Work has now started to turn Saffron Lane Sports Stadium back into an athletics centre of excellence. A new track and field athletics investment programme is being put into place, which will include purpose built double storey changing accommodation, helping to make Saffron Lane a pure athletics centre, offering the very best provision for Leicester's athletes to train and compete, hopefully in preparation for 2012.
Consultation is now underway on the proposal of a City Academy to replace New College.
Leicester City Council is celebrating national Green Flag Awards for four city parks, following over £170,000 of improvements. Evington Park, Knighton Park and Watermead Country Park have all achieved the Green Flag standard for the first time. Abbey Park has received the award for the 4th consecutive year.
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.