THE ROTHLEY POST
JAN 2012
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Tara opens new centre
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PHOTO: LONGSLADE COLLEGE
Together they cut the ribbon to open the £4.8million building which has a 238 seat auditorium, a drama studio, media suites, outdoor amphitheatre, meeting rooms and a bar. Local landowner Charles Palmer-Tomkinson’s charitable trust donated £1million towards the project with £3.47million provided by the Young People’s Learning Agency. Mr Palmer-Tomkinson singled out planning consultant Will Antill for his work planning and guiding the project from an early stage. Guests at the opening event were treated to a performance of music and drama by Longslade students, who then escorted visitors on a guided tour of the building. Longslade Principal Liz Hall said: “I was delighted with the opening – it was exactly as we had hoped – a real celebration and a chance to show the auditorium at work, as well as guests having the opportunity to tour the building and speak with students. Having the PalmerTomkinson family at the opening was absolutely great and students really appreciated being able to talk about their pride in the building. Tara and Charles and the whole family asked a lot of questions about how we are using the Centre and shared ideas for developing it. Tara is keen to keep in touch with the college in the future. The impact of the building has been such a positive one – post 16 students have more space for study and everyone enjoys using the new auditorium. Community groups have also been positive about the building and we have a lot of interest in using the Centre for a variety of events.”
PHOTO: LONGSLADE COLLEGE
TARA PALMER-TOMKINSON and her father Charles were special guests at the official opening of Longslade’s new Palmer-Tomkinson centre.
Pics: (top right) Tara Palmer-Tomkinson & her father Charles cut the ribbon. Bottom right: Tara talks to Longslade Principal Liz Hall & (top, ctr) meets some of the students who performed at the opening event
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County crime figures POLICE IN Leicestershire are on track to meet many of the targets set out in their Policing Plan to make the county safer, it has been revealed. Performance figures presented to members of Leicestershire Police Authority show total recorded crime in the 12 months up to August 2011 fell by 8.4%. This represents 2,726 fewer offences and is better than the 5% target agreed within 2011/12 Policing Plan. Most categories of crime saw large reductions during the period, with burglary in commercial premises falling 13.3% (114 offences), theft of vehicles by 16.4% (107 offences) and theft from vehicles 15% (309 offences) – all of which were better than the target set by the Authority. Other offences such as burglary in people’s homes narrowly missed out on targets, falling 9.4% (165 offences) against a target of 10%. The force improved its satisfaction rate among victims of vehicle crime at 82.9% in the 12 months to August 2011 compared to 71.4% in the 12 months up to July 13, 2011 as well as the number of serious violent crimes detect-
ed (61.2% compared to 59.6% at the last reported position). It also saw the percentage increase in serious violent crime offences slow to 26.7% (31 offences) up to end of August 2011 from 50.8% (40 offences) in the 12 months up to July 13.
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