Despite the recession and a drought that left thousands of lawns in the county bone dry, the company – GreenThumb Leicestershire West – still managed to expand in 2011 and they are looking to recruit extra staff this year.
An award winning Leicester gym is encouraging people to get fit instead of fat this Easter by swapping Easter eggs free training sessions for a week, starting on 7th April.
Nuffield health, the uK’s leading not for profit healthcare charity, is the first private hospital group to achieve the nhs litigation authority (nhsla) level three – the highest level - for risk management after volunteering to be assessed against the standards.
A retirement development in Anstey has achieved the top ‘Secured By Design’ award from Leicestershire Police. Chief Inspector Sally Chivers visited Pettifor Court to present the certificate to Steve Retter, Construction Director of McCarthy & Stone.
The Times has named Leicestershire County Council as the Best Big Council in the country to work for. Today’s prize was awarded by the newspaper following an independent survey of 2,000 county council staff, which revealed that the authority is one of Britain’s most happy and productive councils.
Ibstock-based garden machinery dealer Higgott Ltd has won the prestigious Garden Machinery Dealer of the Year Award.