Transport and Logistics Network
Two Cheshire takeaways have been shortlisted at JustEat’s Restaurant awards. Vegan House Foods Ltd in Chester and Cafe at the End of the Universe in Warrington made a shortlist of five takeaways from across the North-west.
Cafe at the End of the Univer…
Two Tory MPs have asked Transport Secretary Mark Harper to stand in the way of plans for a vast rail freight hub in the Leicestershire countryside.
South Leicestershire MP and his Hinckley and Bosworth counterpart Luke Evans fear the 440 acre developme…
A teacher from Leicester has revealed what it’s like living under lockdown in China – where Covid restrictions are still strictly enforced. Mark Bishop, 64, moved to Beihai in 2014, and while life was good initially, things changed when the coronavirus…
Shoppers are being invited to step into Christmas at Fosse Park, which has launched its programme of festive events. The shopping park is aiming to bring the festive season to life with activities, live music and interactive decorations.
You can now se…
A smoked food business run by a Melton father and son is planning to open a smokehouse at the town’s livestock market. Feast and the Furious is also hoping to launch a shop and a seating area where customers can eat their hot purchases, in The Stockyar…
A new customer centre to help people with housing issues and benefits is set to be opened in a Leicestershire town later this month. A police and council facility will be relocated by North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) to a site in Coal…
PepsiCo UK has announced a series of new innovations across its logistics operation, which are set to lead to a 1,200-tonne reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions each year across its UK supply chain once fully rolled-out1.
Starting this month, th…
A new restaurant is preparing to open in the Stoneygate area of the city. Oakey Smokey is moving into the Allandale Road premises formerly occupied by Allandale Bar, which closed for good earlier this year.
The new venue touts itself as “Leicester’s fi…
Walkers owner PepsiCo UK is upgrading many of its vehicles to run on vegetable oil and electricity in a bid to cut 1,200 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year
The US owned food and drinks giant said it was going to replace diesel with hydrogenat…
PepsiCo UK is working with its transport partner Pollock (Scotrans) to replace diesel with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) and power more than one million miles of HGV journeys. With an aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its UK suppl…