East Midlands round-up

The historic exhumation of Richard III’s body from a car park in Leicester last September put the city firmly on the global stage

Profile: Miller Birch

Miller Birch’s “safe pair of hands” Mark Bielby says the company has both a dynamic outlook and the funds to back it up

Action stations in Leicester

Leicester’s council has ripped up long-standing plans for a significant office development and is awaiting the results of a fresh study into the city’s needs

Profile: MIRA

The MIRA vehicle-testing facility in Hinckley, near Nuneaton, is about to undergo transformation into an 830-acre developed enterprise zone

A big deal in Derby

Derby city centre’s first speculative office development for over 25 years is taking shape, thanks to a millionaire from Monaco and the city council