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Peacocks new owner Philip Day plans to reopen 50 stores - Wales News - News - WalesOnline The new owner of value fashion retailer Peacocks, Philip Day, hopes to reopen up to 50 stores, while he is in the process of re-employ 60 staff made redundant by administrators at its Cardiff HQ. In an exclusive interview with the Western Mail yesterday, the chairman the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) , said that in five years time he hopes the business will have a bigger presence on the UK high street than it had before it was forced in administration last month with crippling debts.

Crackdown on hazardous substances sites | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Dyfed-Powys police force is making a crackdown on sites storing hazardous substances. The police say, 'In order to achieve this, we are asking for the public’s help in identifying sites where a large amount of hazardous waste and substances are being stored. There are many types of hazardous substances and waste and some of the more obvious are chemicals, plastics, tyres and wood. These substances could be stored inside or outside a building – and we need to know about any you come across or have any concerns about. Smaller scale fly tipping is obviously a concern in relation to looking after our environment and making it a better place, and if you have any information about this sort of incident then please contact your local authority. Our main concern as a multi-agency group is to seek out any large sites, such as the one in Fforestfach, Swansea, which would cause major problems and have significan...