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University of Leicester up against Everards for large non-residential prize at 2021/21 ProCon Awards
property news
ProCon awards take place at Leicester’s King Power Stadium on November 11
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The winners of the 2021 LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards can finally be revealed
Women in Business Awards
Winners from firms including Unsworth Sugden, Blueprint Interiors, Cool as Leicester, Hortons and deVOL Kitchens
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Next smashes sales predictions during spring lockdown despite stores being shut
Next
Customers splashed out on homeware and kidswear rather than men's and womenswear
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Everards Brewery cuts almost £5m in rents to help its pubs get through the pandemic
Pubs and Bars
Leicestershire brewery also pushing on with 150-bed hotel plans at its new Everards Meadows home
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Why North Face, Timberland and Vans chose Leicestershire for their new UK base
Employment
Bosses at the global business which owns North Face, Timberland and Vans has explained why they chose Leicestershire for their new new UK base.
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Leicestershire businesses to be boosted by new #BackForGood campaign: how to claim free membership to reach local people
In the News
The Back For Good campaign is launching today
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Son of Dunelm founding family sells £192m of shares
Dunelm
Dunelm deputy chairman Will Adderley has sold a 7.4 per cent stake in the business
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European Union
“These are early days and there are hopes the initial problems faced by many will ease"
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Dunelm riding out lockdown roller coaster with strong sales
Dunelm
The Leicestershire homeware chain has thrived during the pandemic, with sales rising dramatically in the second half of 2020
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Huge new Jaguar Land Rover global distribution park in Leicestershire moves forward with new investor
Employment
Mercia Park said to be the UK’s biggest ever single occupier logistics park creating 1,000s of jobs
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Sales on the up at Hinckley’s Triumph bikes following lockdown losses
Economy
“Nobody could have foreseen that the motorcycle market would perform so strongly”
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Triumph Motorcycles loses £40m during lockdown
Coronavirus
Sales down 17 per cent over the year - but are now better than pre-Covid levels say management
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East Midlands Airport starts pre-flight Covid-19 testing
East Midlands Airport
The Castle Donington airport has opened a new facility offering a range of private tests as international flight paths reopen
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How Everards is spending millions protecting its pubs in the time of coronavirus
Pubs and Bars
'We have to be positive because the alternative is despondency – if that happens you go backwards'
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Retailer Shoe Zone considering closing one-in-five of its shops
Coronavirus
Leicester-based discount retailer has put the boot in to the government over its struggles
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Leicester's 'death of the high street' has been greatly exaggerated, say business leaders
Leicester Lockdown
“No one knows what the future holds for us, but there is a strong independent business scene, and a great deal of creativity"
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Bistro Live bosses plan post-lockdown reopening
Leicester Lockdown
Bistro Live dinner and dancing venue could reopen in November - and already taking bookings for Christmas
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Octopus Energy planning substantial Leicester growth as part of plans for 1,000 new roles
Environment
Sustainable power firm Octopus Energy already has 220 staff in Leicester and is planning new jobs across England
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George at Asda cuts 50 jobs at county headquarters
Asda
The supermarket fashion and home brand had around 500 staff at the Lutterworth HQ
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Next drops plans for beauty hall in former Highcross Debenhams
In the News
It comes on back of Next revealing sales were not as badly hit by lockdown as first feared
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Big Leicester employer's vision for how the city can fight back after coronavirus
Employment
Free parking, better planning rules and family homes 'could save cities like Leicester'
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New Triumph bike the Trident unveiled
In the News
Latest model was conceived and developed by Hinckley design team with additional styling by Italian designer Rodolfo Frascoli
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Dunelm sees post-lockdown sales surge
Dunelm
Syston-based retailer said sales shot up in June, July and August as the UK lockdown gradually eased
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Leicester casino boss angry it has to stay shut when massage parlours and tattoo studios can open
Coronavirus
“Infection rate in the city moving in right direction so it’s illogical and frustrating that we have not been able to reopen"
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