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A story of true grit: how small army battled blizzard to keep East Midlands Airport open - This is Derbyshire

When heavy snow at the weekend closed East Midlands Airport, staff worked around the clock to get it open again. Business editor Robin Johnson reveals the military-style operation that kicked in. The time is 9am, the date Friday, February 3, and looking ... More...

East Midlands Airport reopens after weather delays - BBC News

East Midlands Airport has reopened after snow and cold weather forced cancellation of some flights. The airport in Leicestershire was closed at 16:30 GMT on Saturday by poor weather conditions. Five flights to the airport were diverted elsewhere, an ... More...

Heavy snow leaves roads treacherous - The Guardian

Snow fell over Scotland, northern England and the Midlands on Saturday before ... below freezing in the east and south east. We expect the coming week to be mostly dry, and staying cold." The flights at Heathrow Airport were axed because of the snow ... More...

Crackdown on drivers blocking roads at busy airport - Nottingham Evening Post

EAST Midlands Airport has launched a crackdown on road safety around the site. Staff have started patrolling the complex following an increase in the number of vehicles reported stopping or performing dangerous manoeuvres on roundabouts, at junctions and ... More...

Icy weather and snow snarls up Notts traffic over weekend - Nottingham Evening Post

However, there were no disruptions to trains coming through Nottingham on Sunday. East Midlands Airport closed at 4.30pm on Saturday, and five flights to the airport were diverted elsewhere. The airport was operational again on Sunday, but flights to Sharm ... More...

Snow across Leicestershire brings misery – and magic! - Leicester Mercury

About four inches (10cm) of snow fell on Saturday, closing East Midlands Airport and blanketing roads, fields and parks. Hundreds of visitors flocked to Bradgate Park yesterday, seizing the first opportunity of the winter to get their sledges out. More...

John's 75-mile mission in aid of air ambulance - Burton Mail

The challenge, which will take place between Friday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 8, will start from his Melbourne home and will take him across Derbyshire and Leicestershire countryside to Rutland and back to the DLRAA base at East Midlands Airport ... More...

Steelers’ Elite League hopes take Giant setback - The Star

Last night’s game was two hours late in starting after Giants’ plane to East Midlands airport was delayed. But if there was any travel-weariness it wasn’t obvious. Ex-Steeler Dowd was on a one-man mission to score, he hit the post and had three ... More...

Revealed: Why there is a 1 in 48,000 chance of the earth being wiped out by Apophis - Sunday Mercury

Remember the Kegworth disaster, when a Boeing 737 crashed on approach to East Midlands Airport? The year that Sky TV was launched? The first episode of Home and Away? All that was in 1989. Yes, just twenty-five years ago. More...

Emergency teams issue alerts as county braces itself for snow and ice - This is Derbyshire

Dylan Griffin, East Midlands Airport DLRAA air base manager, said: "At this time of the year, we attend plenty of early-morning road traffic collisions. "Motorists should make sure that they thoroughly clear their windows of ice to prevent them having only ... More...

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