- Ian Wishart is a business journalist, currently working in Brussels. He worked on regional newspapers in England and Wales until 2010. Shortlisted for UK regional education journalist of the year 2009. He was education correspondent of the Leicester Mercury between 2006 and 2010. He is now business reporter for European Voice, an Economist Group newspaper. This blog is wholly unconnected with that role and the views here are entirely personal. ________________________________
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That’s all folks
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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Tagged Leicester City Council, Leicester Town Hall, Riverside, Rowley Fields
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A crucial week for Leicester’s schools
Closing a secondary school is a big deal, right? It damn well should be. And when people think democracy and politics doesn’t matter, or is too far removed from anything that affects them personally, they should witness tomorrow lunchtime’s Leicester … Continue reading
