Archive for May 20th, 2010

National Grid plans £3.2bn raise from shareholders - National Grid has announced plans to raise £3.2bn from shareholders to spend on adapting the UK's power networks for renewable sources of energy. NationalGrid also announced annual profits of £2.2bn for last year, up from £1.4bn the previous year. Steve ... Full story

John Shepherd Barron dies, Farewell to Inventor of ATM cash machine - John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, OBE (23 June 1925 – 15 May 2010) was a Scottish inventor.He was born in Shillong, Assam (now Meghalaya), India. This was the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). The ... Full story