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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Everywhere in the country you could see the Red Arrows this weekend
The famous Red Arrows will make their way across parts of England this weekend as they carry out a display at the RAF Cosford Air Show - here is where you can see them Excited Brits will be looking to the skies this weekend as the Red Arrows take to the air for some more spectacular displays. The red jets are taking part of the RAF Cosford Air Show in Shropshire on Sunday and will fly over parts of the Midlands and northwest England. Brilliant airborne tricks, daredevil flying and symbolic display has made the Lincolnshire-based squadron a favourite for Brits over the years and mean many of those attending the air show will be hotly anticipating their arrival. But they will also be visible from a number of places in the area close by tomorrow. Today, the crack flying team departed from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport. The Red Arrows' route will begin at 2:59pm tomorrow. After flying over Ellesmere Port, the squadron is expected to be northeast of Chester just two minutes later. Then, the team will barrel through British skies travelling south to an area around Cholmondeley, before turning northeast towards Natwich and then south past Blackbrook, Walford, Harper Adams University and Lilleshall before reaching RAF Cosford. The team will then head east to their home in Lincolnshire following the display. The Red Arrows are expected to be northeast of Brewood at 3:34pm and will pass near Uttoxeter and Sutton-on-Trent on their way to Waddington at 3:45pm. The times could change due to the weather or other factors, according to the website whic shared the expected route and timings. This year's air show at Cosford, meanwhile, will feature an array of legendary aircraft like the American P51 Mustang, royal Air Force Chinook helicopter and F-35B Lightning fighter jet. The arrival of The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, will see the iconic Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane planes and the C-47 Dakota. Organisers of the event said the theme of the show this year is 'Commemorate, Celebrate, Innovate'. It said: 'The air show will commemorate some of our history both in terms of assets and through displays in the Victory Village; Celebrate the work of the Royal Air Force, NATO Allies and Partner nations; And seek to inspire the next generation by showcasing how the armed forces innovate together and with our Defence sector partners in the STEM Hangar.' "There is an exhilarating experience for every member of the family at the RAF Cosford Air Show. :Pretend to be a fast jet pilot with our fascinating static displays, explore exciting careers in the STEM hangars, meet historic icons in the vintage village, discover a range of memorabilia, and feel the power as awesome aircraft fly overhead."
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Care firms say they face struggle to hire locally
Care companies in Lincolnshire fear they will struggle to hire enough workers if the government stops them recruiting from overseas. The prime minister unveiled plans to ban recruitment of foreign care workers and tighten access to skilled worker visas, among other measures, on Monday in an effort to curb the level of legal immigration. Melanie Weatherley, who chairs the Lincolnshire Care Association, said her company, Walnut Care, began hiring overseas workers three years ago because it was unable to recruit locally "however hard we tried". The shortfall in staff had led to "waiting lists getting longer for people needing care". "If we've got 10,000 vacancies in Lincolnshire, we can't go to the Department for Work and Pensions list of economically inactive, find 10,000 people and automatically assume they can do care," Ms Weatherley said. "You need to ask yourself, would you want them caring for your nearest and dearest?" Care work was not just a job, but "a cross between a career and a vocation," she added. The government's plans, set out by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, are designed to reduce net migration, which climbed to a record 906,000 over the year to June 2023, before falling to 728,000 in 2024. The measures include scrapping a visa scheme, set up by Boris Johnson's government, that allows firms to hire health and social care workers from overseas. Instead, companies will be required to hire British nationals or extend the visas of overseas workers already in the country. According to Home Office figures, this change could cut the number of workers coming to the UK by between 7,000 and 8,000 a year. Official estimates suggest that, even with workers from overseas, there were 131,000 vacancies in social care in England last year. The government has promised a new fair pay agreement for care staff and wants companies to recruit and train more people from the UK. Libertas, a Lincolnshire-based care firm, serves more than 800 people a day in Lincolnshire, with overseas workers making up between 10% and 15% of a 400-strong staff. Director Tom Carter said the plans would "have an impact" on his workforce by reducing the pool of people the company had access to. He said recruiting people from the UK could be a struggle because of the way jobs in the care sector were perceived. The firm had overseas workers who "love the job" and "come to make a difference". He added: "They're the ones that come stay and make a difference every day." Prince Thakur has been a care worker for two-and-a-half years, having arrived from India in 2021 to study for a masters degree in business. Now a team leader, he said the role was a skilled one. Mr Thakur said: "People who think that you don't need skill, they should come and try for one week and then they'll get to know." Frances Ledbury, a Hull-based solicitor specialising in immigration law, said new rules introduced in April meant care firms already had to attempt to recruit locally first. "We speak to people all day, every day who struggle to fill those gaps," she added. "This is going to make their job a lot harder." Additional reporting by Jake Zuckerman. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Labour's immigration plans at a glance PM promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tightened' visa rules Care providers say overseas worker crackdown 'short-sighted' Lincolnshire Care Association
Chicago Tribune
05-05-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Column: Trump's tariff war spurs Lake County trade crusade
Lake County is becoming proactive when it comes to economic development in the area. The timing couldn't be better. Business leaders, along with elected officials, recently became globalists, traveling to Mexico and Japan to tout the laurels of doing business here and in Illinois. According to last week's Steve Sadin News-Sun story, Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart, D-Lake Bluff, and Kevin Considine, president and CEO of Lake County Partners, were out and about lobbying foreign businesses to expand or locate in the county. The separate trips came during the economic roiling hitting the U.S., caused by the trade war President Donald Trump has ignited by slapping high tariffs on many of our long-time trading partners. The jury is still out on what Trump's actions will accomplish, but in the short term, it doesn't look good for Americans' pocketbooks. Worries over the international trade war Trump has unleashed were but one reason Hart journeyed to Mexico and Considine to Japan. They understand Lake County is a center of global enterprise, with many companies impacted by the president's tariff skirmishes. Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie and Baxter don't just market their pharmaceuticals and diagnostics in the U.S. Their reach spans the globe. Indeed, Lake County Partners, the Lincolnshire-based collaboration between private business and government, estimates nearly half of Illinois' biopharma output comes from Lake County. The Partners have been cultivating long-term economic growth and job creation in the county for more than 25 years. Frequent readers know I have long railed over our neighboring states' cherry-picking Lake County firms and enticing them to the promised land of Kenosha County just over the Illinois state line. Companies like the shipping supply firm Uline, which began in a North Shore basement, have found continued success after moving much of its operation north to the friendly confines of America's Dairyland. Trump's tariff crusade surely was another impetus for the trade trips. Considine reported in Sadin's account that 24 Japanese businesses are operating in the county. Another 15 firms headquartered in Germany are located here. Supply-chain issues, too, weigh heavily on international firms, officials note. Hart said 83% of the continental U.S. population is a two-day trucking distance from Illinois. 'With the third-largest interstate highway network in the U.S., the most-connected intermodal rail system and the nation's largest airports and inland waterways for barges, manufacturers can transport their goods and people across the globe with greater speed and reliability,' she said. Hart traveled to Mexico last month along with Gov. J.B. Pritzker on a trade mission organized by Intersect Illinois, the state's economic development organization. Considine was in Japan in March as part of a delegation with the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership. Some 500 Japanese firms do business in the Chicago region, employing more than 60,000 workers. Trump's tariff binge also may have spurred Abbott to announce an investment of $500 million in research and development at its sprawling headquarters campus off routes 43 and 137, along with a location in Dallas. The firm also has offices at Willis Tower in Chicago's Loop. The pharmaceutical giant expects to hire an additional 200 people, the company said in a news release. Abbott has 89 manufacturing sites around the world, 35 in the U.S. Company officials said Abbott has invested nearly $5 billion in domestic manufacturing, with another $10.7 billion in R&D. Another recent economic development win for the county was the announcement last month that Vantive, the Baxter International spinoff involved with kidney care products, will make a $23 million investment and site its new headquarters at 510 Lake-Cook Road in Deerfield, the former home of Caterpillar Inc., which bolted for Texas. In a statement, Hart said that the action is, 'further solidifying Lake County's position as the number one life sciences hub in the Midwest.' The new company, with 200 employees, is receiving a state incentive package and expects to create another 50 full-time jobs. With economists forecasting dire financial projections due to the imposition of trade tariffs, the recent actions by local and state officials put Lake County in a position to weather any forthcoming hardships. Even those issued by the Trump administration, which seems to enjoy targeting the Land of Lincoln. With their planned investments, it doesn't look like business leaders at Abbott and Vantive are perturbed about what the president has to say about Illinois or about the economic bloodshed his trade battles may evoke.
ITV News
01-05-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Brigg Town FC player Leon Osborne found safe and well
A missing footballer has been found safe and well after his club appealed for information. Brigg Town FC asked for people to look out for Leon Osborne, 35, after he went missing on Saturday, 26 April. In a social media post on Thursday, the Lincolnshire-based club, who play in the North Counties East Football League, confirmed he had been found. It said: "We cannot thank everyone enough for all their shares over the last few days. It just shows how a community can come together when it's needed." Osborne, a winger, is from Doncaster and previously played for clubs including Bradford City, Harrogate and Stalybridge.
Scottish Sun
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Fears grow for footballer, 35, who vanished on way to train station 4 days ago with phone ‘going straight to voicemail'
The winger had been travelling to a nearby city when he suddenly disappeared STAR MISSING Fears grow for footballer, 35, who vanished on way to train station 4 days ago with phone 'going straight to voicemail' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FEARS are growing for the welfare of a footballer who vanished after leaving for a train station four days ago. Leon Osborne, 35, was last seen leaving for Doncaster railway station, heading towards Birmingham, on Saturday morning, before he suddenly vanished. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up Now, his Lincolnshire-based club Brigg Town, who play in the North Counties East Football League, have launched an appeal to help find the winger. The club explained calls to his phone had been going straight through to voicemail, in a post on social media. They added: "We ask for everyone to please share this far and wide to get any information we can for Ozzy's family and friends, who are worried about him." Osborne is from Doncaster and previously played for a number of clubs across Yorkshire in the past. He began his career with Bradford City, making 36 appearances and scoring one goal between 2006 and 2012. Osborne went on to play for teams such as Harrogate Town and Stalybridge Celtic before eventually making his way through to Brigg Town. Brigg Town were formed in 1864 and are the seventh oldest football club in the world, playing in the small Lincolnshire market town of Brigg, home to around 5,600 people. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
