Network Rail has submitted a planning application for the proposed operating centre, which would eventually control all rail operations on the east coast mainline.

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In addition, there would be one sub-centre operating 24 hours a day in Dover, and the small centre at London would remain unchanged.

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In addition to help with financing and other operational matters that Centre provides, it also offers its portfolio company management teams access to its Centre Operating Partners, or COPs, a group of current and former top-level executives that can offer industry-specific expertise and often take board roles.

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It has also increased its lead as the number one town in the region for 'pound shops', with eight operating in the town centre, two more than its nearest rival Sunderland.

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The Southampton call centre has been operating for about 20 years.

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Yet for the vision to become reality, something is still missing: a set of tools to manage all these computing resources an operating system for the data centre, if you will.

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Ms Roll said the recycling centre next door was still operating as normal and Grundon was prepared to assist the fire service if necessary.

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The charges centre around alleged corrupt relationships with a number of active criminals operating in the Southampton area.

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German centre-right MEP Ingeborg Grassle questioned the size of the agencies, and asked if they are operating in the most efficient manner.

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He has only three centre-backs now at his disposal in Roger Johnson, Martin Jiranek and Ridgewell, who has been operating primarily at left-back.

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