Tess Rushin

1 week ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Tess Rushin |David Dubas-Fisher |CULLEN WILLIS

Three in five children are now classed as living in poverty in Leicester’s most deprived neighbourhood, Government figures show. The new statistics also reveal stark differences between poverty rates between city and county areas. In total, 52,121 children aged 0 to 15 - around 25 per cent - were considered to be "living in poverty" across Leicestershire in the year ending March 2024, according to the figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

1 week ago | msn.com | Tess Rushin

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1 week ago | bbc.com | Tess Rushin

170-home estate plan submitted for countrysideTess RushinLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleThe homes would be built on land off Leicester Road if given the go-aheadA 170-home housing estate could be built in the Leicestershire countryside after plans were submitted. Developer Barratt David Wilson Homes has lodged a planning application for the development for land off Leicester Road, Fleckney.

1 week ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Tess Rushin

In the latest set of food hygiene ratings for Leicestershire, a hotel has been given a rating of zero, meaning "urgent improvement necessary". The data, which covers the month of March 2025, sees another hotel rated as one, meaning "major improvement necessary". Every restaurant, supermarket and takeaway - indeed, any place where food is supplied, sold or eaten - is given a rating for food hygiene, with zero being the worst and five being the best.

1 week ago | foodsafety.einnews.com | Tess Rushin

In the latest set of food hygiene ratings for Leicestershire, a hotel has been given a rating of zero, meaning "urgent improvement necessary". The data, which covers the month of March 2025, sees another hotel rated as one, meaning "major improvement necessary". Every restaurant, supermarket and takeaway - indeed, any place where food is supplied, sold or eaten - is given a rating for food hygiene, with zero being the worst and five being the best.