Leicestershire

Cabinet Office3 February 2012Transport funding bid consideredLeicestershire County Council is preparing to submit a bid for 4. 5m to improve sustainable transport in and around Loughborough and Coalville.... 03 Feb 2012 Transport funding bid considered

Appeal after cash-in-transit robbery in Leicester this morning (Friday February 3)Detectives investigating a cash-in-transit robbery in Leicester this morning (February 3) are appealing for public help. The incident took place at about 9.... 03 Feb 2012 Appeal after cash-in-transit robbery in Leicester this morning (Friday February 3)

Cabinet Office3 February 2012Bid to boost care for looked after childrenMore looked after children will live with families if plans to close a care home are agreed. Leicestershire County Council wants to increase the number of children placed with foster carers or in family settings and as a result, is considering closing Littlehill House Children's Home in Wigston.... 03 Feb 2012 Bid to boost care for looked after children

Adults & Communities3 February 2012New names for care homesNine county council care homes will have new names when they transfer to Leicestershire County Care Ltd in the next few weeks. The transfer will save the council 1 million per year, while retaining places for existing residents, safeguarding the jobs of existing staff and enabling improvements such as en-suite facilities.... 03 Feb 2012 New names for care homes

Chief Executive's3 February 2012Cabinet to finalise budget proposalsLeicestershire County Councils cabinet is to finalise proposals to freeze Council Tax and save an extra 10 million from services over the next four years. The councils cabinet meets on February 10th to finalise its 345 million budget, in the light of public comments on proposals to: Freeze its share of Council Tax for the next four years, pegging the county councils band D charge to 1,063 per year Save 74m over the next four years, in large part due to reduced Government grant and the loss of funding to academies Make 49m of these savings from efficiencies Save 24m from services, including public transportOnline consultation took place between January 17th and January 31st.... 03 Feb 2012 Cabinet to finalise budget proposals

Clamp down on speeding motoristsClamp down on speeding motoristsAn operation is being held on roads in Oadby to tackle residents concerns about speeding motorists. Neighbourhood officers from Oadby and the Road Policing Unit will be carrying out speed and road safety checks between Monday 14th and Friday 18th February 2011.... 10 Feb 2011 Clamp down on speeding motorists

Community Speed Watch volunteers target speeding motoristsIn an effort to tackle speeding motorists Community Speed Watch volunteers will be carrying out speed checks in Thorpe Astley until Wednesday May 18. Volunteers will be in Murby Way, Foxon Way (Junction with The Hastings), and Withers Way over the next few days where they will be using a speed radar gun to record motorists speed.... 17 May 2011 Community Speed Watch volunteers target speeding motorists

Neighbourhood beat team in Charnwood tackles speeding priority 54 motorists have been dealt with for speeding in a crack down on speeding in six villages across Charnwood. Speeding is a beat priority on the majority of beats in the Charnwood policing area and has once again been highlighted as an issue in the latest round of consultation.... 02 Jun 2009 Neighbourhood beat team in Charnwood tackles speeding priority

The police in Charnwood are tackling speeding on every neighbourhood beat across the policing area that has highlighted it as a problem.... 16 Apr 2008 Speeding in Charnwood

A two-day operation to raise awareness of speeding on Regent Road in Leicester resulted in over 50 motorists being dealt with by officers.PC Harvey Watson and PCSO Richard Smith from the Campus Park neighbourhood team used a mobile electronic screen to display the speed of vehicles using Regent Road on Tuesday May 20 and Wednesday May 21.... 29 May 2008 Officers tackle speeding on Regent Road in Leicester

The police in Charnwood are tackling speeding on every neighbourhood beat across the policing area that has highlighted it as a problem.... 16 Apr 2008 Speeding in Charnwood

The police in Ashby are tackling speeding in Spring Cottage after a recent speed check operation found that some motorists were exceeding the speed limit by almost double.... 25 Apr 2008 Officers in North West Leicestershire tackle speeding problem

The police in Ashby are tackling speeding in Spring Cottage after a recent speed check operation found that some motorists were exceeding the speed limit by almost double.... 29 Apr 2008 Serious speeding problems addressed in Spring Cottage

The police in Ashby are tackling speeding in Spring Cottage after a recent speed check operation found that some motorists were exceeding the speed limit by almost double.... 29 Apr 2008 Officers in North West Leicestershire tackle speeding problem

A two-day operation to raise awareness of speeding on Regent Road in Leicester resulted in over 50 motorists being dealt with by officers.PC Harvey Watson and PCSO Richard Smith from the Campus Park neighbourhood team used a mobile electronic screen to display the speed of vehicles using Regent Road on Tuesday May 20 and Wednesday May 21.... 29 May 2008 Officers tackle speeding on Regent Road in Leicester

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

Cement mixer stolen from Hinckley Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a building site in Hinckley. The incident happened at a building site at a premises on Baines Lane between 4.... 10 Mar 2009 Cement mixer stolen from Hinckley

Police confirm death of woman in Shepshed is non-suspiciousOfficers investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Shepshed have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious. The body was discovered in Butthole Lane at about 1pm on Wednesday January 5.... 06 Jan 2011 Police confirm death of woman in Shepshed is non-suspicious

Man found guilty of assault and rape of woman in LoughboroughPaulius TroninasA 19-year-old man has today (Friday January 7, 2011) been found guilty of the assault and rape of a woman in Loughborough. Paulius Troninas, 19, of Paget Street, Loughborough was found guilty of rape and section 18 grievous bodily harm following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.... 07 Jan 2011 Man found guilty of assault and rape of woman in Loughborough

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

Cement mixer stolen from Hinckley Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a building site in Hinckley. The incident happened at a building site at a premises on Baines Lane between 4.... 10 Mar 2009 Cement mixer stolen from Hinckley

Police confirm death of woman in Shepshed is non-suspiciousOfficers investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Shepshed have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious. The body was discovered in Butthole Lane at about 1pm on Wednesday January 5.... 06 Jan 2011 Police confirm death of woman in Shepshed is non-suspicious

Man found guilty of assault and rape of woman in LoughboroughPaulius TroninasA 19-year-old man has today (Friday January 7, 2011) been found guilty of the assault and rape of a woman in Loughborough. Paulius Troninas, 19, of Paget Street, Loughborough was found guilty of rape and section 18 grievous bodily harm following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.... 07 Jan 2011 Man found guilty of assault and rape of woman in Loughborough

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

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

Five Leicester men sentenced after illegal immigration scamTop L to R - Sandip Rana, Satish Ravat, Vishal Shah bottom L to R Bhavesh Patel and Jaswinder ChahalFive Leicester men have today (Thursday November 25) been sentenced for their part in an illegal immigration scam. Bhavesh Patel (27) of Columbine Road, Hamilton, Satish Ravat (28) of Arbour Road, Leicester, Sandip Singh Rana (29) of Moores Road, Leicester, Jaswinder Chahal (42) of Swithland Avenue, Leicester and Vishal Jitendra Shah (25) of Braemar Close, Leicester pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court at an earlier hearing to assisting unlawful immigration to a member state contrary to section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971.... 25 Nov 2010 Five Leicester men sentenced after illegal immigration scam

Multi agency forum test explosion exercise at Leicester RacecourseMembers from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Resilience Forum (LRF) have today (Wednesday October 27, 2010) been involved in a pre-planned exercise to test how emergency services would cope with a major incident. At 10.... 27 Oct 2010 Multi agency forum test explosion exercise at Leicester Racecourse

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