Officers run for relief

Officers from the council’s Sports on Parks team are putting their running shoes on and taking part in a 2km run around Abbey Park to raise money for Sport Relief 2010.
The event starts at 1pm from the main car park on Friday March 19 and while only six people have enrolled so far, sport on [...]

Call in crimes say police

A police constable has urged people of Beaumont Leys to combat distraction burglars with an information arsenal.
PC Martin Birch, speaking in a community meeting last week, said people affected by the crime or noticing suspicious activity need to report it instantly – so police can inform others living nearby of the techniques these criminals are [...]

Pharmacists of the future

Aspiring health professionals visited children with rare medical conditions living in Beaumont Leys last week.
Masters degree pharmacy students from De Montfort University and medical students from the University of Leicester, teamed up with trainee nurses to visit patients in their homes on Thursday, March 4.
Ambereen Zafroon, a pharmacy student from DMU said: “It was really [...]

No alarm for city farm

by Paul Lynch
A hard hit farmer is vowing to bounce back after the toughest winter for 30 years- with a little help from the springtime.
The snowy weather led to a decline in the number of paying visitors needed to keep Gorse Hill City Farm running.
Cold animals also needed more food and hay to keep their [...]

Moto madness prompts action

Chicane fences and collapsing bollards are to be put on a troublesome bridle path near Astill Lodge Road to curb motorbike users.
Young people on powerful bikes have terrorised the neighbourhood by motoring down the pathway at high speeds.
But a spokesperson for the city council said at a Beaumont Leys ward meeting last night that two [...]

Boxing club set to be a knock out

by Laura Elvin
A former sparring partner to boxing champions has secured crucial funding to fuel his long time ambition of opening a boxing club in memory of his brother.
Head coach Ajmal Butt, 40, has lived in Beaumont Leys all his life and was drawn to boxing as a way of coping with the tragic loss [...]

Get fit fair for families

Active kids and their families are invited to a free healthy living event this afternoon where they will get the chance to play on dance mats, try new foods and do fun fitness checks.
Organisers of the healthy living afternoon, which will be held at Beaumont Leys School, hope that by educating children about healthy lifestyles [...]

kids dig deep for tree pledge

by Meera Majithia
An historic milestone was reached this weekend as part of the city’s plans to go green.
The 10,000-tree pledge started back in November 2007 at the Nelson Mandela Park in Leicester.
Now thanks to the planting of the 7,500th tree at the Stocking Farm Community Centre this Saturday, the pledge is three quarters of the [...]

Study help on offer

Free homework help is on hand for students at the Beaumont Leys Library.
Students can take advantage of the free resources on offer at the library such as: reference books, free computer use, and a limited number of free photocopies and print-outs.
Senior Library Assistant Jit Dhanji said: “On average we get eight students per session but [...]

Brady Bunch housing proves to be popular

by Hollie Thorman
Two unusual homes released for sale in Beaumont Leys this week are proving popular with fans of the Brady Bunch.
The peculiar multi-level homes – which architects call staked split level – reflect the family home in the 1960’s American television sitcom.
The properties on Strasbourg Drive – named The Chorley, and Earls Grange – [...]

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