Hinckley Info : News and Information

Childminders are being targeted by an email asking them to look after American children.  We have seen two emails that are purported to be written by different people, but both messages are almost identical.

New technology has revolutionised the way staff at Leicestershire Constabulary carry out identification parades and is saving the Force thousands of pounds. The new system has just been installed in Loughborough's newly refurbished custody suite ensuring that the whole Force is now using the latest technology.

The Government is planning fundamental changes to UK consumer law, to benefit consumers, reduce burdens for business and help enforcers. The proposals were set out today in a major speech on consumer protection by UK Business Secretary John Hutton.

Nurses could double the amount of time they spend on direct patient care and slash unnecessary paperwork thanks to £50m investment in a project to improve efficiency on wards, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.

A new Action Squad to help police and local agencies make full use of all the tools and powers available to tackle anti-social behaviour in every community, backed by £255,000 of new funding, was announced today in a major speech by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

Public attitudes in England towards people with mental health problems remain broadly sympathetic, according to a new survey by the Department of Health.

The Government today announced a package of measures to help ensure consumers are seeing the vital information in Home Information Packs and are receiving a higher standard of service in the home buying and selling process.

Following a feasibility study, there appears to be a local need in the Hinckley area for a Prince’s Trust Programme and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is therefore looking to run a 12 week Hinckley based course commencing in September 2008, to draw in young people from the Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Barwell areas.

Hinckley United have announced that this season's prices will stay the same as last season's:

The tactics used by some telephone cold callers can sometimes leave you bewildered or pressured into buying things you neither want nor need, but there are ways to get the upper hand, advises Consumer Direct.

Think carefully before cooling off in rivers and lakes is the message from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents as the UK enjoys its first hot spell of the year.

A whole weekend of attractions and activities will be taking place on Burbage Common later this month as the popular Countryside Open Day has been expanded to a two-day event.

With hedgerows now in full bloom and buzzing with wildlife, local conservationists are appealing for nature detectives to help search for the oldest and most wildlife rich hedgerow in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Full details of the Co-Op's proposed Pennbury eco-town should be released, Leicestershire's ruling Cabinet demanded this week.

More than 100 miles of paths will be given a re-fresh this summer, as part of the County Council’s £450,000 annual slurry sealing programme.

New proposals to reform the way people learn to drive and how they are tested have today been announced by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

Today (7th May) David Lammy announced the expansion of the National Skills Academy network with the approval of three new National Skills Academies: Sport and Active Leisure, Creative and Cultural and Hospitality.

Every local authority in England will be able to appoint a dedicated Stroke Care Coordinator to support stroke survivors and their carers thanks to millions of pounds of extra funding for stroke services, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.

Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has today published research showing parents want even more involvement in their children's education - and prefer informal chats with school staff instead of parents evenings.