East Midlands

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East Midlands

East Midlands region shown within England
Geography
Status	Region
Area — Total	Ranked 4th 15,627 km² 6,033 sq mi
NUTS 1	UKF
Demographics
Population — Total — Density	Ranked 8th 4,172,179 (2001) 267/km²
GDP per capita	£17,698 (5th)
Government
HQ	Melton Mowbray[1]
Assembly — Type	East Midlands not directly elected
Regional development	EMDA
European parliament	East Midlands
Website

The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and most of Lincolnshire, although people often speak of the "East Midlands" with only the more urban areas of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in mind^{[citation needed]}. The point where the three counties meet is known as Trentlock. A looser definition of the East Midlands would include the City of Peterborough and Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Governance 3 Population and settlement 4 Transport 4.1 Road 4.2 Airports 4.3 Railway 4.4 Transport policy 5 History 6 Demographics 7 Local government 8 MEPs 9 Economy 9.1 Manufacturing 9.2 Retail 9.3 Electronic/Computing 9.4 Finance 9.5 Rural 9.6 Entertainment 10 Education 10.1 Top twenty state schools in the East Midlands (2008 A level results) 11 Local Media 11.1 Television 11.2 Radio 11.3 Newspapers 11.4 Magazines 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

[edit] Geography

The highest point in the region is Kinder Scout, in the Derbyshire Peak District at 2,088 ft (636 m). The geology of the region includes mostly limestone, and has the East Midlands Oil Province. Charnwood Forest has much volcanic rock being around 600 million years old, and is a good source of granite.

[edit] Governance

Financial funding decisions for the East Midlands (usually public construction schemes) were taken at the East Midlands Regional Assembly, based in Melton Mowbray. It was not an elected chamber, but a quango. The East Midlands Development Agency is based next door to the BBC on London Road in Nottingham, and now takes all funding decisions for the East Midlands.

[edit] Population and settlement

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Its main settlements are Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln, Derby, Northampton, Mansfield, Chesterfield and Kettering. Leicester is officially the largest city in the region and the largest conurbation is the Nottingham Urban Area.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Road

The M1 motorway serves all of the county towns with the exception of Lincoln. In the east, the A1 is an important, often overcrowded route for the east-coast ports and is important for supplying much of the UK's agricultural production. The A46 follows a route which, since Roman times, provided a connection between the south west and north east of the region, although around Newark, it has difficulty coping with capacity. East-west routes by road in the region are essentially single-carriageway roads, with only the dual-carriageway A14 skirting the northern part of Northamptonshire.

[edit] Airports

East Midlands Airport in North West Leicestershire is situated between the three main cities of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. Smaller airports include Retford Gamston Airport, Nottingham Airport (at Tollerton), Sywell Aerodrome, and Leicester Airport.

[edit] Railway

Two of the north-south mainline railways serve the region, The Midland Main Line (operated by East Midlands Trains) in the west and the East Coast Mainline (operated by NXEC) in the east. Both companies operate high-speed trains to London. The main south west-north east Cross Country Route (MR) (operated by Arriva plc) runs through Birmingham and Derby also the West Coast Mainline goes into Northampton and Long Buckby in Northamptonshire run by London Midland and sometimes Virgin Trains call at Northampton & Chiltern Railways and First Great Western provide services to Kings Sutton in Northamptonshire on the Chiltern Main Line. East-west routes are provided by the Nottingham - Skegness, Liverpool - Norwich (through Nottingham), and Birmingham - Stansted Airport (through Leicester) routes; these last two routes are the essentially the only east-west routes in the section of England between Sheffield and London, both routes meeting at Peterborough.

[edit] Transport policy

As part of the transport planning system the Regional Assembly is under statutory requirement to produce a Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) to provide long term planning for transport in the region. This involves region wide transport schemes such as those carried out by the Highways Agency and Network Rail.^[1]

Within the region the local transport authorities carry out transport planning through the use of a Local Transport Plan (LTP) which outlines their strategies, policies and implementation programme.^[2] The most recent LTP is that for the period 2006-11. In the East Midlands region the following transport authorities have published their LTP online: Derbyshire^[3], Leicestershire^[4], Lincolnshire^[5], Northamptonshire^[6], Nottinghamshire^[7] and Rutland U.A.^[8]. The unitary authorities of Derby^[9], Leicester^[10] and Nottingham^[11] have each written a joint LTP in collaboration with their respective local county councils.

[edit] History

A historical basis for such an area exists in the territory of the Corieltauvi tribe. When the Romans took control of the region, they made Leicester its capital, then named Ratae Corieltauvorum. The region also corresponds to the later Five Burghs of the Danelaw. The current government office region was created in 1994.

[edit] Demographics

For teenage pregnancy rates in the region, of top-tier authorities, Nottingham has the highest rate. For council districts, Corby has the highest rate. For top-tier authorities, Rutland has the lowest rate, and the lowest rate for any district in England. The council district with the lowest rate is South Northamptonshire, although it has a rate higher than Rutland.

[edit] Local government

The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

Map	Ceremonial county	Shire county /unitary	Districts
	Derbyshire	1. Derbyshire	a.) High Peak, b.) Derbyshire Dales, c.) South Derbyshire, d.) Erewash, e.) Amber Valley, f.) North East Derbyshire, g.) Chesterfield, h.) Bolsover
		2. Derby U.A.
	Nottinghamshire	3. Nottinghamshire	a.) Rushcliffe, b.) Broxtowe, c.) Ashfield, d.) Gedling, e.) Newark and Sherwood, f.) Mansfield, g.) Bassetlaw
		4. Nottingham U.A.
	Lincolnshire (part only)	5. Lincolnshire	a.) Lincoln, b.) North Kesteven, c.) South Kesteven, d.) South Holland, e.) Boston, f.) East Lindsey, g.) West Lindsey
	Leicestershire	6. Leicestershire	a.) Charnwood, b.) Melton, c.) Harborough, d.) Oadby and Wigston, e.) Blaby, f.) Hinckley and Bosworth, g.) North West Leicestershire
		7. Leicester U.A.
	8. Rutland
	9. Northamptonshire		a.) South Northamptonshire, b.) Northampton, c.) Daventry, d.) Wellingborough, e.) Kettering, f.) Corby, g.) East Northamptonshire

[edit] MEPs

The East Midlands is also a six-member constituency for the European Parliament.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Manufacturing

Main employers in the region include Weetabix at Burton Latimer. For engineering, there is Rolls-Royce in Sinfin in Derby, Siemens in Lincoln, Triumph Motorcycles in Hinckley, Cummins in Daventry, Cosworth in Northampton, Noble in Barwell, Toyota Manufacturing UK on an old airfield at Burnaston, and Caterpillar has a large factory on an old airfield near Desford; the site is also used by Massey Ferguson for their spares division factory. The jet engine was first developed in the region in Lutterworth, with the VTOL engine also developed at Hucknall, and the first practical demonstration of radar was in Daventry in 1935. Bombardier (former BREL) is Britain's only train manufacturer left, and is in Litchurch, Derby. Mountsorrel has the largest granite quarry in Europe, owned by the French company, Lafarge. BPB plc, the world's largest manufacturer of plasterboard, is based in Loughborough, as is FKI who own Brush Electrical Machines. Ferodo is in Chapel-en-le-Frith. Aggregate Industries is based in Bardon. The north part of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire used to have many coal mines, and there are two pits still producing in Nottinghamshire near Market Warsop and Ollerton; UK Coal is based in Harworth. Swarfega was invented and is made by Deb in Belper. Corus Tubes are in Corby. The Alumasc Group is in Burton Latimer. NSK Ltd. has its European headquarters in Ruddington and a bearings factory in Newark-on-Trent.

[edit] Retail

Thorntons is a big employer at Alfreton, and Wilkinson is at Worksop. Boots is based in Lenton in Nottingham, as well as the head office of Games Workshop, the producers of Warhammer miniatures, Vision Express, and the fashion company Paul Smith. The lingerie companies Gossard, Aristoc, Pretty Polly, and Berlei (formerly owned by Courtaulds) are based in Daybrook. Speedo is in Basford. Pendragon PLC, the car dealership, is in Annesley. Dunelm Mill, the furnishings company, is based in Syston, as is Pukka Pies. Many footwear companies such as Shoe Zone (which bought out Stead and Simpson), are based in Leicester, as is the clothing company, Next, the photographic equipment company Jessops (both based near each other on the Braunstone Frith estate), the bookmaker Mark Jarvis, the BSS Group, and Admiral Sportswear and the crisp company Walkers (owned by PepsiCo). Hammonds, the furniture company, is in Hinckley. Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton which is the base of Avon Products UK; the Blacks Leisure Group (owner of Blacks and Millets) is based in Duston, to the west of the town; and there is Travis Perkins who also own Wickes. East Midlands Trains has its head office in Derby. The former East Midlands Electricity is now owned by E.ON UK (supply) and Central Networks East (distribution), since Powergen bought EME in June 1998. BMI has its headquarters at Castle Donington. Sports Direct is based in Shirebrook on an old Bolsover coal mine. Sixt, the car rental firm, has its UK base in Chesterfield. United Biscuits has a main factory in Ashby-de-la-Zouch where it makes its KP Snacks. Oxo is made by Premier Foods in Worksop. Catfood such as Whiskas is made in Melton Mowbray by Masterfoods. Dr. Martens are made in Wellingborough, also home of Booker Group, the Cash & Carry. Topps Tiles are based in Enderby. Whitworths, the food company, is in Irthlingborough.

[edit] Electronic/Computing

Belkin UK is in Rushden. RS Components is in Corby. Pegasus Software is in Kettering.

[edit] Finance

Capital One, the Virginia-based credit card company, has its UK HQ in Nottingham's city centre next to the train station, and Dublin-based Experian, one of two UK credit-referencing companies, was founded and has a large UK HQ to the south-west of the city, on the A453 near the River Trent. Alliance & Leicester is based in Narborough. Barclaycard is headquartered in Northampton, and Nationwide has a large administrative centre at Moulton Park. Egg Banking is on Pride Park in Derby.

[edit] Rural

Lincolnshire and Rutland are very agricultural, with much of the UK's arable crops grown in this area. The RAF have many bases in this area too, with the main RAF College at Cranwell near Sleaford. Interflora has its UK HQ in Sleaford. Fowler-Welch Coolchain are based in Spalding. John Deere have their UK base at Langar on the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire boundary next to the former RAF Langar.

[edit] Entertainment

Skegness and the Lincolnshire coast provides seaside entertainment for many people in the East Midlands with its Butlins resort. Nottingham and Leicester are a popular night time destination (often for people outside of the East Midlands). Center Parcs UK is based in New Ollerton. The Youth Hostels Association is based in Matlock. Gala Bingo is based in Nottingham.

[edit] Education

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There is a mixture of education across the East Midlands - mostly comprehensive secondary schools, except Lincolnshire has fifteen state grammar schools (as well as some comprehensive schools). For GCSE results, City of Nottingham schools are the worst performing, with Leicester schools a close second. Rutland (the best area for GCSEs) has one of the highest percentages of pupils (Buckinghamshire is the highest) reaching the threshold of five grades A-C (including Maths and English) in England; it is almost twice the percentage value of schools in Leicester, although the highest performing district council area is Rushcliffe. Leicestershire and Lincolnshire also have GCSE results above the UK average. At A level, Lincolnshire performs the best, and with schools in Nottingham, has results above the UK average; Nottingham has much better results at A level than those at GCSE on average. This describes the city quite accurately - it has the largest group of under-achieving school pupils in the East Midlands, but yet has one of the highest achieving groups of school pupils as well, giving a salient socio-economic diversity of almost chasmic proportions.

[edit] Top twenty state schools in the East Midlands (2008 A level results)

• 1. Caistor Grammar School (1077)
• 2. Bourne Grammar School
• 3. Spalding High School
• 4. Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
• 5. St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Chesterfield
• 6. Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
• 7. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne
• 8. The King's School, Grantham
• 9. Northampton School For Boys
• 10. The Becket School, West Bridgford
• 11. Bilborough College
• 12. West Bridgford School
• 13. William Farr School, Welton
• 14. Friesland School, Sandiacre
• 15. The Priory Lincolnshire School of Science and Technology
• 16. De Lisle Catholic Science College, Loughborough
• 17. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
• 18. Kesteven and Sleaford High School
• 19. Skegness Grammar School
• 20. Boston Grammar School (893)

[edit] Local Media

[edit] Television

• The BBC East Midlands region of BBC Television, based in Nottingham, produces several regional television programmes including the news programme East Midlands Today. This excludes most of Northamptonshire, north Nottinghamshire and north Derbyshire. Most of Lincolnshire is covered by the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region based in Hull, with its Look North programme. Derbyshire's High Peak is covered by BBC North West and Granada Television based in Manchester. Northamptonshire is part of the BBC East region based in Norwich and has the Look East programme. Most of Northamptonshire can receive Central News East, with western parts of the county (Daventry) receiving Central News West, and Southern parts of the county (around Brackley, Towcester and Northampton) receiving Thames Valley Tonight, which used to be the Central south region. Central News East also covered the East Midlands, broadcasting from Lenton Lane in Nottingham from March 1984. The studios were closed and is now the King's Meadow Campus of Nottingham University. These studios had been responsible for Family Fortunes and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Central News East still continues, broadcasting from ITV Central's Birmingham Studios. Northamptonshire has Anglia Television's Anglia Tonight programme and the north of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire has Yorkshire Television's Calendar.
• MATV, based in Leicester, which caters to the area's large South Asian population.

[edit] Radio

• BBC Radios Derby, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Northampton, Nottingham, Manchester (for Glossop, Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith) and Sheffield (for Chesterfield). BBC Radio Leicester was the first local radio station in the United Kingdom.

• Many commercial radio stations: Leicester Sound, Trent FM (Nottingham) RAM FM (Derby and Burton-on-Trent), Heart 106 (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire), Peak FM (Chesterfield and North Derbyshire), Lincs FM (Lincolnshire and Newark-on-Trent), Oak FM (Loughborough and Hinckley), Rutland Radio, Boundary Sound (Newark), Mansfield 103.2 FM, Trax FM (Bassetlaw), High Peak Radio (Chapel-en-le-Frith), Heart 96.6 (Northamptonshire), Connect 97.2 & 107.4 (Corby, Kettering & Wellingborough), Sabras Radio, Hindu Sanskar Radio and 106.6 Smooth Radio (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire).

[edit] Newspapers

There are several newspapers, the largest of which include:- Derby Telegraph, Derbyshire Times, Leicester Mercury, Lincolnshire Echo, Northampton Chronicle and Echo, and Nottingham Evening Post.

[edit] Magazines

There are many regional lifestyle publications, the largest and most widely read being: Life&Style Magazine, FHP Magazine, Nottinghamshire Life and City Life and County Living.

[edit] See also

• List of schools in the East Midlands
• Scouting in East Midlands
• East Midlands Regional Select Committee
• NHS East Midlands

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• East Midlands Development Agency
• Life&Style Magazine - One of region's most widely read glossy lifestyle magazines.
• East Midlands Regional Assembly
• Government Office for the East Midlands
• Regional Development Fund
• Government's list of councils in the East Midlands
• East Midlands Innovation
• East Midlands New Technology Initiative
• East Midlands Universities Association

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