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Lee Marley turnover hits £95.4m as profit falls
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Tyne Bridge to close for overhead scaffold deck installation
Advanced scaffolders will work around the clock during an October half-term closure to install a protection deck ahead of main arch restoration in early 2027.
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A 34-year-old worker has died in a fall at a Tung Chung public housing site, the 21st construction death in Hong Kong this year according to a victims' rights group.
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