Bristol driver sorry over "bad joke" about hit and run involving a cyclist 06/01/2015 5:56 pm Urja Patel A Twitter user has been forced to apologise for "a bad joke" about hitting a cyclist and driving away because he was late for work.
Jailed: Fraudsters who stole credit card details to pay for meals, hotel rooms and a car in £25k scam 06/01/2015 5:58 pm Urja Patel Fraudsters who used other people’s credit card details to fund their lifestyle have been brought to justice.
Ealing trials cycling lights 12/01/2015 6:42 am Sunetra Senior Ealing has been the first London council to trial a progressive set of cycle lights. The little luminosities, known as Falcopathfinder lights, will be a big step forward for road safety. Falcopathfinders are solar-powered and resistant to heavy vehicles making them cheap to maintain too. Councillor Bassam Mahfouz for environment and transport commented: “Road safety is a priority for us and we need to do what we can to avoid accidents involving cyclists, especially during the Winter period (…) “This is part of our ongoing steps in the council’s plans to transform Ealing into a safer and friendlier cycling borough.”The LED powered lights are already being used in Europe in biking cities such as Amsterdam.
Higher fees; better prospects 12/01/2015 6:59 am Sunetra Senior A study conducted by the High Fliers programme shows that recruitment prospects for those graduating from UK universities are at their best for a decade. The study looked intensively into the graduate market for 2015 and suggested that those paying the steeper fees for higher education will also enjoy the benefits of a better economy.
Award for owner of Coriander Restaurant, Uxbridge 06/01/2015 6:01 pm Urja Patel A chef who owns an Indian restaurant has been given an award for his work outside the kitchen.
Staff cuts blamed for bad behaviour 12/01/2015 7:08 am Sunetra Senior The EIS teaching union has protested that cutting teachers is making it difficult to enforce good disciplinary standards in their schools. A specific concern is that pupils who may be better suited to special schools are remaining in mainstream classes without the necessary support. The EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan told the BBC: "Reductions in staffing - including a decline in teacher numbers, deep cuts to specialist support staff, and the fall in the number of professional educational psychologists - are exacerbating the problems that many schools face in supporting pupils who have displayed challenging behaviour.”
