EACH PORTLAOISE INMATE COSTS pounds 124,000 A YEAR.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  December 8, 2001 ;     280 words ......year to keep each prisoner locked up in Portlaoise jail. It costs pounds 340 a night to keep just one inmate at the high security...prison in the country, but others are not far behind. It costs pounds 81,400 to keep each prisoner at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill...

SHAMEFUL; In America, this British drug costs pounds 40. Here, because the...

The Mirror (London, England);  March 27, 2000 ;   Jones, Gary;   231 words ......'s so expensive. Prostacyclin - made at Glaxo-Wellcome's plant in Kent - sells at just pounds 40 in the US for a dose which costs pounds 155 in Britain. Needy American patients can get it for nothing. The drug is used to treat a rare lung condition and can extend...

Most expensive seat costs pounds 1,120.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  September 14, 1999 ;   Hughes, Chris Pilditch, David;   125 words ......pounds 210million a year. The most expensive season ticket costs pounds 1,120 at Premiership Chelsea. Third Division Leyton Orient...last season. At Arsenal the most expensive season ticket costs pounds 884 compared to pounds 418 at Manchester United; pounds 400...

'DIY costs pounds 1.5bn a year to repair'.(News)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  May 21, 2008 ;     168 words ......third of those who needed professionals to remedy their dodgy DIY were trying to save cash, but a visit from the repair man costs pounds 280 on average and onwards to pounds 2,000. Male pride seems to cause DIY disasters says the research, with more than one...

Sickness `costs pounds 11bn'.

The Birmingham Post (England);  December 15, 1998 ;     76 words ...Sickness `costs pounds 11bn' Firms who are tolerating high levels of sickness absence often do nothing about a problem which costs British industry pounds...

Violence against women costs Pounds 40bn a year

Yorkshire Post;  April 23, 2008 ;     142 words ...Violence against women costs Pounds 40bn a year in England and Wales - yet charities working to combat the problem are "grossly" underfunded, according to a report...

Welsh houses rise a fifth in year; Land Registry figures show average...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 8, 2003 ;     629 words ......5.4%. The average house in Wales now costs pounds 105,382, up from pounds 87,225 a year...000 last year. The typical semi now costs pounds 93,221 up from pounds 75,919 last year...the average terraced home in Wales now costs pounds 73,764, up from pounds 59,810 this time...

This CD costs pounds 13.99 if you buy it in Britain In Italy it costs...

The Mirror (London, England);  December 5, 1997 ;   Garfinkel, Polly Graham/David;   499 words ......pounds 29. But if you fancy a loaf of bread don't go to Germany, where it costs pounds 1.30. And avoid Spain if you want some condoms - a pack of three costs pounds 4.86. PRODUCT OF THE WEEK Whatever will food manufacturers think of next...

Sunday computer fix `costs pounds 11,600'

The Independent - London;  June 5, 2002 ;   David Barrett;   208 words ......is pounds 8,704, rising to pounds 11,600 on Sundays. Even during office hours, each computer terminal check by an expert costs pounds 485. An independent study of the system, commissioned by the Probation Boards Association (PBA), said maintenance charges...

GOOD NEWS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST BEER IN THE WORLD BAD NEWS IT COSTS...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 25, 2003 ;     358 words ......21% alcohol and only half a pint would put a typical driver over the limit. Dogfish also packs a punch to your wallet. It costs pounds 6.99 for a half-pint bottle. The American-brewed ale is double the alcoholic strength of most wine and more than five times...

GOOD NEWS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST BEER IN THE WORLD BAD NEWS.. IT COSTS...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 25, 2003 ;     358 words ......21% alcohol and only half a pint would put a typical driver over the limit. Dogfish also packs a punch to your wallet. It costs pounds 6.99 for a half-pint bottle. The American-brewed ale is double the alcoholic strength of most wine and more than five times...

SOCCER HOBBY COSTS pounds 12,780.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  August 6, 1999 ;   Fletcher, Ian;   152 words ......favourite Premier League team's colours from the age of four to 18, and to buy an annual season ticket. It is estimated the kit costs pounds 30 a year and a junior season ticket pounds 200. Then there is travel to and from games at around pounds 10 a match, plus...

DEAD RINGER COSTS pounds 530 A CALL; Phone is used 3 times a year.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 26, 2007 ;     254 words ......Penicuik, Midlothian. The rise in mobile phone use combined with a 40p minimum charge has led to the slump. Each payphone costs pounds 1600 a year to maintain - around pounds 530 a call for the least-used. Now the phone booth is facing a battle for survival...

Moapin' day costs pounds 4,000.(News)

The People (London, England);  October 14, 2001 ;     17 words ...A pounds 4,000 Gravesham council open day didn't get any visitors - because they forgot to tell anyone it was on.

Dyslexia test for children costs pounds 50.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  January 23, 2007 ;     191 words ......Lely has funded the research project herself, with parents paying around pounds 50 to buy the test. The professional version costs pounds 65. She said: What motivated me was seeing how failing to diagnose these problems was blighting so many young lives. Yet...