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Derby down but not out after failing in bid to be 2025 City of Culture
Leisure & Touism
Process was about more than winning, but recognising 'role of culture in making our city a vibrant place to live and work'
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72-bedroom Leicestershire care home could create 60 jobs
property news
It could have a cinema, hair salon, games room, quiet "wellness" lounges, a cafe and bar, as well as landscaped grounds
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Plans for 63 homes next to Market Bosworth golf club turned down at appeal
Housing
Market town is famous for its proximity to the Battle of Bosworth where Richard III was defeated
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Traffic concerns raised over planned waterpark resort inside former Derbyshire quarry
property news
It could include a 152-bed hotel, 128 straw-bale lodges, an indoor water park, 210 holiday apartments and climbing centre
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Contracts exchanged for 3,500 capacity venue in £200m Derby Becketwell regeneration scheme
Deals
It could host more than 200 cultural and commercial events a year and attract an additional 250,000 visitors to Derby
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Campaign underway to make Derby the home of Great British Railways
Transport
Great British Railways will be the new public body set up by Government to link up Britain’s disjointed rail network
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Bosses and staff urged to comment on planned Leicester Workplace Parking Levy affecting up to 600 firms
Transport
Council plans would see most employers with more than 10 spaces pay £550 per space per year
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East Midlands businesses get extra £5m of state support for jobs, entrepreneurship and post-Covid growth
Chamber of Commerce
East Midlands Chamber will deliver the support in partnership with universities, specialist support organisations and councils
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Former coalmining town to get £2.7m redevelopment after years of delays
Local Government
Money will be spent pedestrianising part of Coalville town centre in the heart of the former Leicestershire coalfields
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Team Derby consortium reveals frustration over slow progress in Derby County administration
Insolvency and Administration
Concern over survival of Derby County as well as 'impact of this continuing uncertainty on the wider community'
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Humber Freeport opportunity sets foundations for a decade of delivery - Chamber chief executive
Chamber of Commerce
Dr Ian Kelly likened the success to that of securing enterprise zone status back in 2011
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Leicestershire County Council to cut Russia ties
Vladimir Putin
Council leader Nick Rushton wants to 'play our part, however small' in bringing pressure on Vladimir Putin’s regime
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Government to download digital cash on Humber as skills partnership launches
Technology
Best practice recognised in Whitehall as Tech Minister Chris Philp visits
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Scandal-hit Welcome to Yorkshire calls in administrators after Covid crushed hopes of resurgence
Leisure & Touism
Legacy issues led to incredibly difficult three years said chair
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Hull's £19.5m city centre Levelling Up regeneration windfall
Retail & High Street
Investment approved in Whitefriargate and Albion Square
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356 bed student block planned for Nottingham's Southside
property news
CPMG Architects has designed scheme for junction of Traffic Street and Wilford Road, alongside Midland Mainline railway
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450,000 sq ft Harborough business park which could generate more than 1,000 jobs gains outline planning
property news
Developer wants to build industrial, warehousing and office accommodation on 33-acres of land at Airfield Farm
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Free Crucible Start-up programme in Leicester gives business essentials in marketing, finance, IP law and growth management
SMEs
Each session is delivered by a businessperson with personal experience running their own business
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Leicestershire Innovation Festival launches at Space Park Leicester event
Technology
'Government has taken notice of innovation and we need to make sure that Leicester and Leicestershire are shouting about it'
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Up to 1,000 more civil service jobs could be created in Nottingham by 2030 through Levelling Up plans
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Invest in Nottingham came up with number based on figures given by the Government in Levelling Up White Paper
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Consultation into £550m Hinckley rail freight interchange extended following public criticism
Logistics
MP Alberto Costa said he was contacted by a “large number” of constituents alarmed at lack of detail so far
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Green light for pallet storage site with almost 800 jobs
property news
Developer says it could support 377 jobs during the 10-month build and up to 775 full-time jobs when open.
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Avison Young appointed to manage flagship Derby regeneration projects
property news
First job will be looking at city’s 'Cultural Heart', including the Market Place, Assembly Rooms and Museum of Making
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The East Midlands businesses helping young people during National Apprenticeships Week
Employment
News from BHW Solicitors, Purpose Media, Redrow, MIRA Technology Institute, Siemens, ALB Group and others
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