Shared Services A Way Forward For The City?

Citizens’ Eye was interested in an article in the Leicester Mercury published on Tuesday 31 August about Leicestershire County Council teaming up with Nottingham City Council to share some council services.
In the article there is the following quote from a spokesman for Leicester City Council about potential developments in the city.
“Suggestions that councils share [...]

City And County Libraries Doing Well

See an article ‘ Computers and Courses Help Boost Popularity of Libraries’
published in the Leicester Mercury on Tuesday August 31 about how well libraries in the city and county are doing compared to national trends.
The article says:
“More people are visiting Leicestershire’s libraries – bucking a national trend.
Both the city and county councils say numbers have [...]

Castle Ward Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter

The August – October Castle Ward Leicestershire Constabulary newsletter has just been published and should be available at the Central Libraries and Knighton Library.
It contains information about The Policing Pledge, a message from the Commander of the Local Policing Unit, a neighbourhood update and contacts for the neighbourhood team.
You can also access information about Neighbourhood Policing at: [...]

Charity Family Fun Day For New Parks Club

A Charity Family Fun Day for New Parks Club For Young People is being held on Sunday August 22 at The Counting House pub, Freemen Common, between 12 pm – 6 pm.
See a short article about the event in the Leicester Mercury on Saturday August 21 on the This is Leicestershire website at:http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Karts-castles-menu-charity-fun-day/article-2554138-detail/article.html
A charity family [...]

New Action Deafness E-Bulletin

See how to access the new Action Deafness E-Bulletin at:http://www.actiondeafness.org.uk/e-bulletin.html
Action Deafness works with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafened and Deafblind children, young people, adults and older people across Leicester, Leicestershire and the East Midlands.
The organisations Head Office is based in Leicester and provides a range of specialist services.
For more information about Action Deafness see:http://www.actiondeafness.org.uk/

City Celebrates Older People in September

Citizens’ Eye has received the following press release from NHS Leicester City and Leicester City Council about Older Persons’ Month in September 2010.
ORGANISATIONS across the city have teamed up to offer a month of events, exhibitions and networking opportunities aimed at older people.
September is Older Persons’ Month and Leicester City Council and NHS Leicester City [...]

Battlefront Online Anti-Bullying Project

Read an article published on Thursday August 5 2010 in the Leicester Mercury about a new online anti-bullying project. The article says:
An award-winning teenage anti-bullying campaigner has been selected to take part in an online project to raise awareness of the problem.
Abbi Morrall-Faulkner, from Hinckley, is one of 12 young people from across the country taking part in [...]

Young Play Day Reporters

Young Play Day Reporters from Leicester Wave Young People’s Newspaper were out in force at the National Play Day event in Town Hall Square on Wednesday August 4.
Much effort had gone into arranging the Play Day event and the young reporters were made welcome by Ray Tunks, Leicester City Council Advisor on Curriculum Enrichment and his expert team of [...]

Vista Experiences Of Blind And Partially Sighted People

Read an article in the Leicester Mercury published on Tuesday 4 July about an event being held by Vista in Leicester about the experiences of blind and partially sighted people in the city. The event is on Thursday 6 July between 10 am – 12.30 pm.
Read the Leicester Mercury article on the This Is Leicestershire website [...]

Have Your Say On Pubs And Clubs in Leicester

See an article in the Leicester Mercury on Monday August 2, 2010 about how people can have a say in developing licensing conditions in Leicester. The article says:
It’s a detailed blueprint which will determine where you will drink in Leicester, for how long, and under what conditions. It’s a beer-filled charter for the city, a real-life [...]

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