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The Latest Breaking News from Leicester

Ex-FTSE 100 director Stuart Dawkins inaugurated as East Midlands Chamber president

Stuart brings wide-ranging business experience to the role, having spent 18 years at Alliance & Leicester

Birmingham Post

George North has surgery on cheekbone injury but will be fit for Six Nations

Wales star was hurt during Champions Cup game against Leicester

The Independent UK

More than 100 homes being built on former Abbey Lane bus depot in Leicester

The land, between Abbey Park and Belgrave, has been derelict since 2007

Birmingham Post

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Which trains are running during today’s rail strikes?

While many intercity trains are operating during limited hours, most railways in Wales and Scotland at a standstill

The Independent UK

Plans submitted to turn old Leicester factory into £11.5m business hub

It is hoped Pilot House will meet what the council has described as a demand for creative workspaces in Leicester

Birmingham Post

Jury in death crash murder trial discharged by judge after ‘irregularity’

Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died in a crash on the A46 near Leicester on February 11 2022.

The Independent UK

The best tourist attractions – according to the 2022 Leicestershire Promotions Tourism and Hospitality Awards

Best large visitor attraction was Bradgate Park, while the King Richard III Visitor Centre was best small visitor attraction

Birmingham Post

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Edinburgh personal trainer crowned 'best in UK' after achieving 'remarkable' results

Local PT Amy Murray was given the impressive title at the National Fitness Awards in Leicester this week after working as one of the team at the Synergy Group Fitness Gyms.

Edinburgh Live

Engineering and manufacturing investor snaps up Derbyshire and Leicester businesses

Kingmaker Group has bought Plating Technologies Ltd and Rowes Precision Products

Birmingham Post

Leicester one of first cities in UK with no ethnic group majority, Census shows

41 per cent of the city described themselves as white, which is the lowest of any UK city

The Independent UK

‘Diversity is a beautiful thing’: the view from Leicester and Birmingham

Minority ethnic people make up 59% and 51% of respective populations in UK’s first ‘super-diverse’ cities

The Guardian - UK

Leicester and Luton among 14 areas where white population now in minority

Some 14 local authorities recorded more than half of their usual residents as identifying with an ethnic group other than white.

The Independent UK

Leicestershire MPs urge Transport Secretary to stand in way of plans for huge Rail Freight Hub

Plans would see £550m Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange between the tiny village of Elmesthorpe and Hinckley

Birmingham Post

Business leaders overwhelmingly in favour of upgrading East to West Midlands rail links, says survey

Midlands Connect wants to bring back direct services between Coventry and Leicester & Nottingham

Birmingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

England and Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals

Data shows Leicester and Birmingham have become UK’s first ‘minority majority’ cities in new age of ‘super-diversity’

Birmingham Post

Search on for CEO to head up Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership earning up to £80k

Long-standing LLEP employee Sue Tilley has headed up the LEP on an interim basis since Mandip Rai left in March

Leeds Live

Kevin Sinfield embarrassed by Shaun Edwards comparison as Leeds Rhinos legend talks England link

The Leeds Rhinos legend is now coaching in rugby union like so many greats of the past

Wales Online

Map shows most common slang and local language words used across the UK

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Enter the 2023 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards now

Previous winners used the awards to raise their profile, attract employees, and develop national and international success

Daily Mirror

Furious parents form 'picket line' outside primary school to stop dangerous parking

Parents are blocking cars from parking outside Newcroft Primary Academy in Shepshed, Leicestershire, claiming dangerous parking has led to near misses close to the school

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Arsenal’s winning run was ended in dramatic style at the Emirates while Brighton and Liverpool also produced a thriller

Daily Mirror

Woman moves into new council flat infested with rats with MAGGOTS falling from ceiling

A 22-year-old with mental health issues hoped that moving into a new council house in Leicester would be a "fresh start" - but she got quite the opposite, revealing the problems have drained her

Birmingham Post

East Midlands people news from Tank PR, Leicestershire Law Society, LLEP, Browne Jacobson, BDO & Cooper Parry

Latest Movers and Shakers from across the region

Birmingham Post

2022 Leicester Business Festival making an impact as it enters its second week

Leicester Giving Day will feature as the festival finale on Friday, November 18

Football London

David Moyes explains Michail Antonio's West Ham absence and Kurt Zouma decision vs Leicester

Kurt Zouma was substituted after just 16 minutes of West Ham's 2-0 defeat to Leicester City, having started the game despite there being a concern over him during the warm-up

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