Leicestershire

Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road Officers from the force s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road. The collision occurred at around 7.... 08 Jun 2009 Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road

Appeal following graffiti incident in Leicester Police in Leicester are appealing for witnesses after an incident of graffiti. The incidents happened at around 7pm on Saturday May 30, 2009 when a resident of a house heard a noise outside her front door on Pindar Road.... 08 Jun 2009 Appeal following graffiti incident in Leicester

Witness appeal following serious collision in Netherhall Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision on Ivychurch Crescent in Netherhall. The incident happened at about 9.... 08 Jun 2009 Witness appeal following serious collision in Netherhall

Missing girl returns home safe and well Officers investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl have confirmed she has returned safe and well. Sarah Dunn was reported missing from home on Monday May 25.... 08 Jun 2009 Missing girl returns home safe and well

National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009) launched Tackling Drugs Changing Lives that s the message behind the national campaign which the police and Community Safety Partnerships across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are taking part in. The work Leicestershire police and their partners do to tackle drugs, reduce drug related crime and educate people about the effects of drugs will be highlighted during the National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009).... 08 Jun 2009 National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009) launched

11 December 2008 5 million pound plans for Melton school set for go-ahead Exciting 5million plans to extend Long Field School in Melton Mowbray are set to be given the green light. The new development would include: A brand new state-of-the-art sports hall with changing rooms and a viewing area A dedicated Year 7 base with up-to-date classrooms that would have flexible walls which can be moved to suit different activities.... 04 Jan 2009 5 million pound plans for Melton school set for go-ahead

Exciting plans for a massive 24 million investment into the King Edward VII School campus in Melton are to be unveiled next week.... 08 Apr 2008 Plans unveiled for new 24 million school campus

18 December 2008 Long Field building plans given the green light Exciting 5 million plans to extend Long Field School in Melton Mowbray have been given the go-ahead. Planning permission was granted by the County Council s Development Control and Regulatory Board today (Thursday, December 18th).... 03 Jan 2009 Long Field building plans given the green light

19 February 2009 Celebrations as building work starts at Long Field School Photo Opportunity: A special turf cutting ceremony is taking place next week to mark the start of building work on the new 5 million extension to Long Field School in Melton Mowbray. Staff, pupils and governors will be joined at the school by the Chairman of Leicestershire County Council, Tony Kershaw, to celebrate this major milestone at 1.... 19 Feb 2009 Celebrations as building work starts at Long Field School

26 March 2009 First look at new 13 million Post-16 Centre for Melton An event next week will give prospective students, parents and local residents their first look at exciting plans for a brand new 13 million Post-16 Centre for Melton Mowbray. Plans for the state-of-the-art building include: Four learning zones dedicated to different areas of study.... 30 Mar 2009 First look at new £13 million Post-16 Centre for Melton

Exciting plans for a massive 24 million investment into the King Edward VII School campus in Melton are to be unveiled next week.... 08 Apr 2008 Plans unveiled for new 24 million school campus

Conservative Shadow Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP, and prospective Conservative MP for Loughborough, Nicky Morgan, visited two local schools earlier this week in order to assist the Shadow Education Team to understand the issues facing our schools as well as seeing some of the successes.... 18 Apr 2008 Humphrey Perkins High School and Loughborough C of E Primary School host visits

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A NEW state-ofâ the-art school kitchen and community café are opening at a city school.

Work on the £450,000 school kitchen and a £95,000 community cafe was completed at Caldecote Community Primary School in Braunstone at the beginning of the summer term.

Cllr Vi Dempster, cabinet lead for children and schools, will join teachers, pupils and member of the community to formally open the new facilities on Wednesday (25th) at 11.30am.

Previously the school received hot meals from another school in the city. However, now that the new facilities have opened, food is made and served on the premises.

Cllr Dempster said: â I am delighted to open the new kitchen and am particularly pleased that the school has introduced a family service approach where year five and six pupils serve food to other children.

â I hope that these initiatives will encourage the take up of our excellent school m... 23 Jun 2008 School kitchen opens

S to spend more than £150 million on Leicesterâ s primary schools have been launched.... 30 Jun 2008 Primary school plans

A pupil from Kegworth Primary School has won a bike as part of Leicestershire County Council?s ?Bike Week? celebrations. ... 01 Jul 2008 Kegworth Pupil Wins Bike

Leicester men guilty of smuggling 36m of cannabis Anjam Nazir, Mohinder Singh, Baljinder Singh Three men from Leicester have pleaded guilty to their part in one of the country s biggest Cannabis smuggling operations. Leicestershire Constabulary is now able to provide details about the 36m drugs investigation following the conclusion of the trial at Winchester Crown Court today (Tuesday June 2).... 02 Jun 2009 Leicester men guilty of smuggling 36m of cannabis

Leicestershire Constabulary are investigating a second fatal collision on the M1 northbound. The first collision happened at around 8.... 12 Nov 2008 Second collision on M1 northbound

Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road Officers from the force s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road. The collision occurred at around 7.... 08 Jun 2009 Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road

Missing girl returns home safe and well Officers investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl have confirmed she has returned safe and well. Sarah Dunn was reported missing from home on Monday May 25.... 08 Jun 2009 Missing girl returns home safe and well

Volunteers are being sought to take part in a new study at the University of Leicester which will have important implications for forensic research. Participants are required to spend just 30 minutes undertaking memory tasks and questionnaires which will help to shed new light on the relationship between personality, the experience of life adversity, and eye-witness memory.... 23 May 2008 Forensic Psychology

Leicester men guilty of smuggling 36m of cannabis Anjam Nazir, Mohinder Singh, Baljinder Singh Three men from Leicester have pleaded guilty to their part in one of the country s biggest Cannabis smuggling operations. Leicestershire Constabulary is now able to provide details about the 36m drugs investigation following the conclusion of the trial at Winchester Crown Court today (Tuesday June 2).... 02 Jun 2009 Leicester men guilty of smuggling 36m of cannabis

Leicestershire Constabulary are investigating a second fatal collision on the M1 northbound. The first collision happened at around 8.... 12 Nov 2008 Second collision on M1 northbound

Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road Officers from the force s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road. The collision occurred at around 7.... 08 Jun 2009 Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road

Missing girl returns home safe and well Officers investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl have confirmed she has returned safe and well. Sarah Dunn was reported missing from home on Monday May 25.... 08 Jun 2009 Missing girl returns home safe and well

Volunteers are being sought to take part in a new study at the University of Leicester which will have important implications for forensic research. Participants are required to spend just 30 minutes undertaking memory tasks and questionnaires which will help to shed new light on the relationship between personality, the experience of life adversity, and eye-witness memory.... 23 May 2008 Forensic Psychology

Appeal following graffiti incident in Leicester Police in Leicester are appealing for witnesses after an incident of graffiti. The incidents happened at around 7pm on Saturday May 30, 2009 when a resident of a house heard a noise outside her front door on Pindar Road.... 08 Jun 2009 Appeal following graffiti incident in Leicester

Witness appeal following serious collision in Netherhall Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision on Ivychurch Crescent in Netherhall. The incident happened at about 9.... 08 Jun 2009 Witness appeal following serious collision in Netherhall

University of Leicester astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to peer across 7.5 billions light-years, halfway back to the big bang, to photograph the fading optical counterpart of a powerful gamma-ray burst.... 11 Apr 2008 HUBBLE PINPOINTS VISIBLE GLOW OF BRIGHTEST GAMMA RAY BURST

Community Services 5 June 2009 Local children s author Rose Impey to visit Oadby Library A highly regarded and well known local children s author and story teller is to visit Oadby Library. Rose Impey will be making an appearance at 4pm on Monday, 22nd June.... 06 Jun 2009 Local children’s author Rose Impey to visit Oadby Library

National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009) launched Tackling Drugs Changing Lives that s the message behind the national campaign which the police and Community Safety Partnerships across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are taking part in. The work Leicestershire police and their partners do to tackle drugs, reduce drug related crime and educate people about the effects of drugs will be highlighted during the National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009).... 08 Jun 2009 National Tackling Drugs Week (8-12 June, 2009) launched