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Leicester City posts £67m pre-tax loss on back of empty stadiums, repaying TV cash and new players and facilities
Barclay's Premier League
Suspension of matches in March, followed by games having to be played behind closed doors, hit club finances
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Eventurous launches virtual escape room called Ransom where remote teams must defeat the sinister 'Chaos Group'
Technology
“We’ve seen a huge demand for virtual escape rooms over the pandemic"
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Independent Leicester pub chain looking for 40 staff – and this is how you can apply
Food and Drink
The Beautiful Pubs Collective runs the Knight & Garter and Rutland & Derby, and the Forge Inn, in Glenfield
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Premier League set to lose up to £2 billion from Covid-19
Barclay's Premier League
It is a year since crowds last attended top level football matches in England
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Goldsmiths jeweller rolling out revamped store concept
Fashion
Rolex, OMEGA, and TAG Heuer retailer planning VIP rooms, luxury hospitality as part of store redesign
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Medical products firm Pennine Healthcare sold to its 200 staff
Deals
£25m turnover business was bought for an undisclosed sum said to be below its market value
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Thomson Reuters closing Nottingham office
Coronavirus
Global news agency tells staff why it is shutting the office in Nottingham
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Derbion branding up at new-look Derby shopping centre
Retail & High Street
Back in January the new owners of the former Intu Derby shopping centre revealed it was being renamed Derbion
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2021 Download Festival cancelled: What happens next?
Music
Acts that were lined up included KISS, Biffy Clyro, System Of A Down, the Deftones, KORN, Steel Panther and The Darkness
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Could shipping container shops help city out of lockdown?
Retail & High Street
A low cost BoxPark could include food and drink outlets as well as creative businesses or small shops
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Fears for post-lockdown recovery as East Midlands jobless rises above national average
Employment
The latest figures come amid reports many of the region’s employers are considering further cuts
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Triumph unveils 2021 Bonneville motorbike upgrades
Technology
Updated range includes limited edition Street Twin Gold Line sporting a hand detailed custom paint job
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2021 Leicester Comedy Festival 'best year ever' despite having to go online
Theatre
Founder Geoff Rowe: “To have attracted so many new people to the festival, from around the globe, is fantastic"
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Council writes off £600k after theatre company collapse
Insolvency and Administration
The theatre owed more than £900,000 to ticketholders, suppliers, businesses, and the council when it went bust in lockdown 1
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Hamza's Bird Dust fried chicken coatings are shaking up home cooking during lockdown
Food and Drink
Crunchy, Panko and Reaper styles seasonings are available online and in more than 30 independent shops
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How brand agency Champions (Ƶ) Plc is helping young starters amid fears of "lost generation" of under-25s
Marketing
“During these difficult times it is more important than ever before for businesses to support our next generation"
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FSB pleas for councils to do more to help desperate small businesses and self-employed through lockdown
SMEs
Call comes as Lincolnshire County Council finds £12m from its reserves to offers SMEs cash lifeline
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Plum trampolines MD Paul Schaffer shares secrets to his success as global growth beckons
Retail & High Street
Lockdown sales went through the roof as mums and dads tried to keep their kids entertained at home.
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Up to £8m available for English airports during pandemic
Coronavirus
East Midlands Airport is among the national airports which have taken a big hit Covid, cutting dozens of jobs
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Joules half year sales down 15 per cent – but online shoppers over Christmas “more than offset” store closures
Retail & High Street
Online sales grew 45 per cent during the six months as shoppers turned to the internet to do their shopping
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New name revealed for former Intu Derby shopping centre
Retail & High Street
Derby was the first of 17 Intu shopping centres to change hands after the previous owners failed to agree terms with creditors
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Lockdown home cooking sees veg sales rocket
Food and Drink
Supermarket chains and Ƶ growers see jump in sales for greens such as leaks, sprouts, broccoli and cabbage
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Things looking up for Ƶ's biggest brick maker Ibstock
Construction
The business shed 15 per cent of its workforce last summer after the construction sector ground to a halt
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David Haye and Barry Hearn joining Leicester Tigers Business Club this spring
Business of Sport
The club – in partnership with Mattioli Woods – brings companies together and builds links with the Tigers
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