Press releases

Thurnby United Football Club faces closure

June 14th, 2011

11 July 2008 Thurnby United Football Club faces closure or relegation to a different league if their facilities are not repaired by the City Council. The Club use Willowbrook Activity Centre where the showers are out of order. As a … Continue reading

Vaz Announces Centre of Excellence for Diabetes in Leicester

June 14th, 2011

A case has been made for City – wide support for a proposed new Centre of Excellence in Leicester to deal with diabetes by a local MP who has Type 2 diabetes. Local MP Keith Vaz has this week tabled … Continue reading

VAZ SEEKS LOCAL VIEWS ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING

June 14th, 2011

18 June 2008 VAZ SEEKS LOCAL VIEWS ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, is encouraging his constituents to contact him to inform them about their views on modern policing. He wants to … Continue reading

Vaz says Tesco must move cautiously over extension

June 14th, 2011

9th June 2008 Vaz says Tesco must move cautiously over extension Leicester East MP Keith Vaz met last Friday with representatives of Tescos and voiced his concern about any further extension of the Hamilton Tesco store without full consultation with … Continue reading

Vaz demands an independent assessor to monitor diversity in the Olympics

June 14th, 2011

9th June 2008 Vaz demands an independent assessor to monitor diversity in the Olympics A meeting took place today with Tessa Jowell, Minister for the Olympics, Keith Vaz MP and members of Emost, an organisation striving for diversity in the … Continue reading

Inquiry Launched into murder of Karen Godden by Mental HealthPatient

June 14th, 2011

23rd May 2008 Inquiry Launched into murder of Karen Godden by Mental Health Patient Karen Godden was brutally murdered by mental health patient Kelvin Trenfield after he was treated for his illness by the NHS. Her family have demanded answers … Continue reading

Committee Demands Answers Over MI5 Agent

June 14th, 2011

23rd May 2008 Committee Demands Answers Over MI5 Agent The Home Affairs Select Committee has written to the Home Secretary demanding answers about the vetting process of security service agents which allowed a man married to a prostitute to work … Continue reading

Vaz Demands Urgent Action on East Park Road Parking

June 14th, 2011

9th May 2008 – Press Release Vaz Demands Urgent Action on East Park Road Parking Residents of East Park Road are regularly witnesses to numerous road traffic accidents due to the horrific parking situation on the road. The double parked … Continue reading

Vaz concerned with damage caused by Travellers

June 14th, 2011

6 June 2007 – Press Release Local residents are frustrated by the continual damage to Bellflower Road caused as a result of Travellers moving to and from their campsite next to Hamilton Lake, in Hamilton, Leicester. The Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP and local Councillor … Continue reading

Vaz Supports Lords Amendment on Police Pay

June 14th, 2011

1 May 2008 – Press Release The House of Lords last night agreed to an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill which means that if the Government wants to reject the pay recommendations made by an independent review … Continue reading

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