Rutland and Melton Councils Awarded £23m in Levelling Up Funding Thursday, 19 January, 2023 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that Rutland County Council (RCC) and Melton Borough Council’s (MBC) joint levelling up bid has been successful. RCC and MBC submitted a joint bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF) round 2 in August 2022. The joint bid sought £23 million investment from the Government to deliver upgrades along three key themes. This... Local News
Alicia Kearns MP Opens Final Voting for Rutland & Melton's Favourite Independent Shop Awards 2022 18th January 2023 Alicia Kearns MP has opened final voting for her annual competition to find Rutland and Melton's favourite independent shop. This year's competition has been a... Local News
Alicia Kearns MP Campaign for LGBTQ+ Conversion Ban is Successful 17th January 2023 The Government has announced that it is recommitting to a full and inclusive ban on so called ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ individuals following a campaign... Westminster News
Alicia Kearns MP Highlights the Need for a Gas-Fertiliser Index 12th January 2023 Alicia Kearns MP asked the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to introduce a Gas-Fertiliser Index within DEFRA to help farmers better prepare... Speeches in Parliament
Alicia Kearns MP Calls for Graduated Driving Licences 12th January 2023 In a Westminster Hall Debate on improving driver safety, Alicia Kearns MP raised the tragic case of the constituent Emily Challen who was killed in a car... Speeches in Parliament
Alicia Kearns MP Calls for Safety Upgrades to the A52 Junction at Bottesford 12th January 2023 During a Westminster Hall Debate on improving driver safety, Alicia Kearns MP raised the need for safety improvements to the A52 junction at Bottesford. Alicia... Speeches in Parliament
Alicia Kearns MP Welcomes Funding for New Technology to Reduce Stillbirths & Premature Births 16th December 2022 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced £1.8 million in funding last week to support the safe rollout of new technology designed to... Westminster News
Casterton Colleges Secures Government School Rebuilding Programme Investment 16th December 2022 Casterton College in Rutland has been announced as one of the beneficiaries in the fourth round of the Government’s £1.8 billion School Rebuilding Programme... Local News
LCC Reaffirms Commitment to Fund the MMDR 16th December 2022 Members at the Leicestershire County Council cabinet have voted to approve the Council’s funding contribution for the north and east sections of the Melton... Local News
Leicestershire Announced as the First County to Roll Out 'Gigahubs' 12th December 2022 Working in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS), Leicestershire will be the first county in the country to roll out... Local News
