Summer Schools open in Hinckley and Bosworth
In Hinckley and Bosworth three schools will be opening their doors this summer to help some of the most disadvantaged pupils in our area with the big step up from primary to secondary school.
24 Jul 2012
News
Campaigners celebrate mast success
Campaigners against plans by Vodafone to put a 15 metre (49 ft) phone mast on Tudor Road, Hinckley are celebrating after the plans were rejected at a meeting of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council's Planning Committee last night. Liberal Democrat Councillors David Bill, Dave Cope, Michael Mullaney and Don Wright collected a petition of nearly 200 names from local residents who opposed the phone mast. Cllr Michael Mullaney (Lib Dem, Hinckley Trinity) spoke to the meeting and asked for the Mast to be stopped, he said "Phone masts are needed in the 21st Century, but they need to be in an appropriate place. This site on Tudor Road was totally the wrong place, not only was it in a residential area right in front of a local shop, but it was next to an existing nursing home on one side and a Care Home that is being built on the other side. It was also very near to Richmond School and the Hinckley Club for Young People." Respondong to the news County Cllr Don Wright (Lib Dem, Hinckley) said "Thank goodness common s
25 Jul 2012
Ambitious scheme to help young people find jobs or training in East Midlands launched
A pioneering scheme to give young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) opportunities to get back on track launched in the East Midlands region has been welcomed..
25 Jul 2012
2,500 two-year olds to get free early years education in Leicestershire
A local councillor has welcomed news that 2,500 two year olds in Leicestershire will benefit from early years education from September 2014. Under the proposed criteria, 2,500 two-year-old children from the most hard pressed families in Leicestershire would be able to receive free early years education. This is in addition to all three and four-year-old children in the county who are already eligible to receive 15 hours of free early years education per week. Commenting, Cllr Michael Mullaney (Lib Dem Hinckley Trinity) said: "This is great news for parents and toddlers in our area. Early years education, through play and stories, helps young children prepare for school. "It's also a huge help to parents who may be struggling to juggle work commitments and having young children. "Thanks to Liberal Democrats, one of the Coalition Government's main priorities is to close the attainment gap between the poorest children and their more well-off peers. "By making early years education freely available to the least w
25 Jul 2012
Residents urged to write in to oppose phone mast plan
Proposals have now been submitted to put a mobile phone mast on Tudor Road in Hinckley.
16 Jul 2012