Sarah Ward

2 days ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

An garage worker who crashed her car while more than twice the drink drive limit faces losing the licence that allows her to sell alcohol. Leanne Robbins drove her car into a wall off Uppingham Road in Caldecott in the early hours of February 13, after she had been drinking and decided to go to buy cigarettes. Robbins, failed a roadside breath test and at a police station was found to have 98 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.

2 weeks ago | oakham.nub.news | Sarah Ward

Leicestershire and Rutland's police and crime commissioner has failed to find a new chief constable after a recruitment campaign and so has given a temporary promotion to the current deputy. Despite not applying for the role, Leicestershire Police's deputy chief constable David Sandall has been asked by commissioner Rupert Matthews (Con) to take on the role until a suitable new chief constable to replace former chief Rob Nixon can be found.

2 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Leicestershire and Rutland’s police and crime commissioner has failed to find a new chief constable after a recruitment campaign and so has given a temporary promotion to the current deputy. Despite not applying for the role, Leicestershire Police’s deputy chief constable David Sandall has been asked by commissioner Rupert Matthews (Con) to take on the role until a suitable new chief constable to replace former chief Rob Nixon can be found.

3 weeks ago | oakham.nub.news | Sarah Ward

The head of the Leicester and Rutland probation board has said an emergency response group has been 'stood up' again to respond to the prison overcrowding issue. Last year, just months after coming into power, the Labour government made the decision to release 1,700 prisoners early due to the prison cells across the country being full.

3 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

The head of the Leicester and Rutland probation board has said an emergency response group has been ‘stood up’ again to respond to the prison overcrowding issue. Last year, just months after coming into power, the Labour government made the decision to release 1,700 prisoners early due to the prison cells across the country being full.