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Government Minister visits MIRA & Crematorium in Countesthorpe

Set yourself up for the day with Jonathan Lampon.

The MIRA Technology Park & Enterprise Zone on the outskirts of Hinckley is a state-of-the-art facility now attracting some of the world's biggest names in the automotive and engineering industries.
Later today the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles will visit the site.

Hundreds of people living in the Leicestershire village of Countesthorpe are fighting plans for a new crematorium.
Developer Memoria wants to create it next to an existing cemetery and chapel on Foston Road.
But it's a plan which is proving very unpopular with villagers.

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Thu 28 Nov 2013 06:00

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