The district contains East Midlands Airport, which operates flights to the rest of Britain and to various places in Europe. It is also notable as the location of Castle Donington and Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals.
The area has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines in the area have closed, but opencast mining still continues.
North West Leicestershire has experienced steady population growth in recent times as the district balances the agro-rural economy with the end of labour-intensive deep coal-mining. Alternative employment opportunities exist within the district in the services and distributive sectors, together with local or nearby manufacturing and extractive/transformative/construction industries. The lack of rail services to/from Leicester, Loughborough and other nearby centres limits access for employment, commerce and leisure to a road journey that competes with freight and heavy-haulage vehicles especially to the south and east.
Since 2013 Norton Motorcycles has its head office in Donington Hall, Castle Donington.[6]BMI (British Midland), an airline, was headquartered in Donington Hall.[7] The airline moved its headquarters to Donington Hall in 1982.[8] The subsidiary bmibaby also had its head office in Donington Hall.[9]
Prior to its disestablishment, Excalibur Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington.[10] Prior to its disestablishment, Orion Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport.[11]
In 2011 Coalfield Resources plc were given permission to develop an opencast coal mining pit on the site of the former Minorca colliery between Measham and Swepstone on a seam which will be 1 mi (1.6 km) across and extract 1,250,000 tonnes (1,380,000 tons) of coal over five years, and 250,000 tonnes (280,000 tons) of clay.[12]
The district council is currently controlled by 38 councillors who are elected every four years; the last election took place in May 2023 and saw the Conservatives lose control of the council and Labour becoming the largest party. At a Council meeting on 23 May 2023 an Alliance of Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors formed the administration. The current political make-up of the council is as follows:[13]
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ReferencesEdit
^"Local Authority population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^The Wire (16 March 2013). "Historic Donington Hall to serve as Norton Motorcycles New World Headquarters and Manufacturing Facilities". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. Retrieved 17 April 2013. Where else in the world can one tour an 18th century Gothic Revival mansion, view a Norton Motorcycle being built, watch a World Superbike race and attend an Iron Maiden concert all in the same place?
^"Contact us 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine." BMI. Accessed September 23, 2008.
^"Company Information 2012-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." bmibaby. Retrieved on 31 December 2011. "Registered office - Donington Hall Castle Donington Derby East Midlands DE74 2SB UK"
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This article is about the district For the constituency see North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire England The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 census was 93 348 1 Its main towns are Ashby de la Zouch Castle Donington Coalville and Ibstock North West Leicestershire DistrictNon metropolitan districtCoalville the largest town and administrative centre of North West Leicestershire districtShown within LeicestershireSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast MidlandsAdministrative countyLeicestershireAdmin HQCoalvilleGovernment TypeNorth West Leicestershire District Council Leadership Leader amp Cabinet Executive TBD MP Andrew Bridgen Reclaim Chairman of the CouncilVirge Richichi Con Area Total107 8 sq mi 279 3 km2 Rank140thPopulation 2021 Total104 706 RankRanked 228th Density970 sq mi 370 km2 Time zoneUTC 0 Greenwich Mean Time Summer DST UTC 1 British Summer Time ONS code31UH ONS E07000134 GSS Ethnicity98 8 WhiteWebsitenwleics gov ukAshby de la Zouch best known for Ashby Castle and the second largest town in the districtCastle Donington the third largest town in the districtIbstock the fourth largest town in the districtThe district contains East Midlands Airport which operates flights to the rest of Britain and to various places in Europe It is also notable as the location of Castle Donington and Donington Park a grand prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals The district is represented in the UK Parliament by the constituency of the same name The area has a long history of mineral extraction with coal brick clay gravel and granite amongst the products All the deep coal mines in the area have closed but opencast mining still continues The district was formed in 1974 by a merger of Ashby de la Zouch Urban District Ashby Woulds Urban District Coalville Urban District Ashby de la Zouch Rural District Castle Donington Rural District and Ibstock from the Market Bosworth Rural District Contents 1 Parishes 2 2 Human Geography 3 Economy 4 North West Leicestershire District Council 4 1 Arms 5 References 6 External linksParishes 2 EditAppleby Magna Acresford Ashby Woulds Ashby de la Zouch Bardon Belton Breedon on the Hill Castle Donington Charley Chilcote Coleorton Coalville Ellistown and Battleflat Heather Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Ibstock Isley cum Langley Kegworth Lockington Hemington Long Whatton and Diseworth Measham Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone with Snibston Snarestone Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Whitwick WorthingtonHuman Geography EditPopulation growth in North West LeicestershireYear 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 2021 2031Population 64 892 65 615 71 671 78 048 80 550 85 485 93 348 98 600 101 500 107 000Census 3 ONS 4 ONS Projections 5 North West Leicestershire has experienced steady population growth in recent times as the district balances the agro rural economy with the end of labour intensive deep coal mining Alternative employment opportunities exist within the district in the services and distributive sectors together with local or nearby manufacturing and extractive transformative construction industries The lack of rail services to from Leicester Loughborough and other nearby centres limits access for employment commerce and leisure to a road journey that competes with freight and heavy haulage vehicles especially to the south and east Economy Edit nbsp Donington Hall headquarters of Norton Motorcycles formerly of BMISince 2013 Norton Motorcycles has its head office in Donington Hall Castle Donington 6 BMI British Midland an airline was headquartered in Donington Hall 7 The airline moved its headquarters to Donington Hall in 1982 8 The subsidiary bmibaby also had its head office in Donington Hall 9 Prior to its disestablishment Excalibur Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington 10 Prior to its disestablishment Orion Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport 11 In 2011 Coalfield Resources plc were given permission to develop an opencast coal mining pit on the site of the former Minorca colliery between Measham and Swepstone on a seam which will be 1 mi 1 6 km across and extract 1 250 000 tonnes 1 380 000 tons of coal over five years and 250 000 tonnes 280 000 tons of clay 12 North West Leicestershire District Council EditFor historic political control and leadership see North West Leicestershire District Council elections Like many other shire districts authority over North West Leicestershire is shared between the district council and the county council Areas of responsibility of the district council include local planning building control council housing refuse collection recycling and some leisure services and parks The district council is currently controlled by 38 councillors who are elected every four years the last election took place in May 2023 and saw the Conservatives lose control of the council and Labour becoming the largest party At a Council meeting on 23 May 2023 an Alliance of Conservative Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors formed the administration The current political make up of the council is as follows 13 Political party Seats Labour 17 Conservative 12 Liberal Democrat 5 Independent 4Arms Edit Coat of arms of North West Leicestershire Notes Granted 30 October 1974 14 Crest On a wreath Argent Sable and Vert within a circlet of six lozenges conjoined Sable flames Proper issuant therefrom a demi Lion Or gorged with a collar Gules bezanty and holding a Hhxagon Argent charged with a maunch Sable Escutcheon Per chevron Argent and Sable in chief two ash trees couped and in base on a granite rock issuant Proper a castle of three towers Argent on a chief Vert between two garbs a mitre affrontee Or charged with two crosses formy Gules Motto Ex Terra Opes From The Earth Wealth References Edit Local Authority population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 June 2016 Parish Map of North West Leicestershire Leicestershire County Council Retrieved 2008 12 10 Vision of Britain through time mid year estimate ONS population projections 2014 base projections uplifted by 21 1 700 31 1 600 given underestimation at 2016 1 700 The Wire 16 March 2013 Historic Donington Hall to serve as Norton Motorcycles New World Headquarters and Manufacturing Facilities Cycle World Bonnier Corp Retrieved 17 April 2013 Where else in the world can one tour an 18th century Gothic Revival mansion view a Norton Motorcycle being built watch a World Superbike race and attend an Iron Maiden concert all in the same place Contact us Archived 2008 11 02 at the Wayback Machine BMI Accessed September 23 2008 the eighties Archived 2012 06 10 at the Wayback Machine British Midland International Retrieved on 28 December 2011 Company Information Archived 2012 07 14 at the Wayback Machine bmibaby Retrieved on 31 December 2011 Registered office Donington Hall Castle Donington Derby East Midlands DE74 2SB UK World Airline Directory Flight International 24 30 March 1993 91 World Airline Directory Flight International 29 March 1986 114 Leicestershire opencast coal mine gains approval BBC News Council makeup North West Leicestershire District Council website East Midlands Region Civic Heraldry of England Retrieved 8 March 2021 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to North West Leicestershire nbsp England portalNorth West Leicestershire 52 43 01 N 1 22 12 W 52 71694 N 1 37000 W 52 71694 1 37000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North West Leicestershire amp oldid 1168413224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
