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Fosse Park jobs on offer at recruitment event with hiring on the spot
Fosse Park
'Speed interviews' are available so you could walk away with a new job
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Businesses invited to hire prisoners and ex-offenders from new Fosse Way prison
Glen Parva
Serco and Blaby District Council want local businesses to get involved to teach prisoners new skills and help them reintegrate into society when their sentences end
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Energy firm E.on Next hiring hundreds of new staff including in Leicester
Employment
Some 1,300 new permanent positions are being created
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Pukka Pies sales rise as new ranges are a hit with the public
County News
The pie maker based in Syston will have invested more than £10m in latest three years
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Twycross Zoo offering free entry for kids on teacher strike day
Twycross Zoo
Children can get into the popular attraction for free
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Leicester City and police job opportunities on offer at New Parks jobs fair
Employment
The event is being held at the New Parks Club 4 Young People tomorrow (Tuesday, February 28)
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East Midlands Railway train strikes could end after pay deal agreed by TSSA union
Transport
Others are yet to end their dispute
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Nearly 50 Aldi jobs across Leicestershire as supermarket plans to expand by end of year
Aldi
The supermarket giant is hoping to expand even further by the end of this year with 40 new stores planned
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Study names area of Leicestershire where wages are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK
Melton Mowbray
Workers there have seen their pay packets increase by more than a third, say researchers
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Crisp giant Walkers buying huge £3.5m Leicester site to build new potato washing plant
Walkers Crisps
Some 40 jobs are hoped to be created by the new site, with building set to begin this summer
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East Midlands Airport to host job fair next weekend to help careers take off
East Midlands Airport
Some 15 businesses will promote vacancies at the airport’s job fair on Saturday
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Local branch among 15 Barclays banks due to close for good
Rutland
This year will have seen more than 100 UK bank branches close
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East Midlands Airport confirms summer holiday destinations for 2023 - some cost less than a tank of petrol
East Midlands Airport
The airport is hoping for its busiest year yet since the pandemic
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Up to 400 jobs to go in Leicester as Co-op announces end of distribution operation but says workers will be offered other roles
Employment
The society will be closing its three warehouses and its garage in Whetstone, but has told workers they will be found other jobs within the business
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Teachers at schools in Leicestershire to go on strike as national union backs industrial action
Education
More than 300,000 teachers and support staff in England and Wales (53 per cent) voted in the National Education Union (NEU) ballot
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Highcross is hiring with a number of roles advertised at the Leicester shopping centre
Leicester jobs
After the seasonal Christmas rush, there are still plenty of opportunities to be had at the city centre complex
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Leicester Tigers hiring new matchday mascot to be the official Welford
Leicester jobs
Dance training is desirable but not essential
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Domino's Pizza creates 40 jobs as new takeaway opens in former bank
County News
The new outlet is still looking for new staff
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All the jobs available at East Midlands Airport and how to apply
Employment
The airport has a number of career opportunities available
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Next price rises expected warns tough times lay ahead despite better than expected Christmas
Leicester shopping
Next warns that prices will be up 8 per cent this spring and summer compared to last year, before inflation eases
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Warehouses set to be built on last piece of open land between two villages despite opposition
Planning
Council believes development will create jobs but residents fear loss of 'green lung' between communities
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Dream jobs at Leicester City FC are up for grabs and one could be yours
Employment
The club is looking to fill a number of vacancies
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Rail strikes set to cause major disruption in first week of 2023
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Railway has warned travellers to only use trains if absolutely necessary for most days in the first week of 2023
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Full list of strike dates coming in January as unions battle Government
Employment
Union bosses have warned of months of disruption if the Government doesn't pay up
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New shops opening in Highcross this summer
They follow the recent opening of a new Card Factory in the Leicester shopping centre
Cheap and simple homemade spray 'will make slugs and snails instantly turn away' from plants
Leicester News
Garden pests like slugs and snails can be a nuisance for gardeners, but one woman has shared a clever homemade spray that will make the slimy creatures go elsewhere
Arrest after two men stabbed in Leicester city centre in 'linked' incidents
Crime
A large cordon remains in place following the incident
Man who committed eight knifepoint robberies in the space of 24 hours jailed
Crime
All of the attacks were in Leicester
Major update as police find body in search for missing teen Jay Slater
In the News
The Lancashire teenager vanished nearly a month ago on his first holiday with friends
People
Leicester name checked as stats suggest immigration has driven 'biggest' population rise 'in 75 years'
Rutland also featured after a large increase in deaths last year
Leicestershire Police officer caught with illegal drugs to face accelerated misconduct hearing
Crime
He pleaded guilty to possession in court last month
Bold new measure to tackle illegal cycling in Leicester’s New Walk
Cycling
It is illegal to cycle on the route, but riders often flout the rules
The six common bathroom habits that could put your health at risk
NHS
A GP has issued a warning as certain bathroom habits could pose a significant danger to your health
New shops opening in Highcross this summer
Leicester shopping
They follow the recent opening of a new Card Factory in the Leicester shopping centre
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Leicester shopping
New shops opening in Highcross this summer
They follow the recent opening of a new Card Factory in the Leicester shopping centre
Cheap and simple homemade spray 'will make slugs and snails instantly turn away' from plants
Leicester News
Garden pests like slugs and snails can be a nuisance for gardeners, but one woman has shared a clever homemade spray that will make the slimy creatures go elsewhere
Arrest after two men stabbed in Leicester city centre in 'linked' incidents
Crime
A large cordon remains in place following the incident
Man who committed eight knifepoint robberies in the space of 24 hours jailed
Crime
All of the attacks were in Leicester
Major update as police find body in search for missing teen Jay Slater
In the News
The Lancashire teenager vanished nearly a month ago on his first holiday with friends
People
Leicester name checked as stats suggest immigration has driven 'biggest' population rise 'in 75 years'
Rutland also featured after a large increase in deaths last year
Leicestershire Police officer caught with illegal drugs to face accelerated misconduct hearing
Crime
He pleaded guilty to possession in court last month
Leicester City face Italian side in Chesterfield as pre-season fixture list completed
Leicester City FC
Steve Cooper's squad will take on Serie B outfit Palermo at the SMH Group Stadium on Friday, July 26, in the second of four official friendlies they have planned this summer
Bold new measure to tackle illegal cycling in Leicester’s New Walk
Cycling
It is illegal to cycle on the route, but riders often flout the rules
The six common bathroom habits that could put your health at risk
NHS
A GP has issued a warning as certain bathroom habits could pose a significant danger to your health