It could be thought that living next to an airport and a race track would be a nightmare due to noise, traffic and parking issues at all hours. But residents near East Midlands Airport and Donington Park could not have spoken more highly about where they live.
Business owners and people living in Castle Donington were unanimous in their support for where they live. Among those include Julie Logan, owner of The Olive Branch Toy Shop on Borough Street.
She said: "The airport is a benefit because people stay in the airport and the village so we get trade from it, having the airport nearby isn’t always a negative. If you live here you accept it, the village community is lovely and it balances the negatives of noise and other things
