Liz Kendall, Author at Liz Kendall

NHS shake-up is distraction from real challenge

15/12/2010

Liz’s article in the Leicester Mercury says the Government’s NHS reorganisation is a huge distraction from the real challenge, which is improving patient care within extremely tight resources. Click here to read more.

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Major road safety work begins

15/12/2010

A £500,000 road safety scheme has begun in New Parks which will see speed humps installed, new bus stops put up, road islands built to improve safety for pedestrians and a 20mph limit near Inglehurst School.

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Liz brings MPs to Beaumont Leys School

15/12/2010

MPs from the cross-party Education Select Committee recently visited Beaumont Leys school to hear about the good behaviour practice at the school.

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Liz visits new heart research centre at Glenfield

15/12/2010

Liz attended the opening of a new £4.7m heart research centre at Glenfield’s hospital. The centre will help in the development of new treatments for heart disease, strokes and the cardiovascular complications of diabetes.

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Health Through Warmth

14/12/2010

I recently attended a fantastic open event run by Leicester City Council’s Health Through Warmth team to promote winter safety at Home Farm in Beaumont Leys. Like much of the UK, Leicester has been hit by some dreadful weather over the past few weeks, so it is really important that […]

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Tackling the smell from Biffa, Mowmacre

14/12/2010

Residents in Mowmacre have been complaining about the appalling smell from the Biffa recycling plant for years. On some days, the smells get so bad, people feel forced to stay in their houses with the windows and doors firmly shut. This is completely unacceptable. I’ve held a series of meetings […]

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Folville Junior School Success at Schools Sports Partnership Awards

14/12/2010

November saw Leicester Schools Sport Partnership hold its annual awards to celebrate the exceptional hard work and excellent performances of Leicester’s young people over the past academic year. Leicester West has produced another victorious team, with Folville Junior School winning the Primary Team of the Year as well as Luqman Said […]

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De Montfort University Celebrates 50 years of Youth and Community

14/12/2010

Saturday the 27th November saw De Montfort University’s Youth and Community Division celebrate its 50th birthday, and I attended their anniversary conference to deliver the opening remarks. Leicester has long been considered the birthplace of youth work in this country, and I am very proud that De Montfort is home […]

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TalkTalk Digital Hero Award for local community activist

14/12/2010

I’m delighted that Serina Leeanne has won the TalkTalk Digital Heros East Midlands award. Serina is a true community hero in New Parks through her work running the New Parks Community Boxing Gym, and the website she has set up to help bring the community together, which is the project […]

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Helping grassroots football

14/12/2010

Last month I helped launch Leicester’s Football Investment Programme which is investing £11.6 million to improve facilities for grassroots football across the city. I joined Steve Walsh, Muzzy Izzet, the Lord Mayor, Cllr Rob Wann and others at New College which has already used money from the programme to transform […]

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LeicestHERday Jubilee Awards

14/12/2010

I was delighted to take part in LeicestHERday’s Jubilee Awards ceremony in November, celebrating the enormous contributions that women in Leicester have made to the community, at work and in business. It’s really important that we recognise and celebrate people who give so much to our local communities and city. […]

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Stephenson’s Drive Road Resurfacing

14/12/2010

Anyone who has ever driven down Stephenson’s Drive in New Parks knows how awful the surface is and that too many cars drive too fast along the road, at risk to themselves and others. That’s why I was delighted to join Steve Corrall, one of the local New Parks […]

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