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Galliford Try to lead £110m project to protect the River Mease
Galliford Try has been appointed to deliver a new 23km pipeline to divert flows from treatment works away from the River Mease. By redirect…
University of Leicester researchers help identify 10-sided cloud feature on Saturn
Scientists have identified a decagon-shaped cloud structure at Saturn's South Pole, a discovery supported by infrared data from the Univers…
Bramble Foods opens new Market Harborough distribution centre, creating 50 jobs
Family-owned Bramble Foods has moved into a new 67,000 sq. ft. distribution hub at Airfield Business Park in Market Harborough. The expansi…
Leicester football club uses grassroots training to help young people move away from knife crime
Ivan Liburd of Leicester Nirvana FC has been working with local authorities to support young people at risk of serious crime by involving t…
Over 40% of new University of Leicester medical graduates choose to stay and work locally
More than four in ten newly qualified doctors from the University of Leicester are beginning their careers within the local NHS. By staying…
Leicester emergency consultant Dr Ffion Davies receives honorary doctorate for global healthcare work
Dr Ffion Davies has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Leicester for her decades of voluntary work improvin…
Nearly 10,000 Punjabi soldiers from WW1 added to official casualty records
Researchers have uncovered the names of 9,909 British Indian Army servicemen in forgotten registers, leading to the largest update to the C…
Wigston neighbours rescue 87-year-old from fire using doorbell camera
When a fire broke out in a home in Wigston, Leicestershire, neighbours used a doorbell camera to guide each other in rescuing 87-year-old P…
East Midlands Airport reports 15-minute security wait times for most passengers
New security scanners at East Midlands Airport have helped the facility process 99.7% of travellers through pre-flight checks in under 15 m…
Loughborough University researcher identifies how repetitive heading impacts football players
Dr Ieuan Phillips has completed a five-year study measuring the impact of footballs on the skull to better understand the link between repe…
Leicester psychologist Dr Sarah Gunn publishes guide to mental wellbeing for Huntington’s disease families
After discovering Huntington’s disease in her own family, clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Gunn has written a new book to help others navigat…
Leicestershire woman returns lost wedding ring found inside Vinted parcel
After Katie Howett from Melton Mowbray discovered a gold wedding ring on her living room floor, she traced its origin back to a ski jacket …