Tag Archives: Leicester Town Hall

That’s all folks

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

In the end it happened without so much as a whimper. Leicester’s Riverside College, formerly known as Rowley Fields Secondary School, was consigned to history. The final decision, when in came, in the Town Hall this afternoon, passed by in … Continue reading →

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Was my reporting wrong?

Posted on May 13, 2009 by

One news event, two completely opposing views. As I mentioned on Monday, I wrote a piece in the Leicester Mercury describing how the stormy Town Hall meeting about Riverside College was “brought to an abrupt halt”. The leader of the … Continue reading →

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Leicester council leader tells public to “have some manners”

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

So this was democracy in action then. The decorum of a regular city council cabinet meeting shaken by palpable anger and frustration among normal members of the public. And when they complained that they hadn’t been listened to council leader … Continue reading →

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