Andy Reed joined Mesothelioma UK today in parliament for the launch of the latest report - Clearing the Air.
Mesothelioma UK is pleased to share Clearing The Air: The costs and benefits of removing asbestos from UK schools and hospitals, a report that analyses the costs and benefits of removing asbestos from public buildings in the UK.
Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport and one of Britain’s most decorated female Olympians of all time and the first British woman to win medals at five successive Olympic Games, has officially opened SportPark Pavilion 4 on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP).
On Thursday 26 October, more than 80 guests including senior representatives from across the sports sector, national and regional economic development partners, the University community, and project team gathered to celebrate the opening of the £9m expansion of SportPark.
Our long term clients and partners Sporting Equals returned to London with their prestigious award at the weekend after a post Covid break, and what a return!
Director, Andy Reed was amongst the guests to see an array of talented athletes and community champions recognised for their achievements.
Andy said “ The awards are an integral part of the sporting calendar now and shine a light on the diverse minority ethnic groups across the country.
More than 200 jobs will be created through a £4.6m investment in revamping laboratory space at Charnwood Campus.
Highly-specialised lab space, which is currently unused, is to be reactivated to create a world-class biochemistry building.
The project will enable a research organisation to expand into the LLEP area.
We held our LLEP AGM and Board meeting this week at Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park one of our amazing Enterprise Zones.
It was a different AGM this year as we reflected on the delivery over the past year and thanked our stakeholders for ongoing support, but of course reflected on the devolution agenda and the government decision to end the funding for LEPs and our transfer into democratic institutions is dominating our future plans.
AN ambitious expansion of an innovative workspace development for high-tech industries at the heart of Space City Leicester is starting to take shape.
Leicester City Council is expanding its existing Dock and Dock 2 workspace hub with two new Dock-style office buildings and a terrace of high-quality manufacturing spaces.
Government has confirmed plans to transfer core functions of Local Enterprise Partnerships into Local Authorities.
A letter, sent jointly from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and the Department for Business and Trade, confirms that central funding for LEPs will cease from April 2024.
The latest Sports Think Tank Podcast is now available
It has been another varied week for our Director Andy Reed in London and Leicestershire.
We are often asked how ‘retirement’ is going for our team so we ask - what retirement?
Andy said "I have seriously managed to slow down but there is enough to occupy my mind and plenty of challenges.
Work on a scheme to transform Market Place in Shepshed will get underway this month.
The Council will be creating a more open and more pedestrian-friendly space while increasing parking in the area for shoppers.
The improvements have been developed with Shepshed Town Council and Shepshed Town Team and are being funded by the borough council plus grants from LLEP and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.