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

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

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

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

21 November 2008 Exciting proposal for Melton campus Leicestershire County Council and Brooksby Melton College are working together on an exciting proposal which could see the college locating a new building on the King Edward VII campus. Such a development would see the new college building located with the new Post-16 Centre and the new King Edward VII School on the same site creating a tremendous campus for students in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding area.... 01 Jan 2009 Exciting proposal for Melton campus

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

It has been announced this week that the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded 969,000 to Leicestershire County Council?s Environment and Heritage Services to develop the Melton Carnegie Museum.... 10 Apr 2008 Melton Carnegie Museum

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

David Taylor, MP for North West Leicestershire today welcomed the 1,212,650 that Coalville's Stephenson College stands to gain as part of a 2 billion pound strategy to develop new low carbon colleges, marking a radical new approach to the delivery of public buildings. ... 01 May 2008 MP WELCOMES £1.2 MILLION TO HELP STEPHENSON COLLEGE BUILD NEW FACILITIES AND SAVE THE PLANET AT THE SAME TIME

A NEW centre offering training and help to staff at schools, colleges and universities across the region is due to open at a Leicester special school.... 05 Jun 2008 Training centre to open

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