BMI sale creates job uncertainty. Council plans to switch off street lights
The proposed sale of Donnington based airline BMI could cause job losses. Derbyshire County Council is one of a number of councils scaling back street lighting to save money and cut carbon emissions.
North-West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has said he'll write to the owners of British Airways in an effort to save jobs at BMI.
I-A-G has agreed to buy the Leicestershire-based airline for a hundred and seventy million pounds, but has warned that it could lead to job losses.
Around 500 staff work at BMI's headquarters at Donington Hall.
Labour are calling for a review into the effects of cuts to street lighting saying it put womens safety at risk. Derbyshire County Council is one of a number of councils scaling back lighting to save money and cut carbon emissions. It's planning to turn off many of its street lights between midnight and half-past-5 in the morning. Stella Creasy is the shadow home affairs minister....
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