Thursday 10th December 2009 Lights out to save the planet in Leicestershire
It might not save the planet but a plan to turn off street lighting in
Leicestershire could save the taxpayer £700,000 a year. Council
leaders came up with the figure saying massive savings are possible if
lights in the county were turned off or dimmed at certain times.
Money isn’t the only thing that they say will be saved, according to
the council’s calculations the move would cut carbon emissions from
power stations by 3,000 tonnes a year.

The move comes after similar moves by the counties of Essex and
Gloucestershire where, despite turning off lights, no increase in
crime or disorder had been reported. The plan has no date for
implementation yet, the county’s cabinet will meet soon to discuss the
proposals. Leicestershire

Wednesday 28th October 2009 New site for death of a King
The death of King Richard III of England is well documented both by
historians and by Shakespeare in his play Richard III. But there has
always been argument over the exact location of the death of the last
Plantagenet King of England, which was followed by the rise of the
Tudor dynasty. Now a team of archeologists claim they have found the
site, and it isn’t in any of the places previously mooted.

According to history, and Shakespeare, the King was thrown from his
horse during the Battle of Bosworth and uttered the immortal words “A
horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse”. Now the experts are
suggesting that the actual battle site was two miles to the south-west
of the present stone which is marked: "Richard, the last Plantagenet
King of England, was slain here 22nd August, 1485." The exact location
is currently a secret to discourage treasure hunters. Leicestershire