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BBC News
21-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
East Midlands Airport unveils major development plans near runway
East Midlands Airport (EMA) has unveiled major plans to develop parts of its at the airport said they had identified four plots of land, near the runway in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, totalling 123.5 acres (50 hectares) for new warehousing and car proposal could create more than 20,000 jobs as part of an expansion of its cargo operations, the airport are now being sought for the scheme. The plans, published on Wednesday, show three of the four development sites would have direct access to the runway through new taxiways and space to park up to 18 extra airport said 122,000 sq m of warehousing would be created along with 51,000 sq m of landside yard space.A recent study, commissioned by the airport, said there was potential to increase freight growth at the airport by 54% - to 583,000 tonnes - by study said that growth could boost the economy by £3.9bn and create 21,300 jobs. Airport managing director Steve Griffiths said EMA was already a major cargo hub with potential to grow said: "Our plan for growth will bolster the airport's pivotal role in powering UK trade, with tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic value set to be unlocked by enhancing EMA's cargo operation. "We have four plots, a completely open mind over how those plots should be developed and are open to suggestions for investment mechanisms that would unlock their potential." East Midlands regional mayor Claire Ward has backed the said: "East Midlands Airport connects our region to the world, and we need to get the most out of those connections to grow the economy in a way that lands here – boosting our businesses and bringing people together."EMA's cargo expansion is consistent with this objective and is a game-changer not just for us, but for the UK."Kegworth Parish Council told the BBC it was aware of the proposed a statement, it said: "The council remains committed to representing the best interests and wellbeing of Kegworth residents and will carefully assess the potential impact of any changes on the village and surrounding area."A formal response to the proposals will be provided should the Council be officially consulted on the matter."
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Download festival warning to East Midlands Airport passengers
Passengers flying from East Midlands Airport while Download Festival takes place nearby are being warned to give themselves extra time to Donington Park festival brings tens of thousands of music fans to the area, and in 2023 the event caused "unprecedented" congestion on roads including the M1, A42, A50 and A453, with passengers missing put new traffic management measures in place in with significant traffic still anticipated, the Castle Donington airport has issued a warning. The three-day event headlined by Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn is expected to attract about 75,000 people from 13 to 15 June, with campsites opening on Wednesday 11 airport spokesperson said 466 flights were scheduled to arrive and depart during the festival and airlines should alert their passengers to any "potential delays". The airport's head of airfield operations Lauren Turner said: "We start planning for the arrival of Download in October and have had plenty of meetings with the organisers to make sure the festival doesn't impact on our operations or our customers."Last year, the new arrangements for getting people to and from the festival site worked really well so with the same arrangements in place this year, we're hoping things will run smoothly again."But we advise our customers travelling to the airport while the festival is on to allow some extra time."She added that it is illegal to fly drones near the airport as in previous years drone flights associated with the festival had caused 2023, a drone pilot was ordered to pay almost £1,500 for flying in the airport's "flight restriction zone" during the festival.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Mum shares two year-old daughter's cancer story for TV advert
"There are no words to describe how you feel; your world turns upside down," said a Leicestershire mother whose daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer at just a year and her daughter Nancy from Castle Donington will feature in a new national TV advert to help raise awareness for Young Lives vs Cancer, a charity that supported the family during her now two-year-old was diagnosed with ependymoma in 2023 and had two brain surgeries, then high-dose chemotherapy treatment to prevent the cancer from coming back."The more donations the advert brings in, the better, as it's our way of saying thank you to the charity for all the support they've given us," said Gemma. In October 2023, Gemma, 32, said her daughter started being sick and then began to experience tremors. "I still get cold shivers now thinking about it; it's still not sunk in what she went through," she originally received treatment at Royal Derby Hospital before being transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, where she had two brain surgeries and 13 months of was not able to work during the treatment, so the family lived on one wage while facing extra costs during stays in hospital. "It was hard; we spent more time at hospital than we did at home," said Gemma. "To be apart from my five-year-old son and for Nancy to be apart from him was hard, too."Young Lives vs Cancer provided the family with a grant at the start of Nancy's treatment, which helped with the extra costs. It has also been a source of emotional support throughout the toddler's brain surgery, Nancy had to go through several milestones for the second time, which included learning to crawl. Since getting the all clear on 6 January this year, Gemma said the family were now trying to return to "normal"."It took her a while to adjust; Nancy is doing things any toddler would do, such as drawing on walls and playing around in mud," said Gemma."We will try and get back to normal, but it's hard to remember what that was like. Gemma said there was a chance Nancy's cancer could come back one day because she was too young to receive radiotherapy treatment."We now want to go on lots of holidays, see things we want to see together and just spend time with her while she is ok," said Gemma. "Hopefully, the advert will bring in more donations, and we want to make sure we raise awareness to help diagnose brain tumours early."
