Leicestershire

Police issue advice after Asian gold jewellery and watches stolen during burglariesLeicestershire Constabulary has issued advice after a number of burglaries where jewellery has been stolen. Incidents have occurred across the county where homes have been broken into and thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and items of sentimental value have been taken.... 10 Feb 2012 Police issue advice after Asian gold jewellery and watches stolen during burglaries

Police name driver of van following fatal collision in GrobyPolice have named the driver of the van who died following a collision on the A50 in Groby. The collision occurred at about 9.... 10 Feb 2012 Police name driver of van following fatal collision in Groby

Man sentenced to six years after two robberies at Nationwide and Yorkshire Bank
A man who carried out robberies on a bank and a building society in Leicester city centre has been sentenced at Leicester Crown Court.
Issued on 10/02/12... 10 Feb 2012 Man sentenced to six years after two robberies at Nationwide and Yorkshire Bank

Learn to make a meal out of leftovers

Environment & Transport10 February 2012Learn to make a meal out of leftoversA series of free cookery classes are being held to teach people how to cook up a treat using leftovers. As well as cooking up to three recipes, Leicestershire residents who attend can pick up tasty recipe cards and take home a free goody bag containing giveaways including a spaghetti measure and a meal planner.... 10 Feb 2012 Learn to make a meal out of leftovers

Robbery on Victoria ParkPolice are appealing for witnesses to a robbery on Victoria Park. The incident happened Sunday, January 22 at around 7pm when the 19-year-old victim was walking across the park towards the memorial from London Road.... 09 Feb 2012 Robbery on Victoria Park

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

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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

ews from the Leicester City Council News Centre no: 328-08 date: June 24th, 2007 PUPILS from schools across the city are dusting down their recipe books and preparing for the â Student Chef of the Yearâ competition.... 24 Jun 2008 Student Chef of the Year

CHILDREN from Herrick Primary School will put on their gardening gloves and pick up their spades as they get ready to harvest this yearâ s crop from their garden.... 08 Jul 2008 Children harvest produce

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MORE than £300,000 of improvements are to be made to six city play areas.

The city council is planning to upgrade its play areas in Braunstone Park, Evington Park, Overton Road, Sturdee Road, Westcotes park, and Thirlmere/Walnut Street.

Funding for the improvements will come from the Department for Children, Families and Schoolsâ Playbuilder fund. Leicester has been awarded £1.2million from the fund to pay for a three-year programme of work.

Cllr Andy Connelly, Cabinet member for culture said: â We are committed to improving our play areas and we will start work first on the areas most in need of improvement. Over the next three years we will create and refurbish up to 19 play areas.

â Children and parents will see big improvements to their play areas, increasing their enjoyment of these well-loved facilities.â

Cllr Vi Dempster, Cabinet member for children and young peopleâ s services said... 03 Sep 2008 Play area improvements

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PUPILS across the city are getting the chance to roll up their sleeves and take part in a prestigious gardening competition.

The cityâ s primary schools are being challenged to each create a minimum of two hanging baskets to display as part of the Leicester in Bloom 2008 competition.

Letters have gone out to all 81 city primary schools challenging pupils to get their hands dirty and get stuck into this yearâ s competition.

Stuart Marbrook, Leicester in Bloom co-ordinator, said: â The competition is a great way of educating children about nature and brightening up the playground at the same time.â

The Wilkinson store in Leicester is supporting Leicester in Bloom by sponsoring the hanging baskets and offering them to schools at a discounted price. Council park staff will also be on hand if required during June to help plant the baskets ready for the competition.

Stuart added: â It is excellent news to have th... 06 Jun 2008 Blooming baskets planted

p>STUDENTS from all of the cityâ s special schools and community day centres have been invited to take part in a day of sport to mark International Olympic Day on Monday 23rd June.... 19 Jun 2008 Olympic Day marked

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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

ews from the Leicester City Council News Centre no: 328-08 date: June 24th, 2007 PUPILS from schools across the city are dusting down their recipe books and preparing for the â Student Chef of the Yearâ competition.... 24 Jun 2008 Student Chef of the Year

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

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

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

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

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