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£20m Getting Building Fund awarded to key infrastructure projects
4 August 2020
On 30 June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined plans to “get Britain building again.” The proposals put forward form what he termed a “new deal” for the UK economy, with infrastructure projects at its centre and a national budget of £900 million
Latest LLEP Weekly Round Up
31 July 2020
LBV supports #TogetherInHope campaign
28 July 2020
The Together In Hope project is led by the Bishop of Leicester, the University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah, and the CEO of Leicester City Football club Susan Whelan.
Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Leicestershire
8 July 2020
Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire, Mike Kapur OBE, said: “It’s rare for me to come across a local organisation that knows about the Queens Award for Enterprise and yet we have some incredible businesses here. Now more than never, we need Leicestershire to start to feel good about itself and for our businesses to be properly rewarded for their great achievements by gaining the highest accolade in the UK and I’m committed to making this happen.”
