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What Work Leicestershire
Leicester and Leicestershire
A great place to start and develop your career!
WORTH £22 BILLION
M1 North - Sheffield,
Leeds and the North
the largest eonomy in the East Midlands
Newcastle
Hull
Manchester
Liverpool
Home of
PREMIERSHIP SPORT
Melton
East Midlands
LEICESTER
Birmingham
J25
Coventry
Felixstowe
Luton/London
Cardiff
Bristol
Heathrow
London
Dover
East
Midlands
Airport
100mi
100km
J24
MELTON MOWBRAY
LOUGHBOROUGH
J23
ASHBY
Motorway/Key Major Roads
100 Mile Radius
A607
NW Leicestershire
Charnwood
M42
COALVILLE
A6
M42 West -
Birmingham
J22
LEICESTER
J21a
A47 ST PANCRAS
LONDON
Hinckley & Bosworth
in just over an hour
J21
Oadby & Wigston
M69
Blaby
A6
Harborough
HINCKLEY
M1
M69 West -
Birmingham
A50
15,000 skilled graduates
entering the work place each year
LUTTERWORTH
Several retail head
offices are based here
J20
M6
Central location with unrivalled transport
links, perfect for distribution and logistics
MARKET
HARBOROUGH
M6 East -
Felixstowe
Strong advanced manufacturing
& engineering sector
J19
M1 South - London
Professional & Financial Services
companies choose Leicester
Many local and national
food & drink companies
Growth Areas and Transformation Priorities
The colours on the map show key locations where high numbers of jobs and
opportunities are expected due to investment and regeneration projects.
■ Leicester Urban Area (Waterside project, city regeneration areas)
■ East Midlands Enterprise Gateway
■ Coalville Growth Corridor
There are some fantastic businesses
across the city and county, both large
and small, where you can start and
develop your career; have a look and
research what is around you.
■ Loughborough (Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park)
■ South West Leicestershire (MIRA Technology Park Enterprise Zone)
There’s more about our Enterprise Zones on page 19.
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