertrude causes widespread travel disruption

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