Nic Rigby

Norwich

Researcher and Broadcast Journalist at BBC

Influenced by folk, country and Americana, Nic Norton and the County Band takes a sideways look at life and love.

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Call for lollipop people to be brought back at Peterborough schools

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Nic Rigby

'School lollipop people need to return before tragedy strikes'Nic RigbyDJ McLaren/BBCMum Kerri Deboo, who has children at Werrington Primary School, said the road was not safe for children to cross on their ownParents have called on a council to reinstate school crossing patrols before a "tragedy strikes". Peterborough City Council (PCC) cut the patrols (also known as lollipop people) near primary schools in Eye, Fletton, Newark Hill and Werrington in Cambridgeshire to help balance its budget.
New rules may stop McDonald's near Bishop's Stortford school, MP

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Simon Dedman |Nic Rigby

New rules could block McDonald's near school - MPSimon Dedman & Nic RigbyBBCMcDonald's said it had contributed £94.5bn to the UK economy since it opened its first restaurant in the country in 1974New government rules could help block plans for a McDonald's restaurant near a school, the area's MP has said. In June 2024, developer Countryside applied for a fast food outlet on the St James' Park development, Hertfordshire, close to Bishop's Stortford High School.
Boys learn ways to combat toxic masculinity

2 months ago | msn.com | Amelia Reynolds |Nic Rigby

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Debenham High School

2 months ago | bbc.com | Amelia Reynolds |Nic Rigby

Boys learn ways to combat toxic masculinityAmelia Reynolds & Nic RigbyBBCBoys at Debenham High School in Suffolk have been having lessons aimed at combating toxic masculinityTeenagers are being taught that they do not have to conform to dangerous stereotypes about masculinity they see online. Boys studying at Debenham High School in Suffolk were visited by Paul Clark from Progressive Masculinity, which has been working to reshape the idea of masculinity for boys and men.
Migrant permits should be time-specific

Mar 2, 2025 | bbc.com | Nic Rigby |Andrew Sinclair

Migrant permits should be time-specific - FarageNic Rigby & Andrew SinclairPA MediaReform UK leader Nigel Farage is the MP for ClactonMigrant workers needed in the UK should only be employed on a "time-specific work permit", Nigel Farage said. The leader of Reform UK and Clacton MP claimed care home workers were "necessary" rather than skilled and should not stay in the UK indefinitely.
Migrant permits should be time-specific - Farage

Mar 2, 2025 | aol.com | Nic Rigby |Andrew Sinclair

Migrant workers needed in the UK should only be employed on a "time-specific work permit", Nigel Farage said. The leader of Reform UK and Clacton MP claimed care home workers were "necessary" rather than skilled and should not stay in the UK indefinitely. But his view was attacked by Liberal Democrat MP Charlotte Cane, who said it was "absolutely a skilled task" and they should be paid properly and welcomed to the UK.
Businesses back scrapping red tape to boost apprenticeships

Feb 16, 2025 | bbc.com | Nic Rigby

Companies welcome easing of apprenticeship rulesNic RigbyPA MediaWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall and Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes visited Peterborough College to attend an apprenticeship showcase in NovemberPlans to ditch a requirement for English and maths for apprentices has been welcomed by an East of England business leader. The government announced companies would have the power to decide if the qualifications should be part of a prescribed course when employing apprentices.
Companies welcome easing of apprenticeship rules

Feb 16, 2025 | yahoo.com | Nic Rigby

Plans to ditch a requirement for English and maths for apprentices has been welcomed by an East of England business leader. The government announced companies would have the power to decide if the qualifications should be part of a prescribed course when employing apprentices. Candy Richards of the region's Federation of Small Business (FSB) backed the idea but called for extra support for firms wanting to train people given the economic challenges many were facing.
Voters hoping for more progress from government

Jan 11, 2025 | yahoo.com | Nic Rigby

Voters have spoken of their disillusionment with politics six months after the general election. BBC Politics East returned to voters who had talked to the programme before the election and sought out the opinions of local people. Events manager Rose Steward, from Norwich, and University of East Anglia student Jamie Bryson said they were looking to see more progress from the new Labour government.
'Mum controlled her death others should be able to'

Nov 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mike Cartright |Nic Rigby

A former MP said his 79-year-old mum took advantage of the assisted dying laws in a state in Australia to "be in control of her death". Academic Julian Huppert, who was the Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge between 2010 and 2015, spoke out on the week MPs will debate the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Commons.