Latest News in East Midlands

Green light for Donington upgrade

Donington Park's upgrade has been given the green light - starting a race to prepare the track in time for the 2010 British Grand Prix.

Donington Park applies for planning permission

Donington Park was due to learn yesterday whether it has permission to expand its circuit, allowing it to host the 2010 British Grand Prix.

Go-ahead for Nottingham Odeon plans

Plans for an office redevelopment of Nottingham city centre's old Odeon cinema on Angel Row have gained consent.

Skill push gains impetus

Ministers have recognised the need to plug the skills gap in response to a select committee report but still have some way to go to sell planning as a career, Domenic Donatantonio finds.

Legal Report - Claimants struggle with meaning of promptness

Last October's Court of Appeal ruling in Finn-Kelcey v Milton Keynes Council and MK Windfarm Ltd [2008] has reopened the old chestnut of the time limit for issuing judicial review proceedings.

Transport pace-setter

MVA Consultancy chief executive Nigel Ash believes that the transport planning sector will continue to thrive and his firm expand despite the worldwide slowdown, Vicki Shiel reports.

Rocks and hard places

Despite the current downturn, economic resilience and job creation can still be pursued without setting aside vital planning objectives for sustainable development, Liane Hartley argues.