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Colton Packaging gets go-ahead to grow HQ

Business traces its roots back more than 150 years and makes sustainable, shelf-ready, transit and heavy-duty packaging

Birmingham Post

Trentbarton confirms full skylink Nottingham route from city to East Midlands Airport will continue

Other villages will be served by the buses

Nottingham Post

'A giant shift in attitudes to get drivers off their backsides and in better health'

There are 300,000 HGV drivers in the UK, and they're all at greater risk of health problems. So the Structured Health Intervention For Truckers (SHIFT) programme from Loughborough University could be the change of gear they need, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

Daily Mirror

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Jimmy Thomas, the Loughborough lad who founded Hippodrome Casino in London, dies aged 88

Jimmy spent £60m transforming former Stringfellow nightclub into one of capital’s most famous buildings

Birmingham Post

'Hero' Brit dad feared drowned after jumping into Lake Garda to save son is pictured

Aran Chada, a 51-year-old sales director from near Loughborough, Leicestershire, has been named as the 'hero' dad who is feared to have drowned in Lake Garda, while on holiday in Italy

Daily Mirror

Birds killed as poultry farm that housed 32,000 hens and chickens goes up in flames

The total number of deaths is not known

Nottingham Post

Man who found £3,000 worth of drugs on street jailed after deciding to sell them

Shaheim Saunders discovered the haul of heroin and cocaine, along with a knife, while out and about in Birmingham - and decided to try and sell it in Loughborough

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NFL stars praise development in UK through Flag Football initiative amid Olympic speculation

Mirror Sport spoke to Efe Obada, Jamie Gillan, Adedayo Odeleye, and K.J. Osborn as the professional players added star power to the NFL Flag Football Championship held at Loughborough University

Daily Mirror

Goodburn determined to make most of Team Scotland Birmingham 2022 experience

FEW teams mix youth and experience quite as seamlessly as Commonwealth Games squads, and Team Scotland’s swimming contingent for Birmingham 2022…

The National (Scotland)

‘It’s fairytale stuff’: University student Matthew Stonier relishing Diamond League debut

Exclusive interview: The 20-year-old Loughborough student will feature in a stacked men’s 1,500m in Birmingham after victory in the Nike Emsley Carr Mile

The Independent UK

Leicestershire architect helps win planning for 'transformational regeneration project' in Loughborough

Complex will include a luxury penthouse with a master en-suite, study and a roof terrace

Birmingham Post

NFL Academy to move from London to Loughborough ahead of 2022/23 season

The NFL’s flagship UK Academy is to leave London and relocate to Loughborough in a major facilities upgrade.

Evening Standard

Access Group charitable foundation provides £269k to help poorest gain access to university and IT support

Loughborough and Aston Universities to get £240,000 a year for computer scholarships for less well-off families

Birmingham Post

Teen kidnapped and paralysed by evil boyfriend FINALLY able to give mum miracle hug

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Lynn was just 19 when her abusive boyfriend Chay Bowskill, 21, kidnapped her as she walked near her Loughborough home in September 2020. She was left paralysed after falling onto the road

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Nottingham Post

Man denies causing Nottingham BMW owner's death by dangerous driving

He admitted causing death by careless driving

Birmingham Post

Loughborough insurance broker Anthony James acquires Nottingham counterpart Bale Insurance Brokers

Management said the deal will bring a wider range of services for the clients of both firms

Birmingham Post

Loughborough businessman accused of money laundering agrees to hand over assets worth £500,000

National Crime Agency suspected the man of running a “large scale money laundering scheme” moving funds out of the UK

Birmingham Post

In Full: The 2022 LeicestershireLive Top 200 Companies

Here we list the 200 biggest businesses in Leicester and Leicestershire by turnover

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Birmingham Post

The 2022 LeicestershireLive Top 200 Companies list: Part three of four – numbers 50-21

These national and international players support tens of thousands of jobs and put billions in the economy

Birmingham Post

The Top 200 LeicestershireLive Companies 2022: Part Two – 100-51

The countdown continues of the biggest Leicestershire firms compiled by De Montfort University

Daily Mirror

Zoo apologises after shocked mum spots racist 'Bongoland' sign in gift shop

The 'Bongoland' sign was atop a stand of cuddly toys and was only pointed out to Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire by one concerned Loughborough mum who tweeted the zoo about it

The Guardian - UK

Ivor Smith obituary

Other lives: Outstanding researcher in the field of pulsed power and pro-vice-chancellor at Loughborough University

Birmingham Post

The Top 200 Leicestershire Companies 2022: Part One – 200-101

Today we start the countdown to our list of the Top 200 businesses in Leicestershire

Wales Online

Loughborough Lightning captain Nat Panagarry reveals the only way her team can eclipse last season's triumph as Vitality Netball Superleague kicks off

Lightning clinched their maiden VNSL crown last season - and skipper Panagarry says she's relishing the prospect of defending their title this term

The Independent UK

‘Lenient’ sentence of kidnapper who bundled girlfriend into van to be reviewed

Angel Lynn was found with serious injuries on the A6 near Loughborough on September 17 2020.

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