Direct Coventry-Leicester rail service moves a step closer as part of £2 billion Midlands rail upgrade plans
Plans to reinstate direct rail services between Leicester and Coventry for the first time since 2004 form part of a £2 billion package of improvements...Read More
Midlands Engine deepens ties with China
Ties between the Midlands and China have received a further boost with the signing of a new agreement to promote science and technology co-operation between...Read More
Midlands Engine deepens ties with China
Ties between the Midlands and China have received a further boost with the signing of a new agreement to promote science and technology co-operation between...
35 Year discovery that changed criminal investigations forever
Images: Dr Turi King, University of Leicester At 09:05 on Monday 10 September 1984, a discovery in a laboratory at the University of Leicester...
New service will help hundreds of homeless people into work
A new college for people experiencing homelessness is set to open in Leicester’s Dawn Centre in the New Year. The St Mungo’s Recovery College...
Planning permission for new unit puts JLR in the fast lane to new jobs
Jaguar Land Rover has had planning application for a major new storage unit in Leicestershire approved. The unit is planned for the area around junction...
New labour market dashboards available
We have released our latest labour market dashboards for September 2019. These provide a valuable snapshot of the area. Information contained in the dashboards relate...
Midlands Connect responds to HS2 review announcement
“HS2 must go ahead in full – scrapping it or de-scoping it would be a disaster for the Midlands” - Maria Machancoses, Midlands Connect Director...
Chancellor accelerates Brexit preparations for businesses
HMRC is making efforts to try to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit by automatically enrolling companies in an important customs system and doubling...
