P168 CEEFAX 2 168 Wed 05 Jan 21:45/14 FOOTBALL CLUB PULLS OUT OF STADIUM PLAN Leicester City is to withdraw a planning application for a new stadium. The decision over the 40,000-sjater ground on Bede Island South comes just weeks before a planned public inquiry. The club said it was not convinced djvjlopjr Goldwing Properties could buy all the land needed to allow the project to go ahead. Goldwing said it had not been formally told and was "astounded "astounded". The club said it may now redevelop Filbert Street or move outside the city 1/4 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 Next News WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP168 CEEFAX 2 168 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/17 ESTBTE PATROLS ARE SET TO BE STEPPED UP A council is doubling the number of security patrols it runs to trouble spots on its estates. Derby City Council has taken the decision in response to requests from its tenants. For four years the council has employed a special night-time team of security officers. Now a second team is starting work at a cost of £50,000. Members have been given self-defence training by police. The council says extra patrols should reduce vandalism. 2/4 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 Next News WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP168 CEEFAX 2 168 Wed 05 Jan 21:44/41 SCHOOL ROW PARENTS FACE COURT ACTION Parents of children who are being kept off school say they are prepared to go to prison to get the education that they want. Ten children have been kept away for more than a term from New College in Leicester. It was set up as the result of a major reorganisation of secondary education in the city. Protesting parents say the school is too difficult to get to. Leicester City Council says they can face fines of up to £1,000. 3/4 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 Next News WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP168 CEEFAX 2 168 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/20 HEALTH SERVICE HELPLINE UNDER PRESSURE The new NHS Direct helpline in the East Midlands was swamped with calls during Christmas and New Year. Officials say patients seeking advice faced delays of up to an hour. According to figures just released, more than 700 people from Derbyshiri tried to phone the sjrvjce over the festive season. Nearly 160 hung up before they were put through to a nurse. NHS Direct has apologisjd for the delays and says extra staff are to bj employed. 4/4 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 Next News WMid News Reg Sport Main Menu