Archive Article: 2000/03/03

3 March 2000




&#8226 FARM minister Nick (from Newcastle) Brown has launched a new look for his namesake beer. Newcastle Brown Ale will carry a distinctive EU logo after it became the latest product to be granted protected status for its name and identity by the EU Commission.

&#8226 WEATHER forecasts may never be the same again. Weather scientists, IT experts and mathematicians have created a new weather index which takes into account the sun, rainfall, wind and temperature expected and comes up with an index score for the day. The system, which has been developed by wpindex, gives the day a mark out of 100 depending on conditions. The index will not be fully launched until May but can be previewed at www.wpindex.com.

&#8226 A RESEARCH unit at the University of Aberdeen, which carries out research into issues related to rural change, has won a £1.5m grant to study young people and the rural labour market. The PAYBIRD project aims to analyse the effects of policies on 16-25 year olds across rural areas of Europe.


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