South Leicestershire MP, Alberto Costa, has urgently met with the Chief Executive of the Parole Board for England and Wales to discuss the upcoming parole hearing for convicted child-killer Colin Pitchfork, which is due to take place on Monday (22nd March). Alberto organised the meeting with Martin Jones, the Parole Board’s CEO, to discuss Pitchfork’s…
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Friends of Narborough Station support ‘exciting Lutterworth Line’ railway plans
Local campaigning group ‘Friends of Narborough Station’ are supporting plans to reopen the Rugby to Leicester railway line which was previously closed under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The ‘Lutterworth Line’ proposals put forward by Sustainable Transport Northamptonshire would seek to reconnect the old railway line between Rugby and Leicester. The project would…
MP hears Croft Quarry expansion plans
South Leicestershire MP, Alberto Costa, held a virtual meeting with senior representatives from Aggregate Industries and local councillors to hear about plans to expand Croft Quarry and extend the lifespan of the site. Proposals put forward by Aggregate Industries to Leicestershire County Council include plans to further extract minerals from the site and then to…
MP receives assurances on local vaccine availability
MP for South Leicestershire, Alberto Costa, has received assurances from the Vaccine Minister that his constituents and residents of the county will not need to travel more than ten miles to receive their dose of the Coronavirus vaccine. Speaking in Health Questions in the House of Commons earlier this week (12th January), Mr Costa asked…
MP urges dog walkers to exercise caution following ‘poisoning’ reports
Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire, has urged local dog walkers to exercise caution following reports of dogs being ‘poisoned’ in a number of areas across Leicestershire. Mr Costa has said that several of his constituents had contacted his office to report instances of potential dog poisoning in the Devitt Way area of Broughton Astley,…