National News

Green Flag Award

Its Six This Year!

Leicester was awarded 6 green flags this year for the quality and improvement of 6 different different parks and open spaces , an all-time record, reflecting the additional monies put into these services by the Lib Dems.

13 Aug 2007
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Bogus Charity Collectors

Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed moves by Liberal Democrat MPs in campaigning against "Bogus Charity Collectors".

12 Aug 2007
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Residents' traffic concerns

Residents have told local campaigner Neil Woollcott they are tired of speeding traffic using streets such as Colson Road as a cut through between Borders Lane and Chigwell Lane.

11 Aug 2007
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One in five leaving primary school with reading or maths problems

The government has failed to meet its own target for raising achievement among 11-year-olds in English and maths for the 10th year running. Key stage two results published today show that one in five children left primary school this year with a poor grasp of the Three Rs. Exam results for 11-year-olds reveal that 120,000 cannot read or write properly and almost 140,000 are unable to do sums. A further 72,000 fail to reach an acceptable standard in science exams. Standards in England's primary schools have improved by just one percentage point in the last 12 months despite millions being invested in education reforms for young children.

10 Aug 2007
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