Certain types of planes would be banned from landing or leaving at night and more residents could get sound insulation in new plans to combat noise from East Midlands Airport. The airport, the UK’s centre for freight, on the outskirts of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, is drawing up a noise …
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The week before Christmas is bringing in a round of strikes from multiple different sectors. Staff across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will take to the picket lines to fight for pay rises and changes in working conditions. It comes at a key time of year, when many public services become stretched …
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For most of us who live near or drive past East Midlands Airport, the sound of jet engines is a regular feature of our daily lives. As the summer season brings the usual holiday boom, the noise of planes taking off and coming in to land only gets more frequent. …
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East Midlands Airport is anticipating one of its busiest weekends as travel restrictions are lifting. The airport will likely welcome more than 24,000 passengers this coming weekend – its busiest since the pandemic. The lifting of travel restrictions and no need for a day two PCR test from October 24 …
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A spike in fraud cases is being seen in Leicester, including cases where criminals tell vulnerable people they need to hand over bank details to get their coronavirus vaccine. HSBC is warning everyone in the city to be vigilant after their branches across Leicester noticed a high number of people …
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Parcels crammed with cannabis have been intercepted by police at East Midlands Airport. Suspicions were raised during routine screening at a cargo firm at the Castle Donington airfield yesterday evening, Thursday March 4, according to police. Officers with East Midlands Airport Police were called to the unit and, on closer …
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If you have ordered online gifts for Christmas and they are coming from abroad, then the chances are they will arrive through East Midlands Airport (EMA) in time for the big day. That latest electronic gadget coming from the Far East or fashion item from the US, will join approaching …
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He may share the same name as the late Australian zoo keeper and television personality Steve Irwin – but Nottingham’s version has a love of aircraft, not animals. Known to his friends as ‘Croc’, Steve, 44, from Carrington, is set to appear on a new eight-part documentary looking at life …
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A new documentary series will air later this month starring East Midlands Airport. The eight-part programme will show viewers behind the scenes of the airport’s 24-hour-a-day, 365 days a year operation. Named Mega Air, the series that focuses on the airport’s cargo operation will air on Dave. East Midlands Airport …
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East Midlands Airport is set to become a star of the small screen as it becomes the subject of a documentary series. The eight-part documentary will give viewers an insight into what it takes to keep an airport running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Starting later this …
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