Natalie Profitt Head of New Media of the Leicestershire Constabulary's visits EAVA FM

Natalie came in to discuss her role within the department and to tell us their new forms of effective communication within Leicester and its surrounding areas.

Natalie has been with the Leicester police force for 6 years and in that time has seen firsthand Leicestershire’s ever changing communities grow. With this brings many new challenges along the way when working with the diverse cultures and languages both in the community and online.

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Added: Wednesday 18th April 2012 11:28:49 AM

Cecily Henry from Home Start visits EAVA FM

Are you in a family that needs help? Or in a family that wants to offer help?

Then read on, Tuesday 3rd April 2012 saw Cecily Henry from Home Start joined us in the studio to talk about Home Start and the fact that they are looking for more volunteers.

The Home Start project has been going for 10 years and its aim is to help increase the confidence and independence... read more

Added: Tuesday 17th April 2012 10:05:58 AM

Anni Reid from Stroke Awareness visits EAVA FM

On Tuesday 27th March 2012 Anni Reid from Stroke awareness Project and Surbhi who is recently recovering stroke came in to talk with us about the signs and symptoms to be aware of when dealing with a stroke.

Anni has been working in the T.I.A. clinic and she has a questionnaire that she has been asking people to see why there are delays in getting medical attention and to understand why people aren't visiting the hospital quick enough following the onslaught of a stroke. She has a simple but powerful me... read more

Added: Friday 13th April 2012 09:22:52 AM

Police Talk with PC Sandie Hastings on EAVA FM

Tuesday 20th March, Dee invited in a special guest for the police talk, PC Sandie Hastings who has been in the police force since she was 16 has recently returned from the US.

Sandie first went to America in 2007 and was asked back to train the Rochester police in New York. Rochester in upstate New York has the highest homicide rate per capita in the whole of New York and PC Sandie Hastings was based there for 3 weeks to train 60 officers.

In recent times in Ro... read more

Added: Wednesday 11th April 2012 10:22:04 AM

Dragonhearts visit the Friday Flex Show on EAVA FM

Dragonhearts are a Hip Hop duo from Leicester (Rowlatts Hill). The members are DARK A BROWNSVILLE (A.K.A Darkman, Mac B, Chocolate Don, JB) real name James Brown and SOULJA SWIZZ (A.K.A Swizz, SWD, S Dubble, Young Veteran, Pretty but gritty) real name Spencer Weir-Daley and have known each other since their early infant years as they are cousins by marriage.

Talking about their new mixtape "Life of a Dragonheart Vol 2" on the Friday Flex Show hosted by Vij and Mr Solman on EAVA FM will be ready to download very soon!!

They started rapping together in 2000, although Dark A was rapping before that and was also a member Of Speec... read more

Added: Friday 6th April 2012 08:40:43 AM

Deputy Commander Ben Gillard of Spinney Hill Police Station visits EAVA FM

Tuesday 13th of March was the police talk with Dee Bahra. The special guest this week was Deputy Commander Ben Gillard of Spinney Hill police station. Ben visited EAVA FM to talk about the royal visit, being a policemen and crime prevention.

Ben Gillard has been in the police force for 17 years but hasn’t always been in Leicester. The first 5 years of his policing career was in Manchester city centre but he moved back to Leicester, where he’s originally from and where his family is. Ben knew he wanted to be a police officer when he ... read more

Added: Thursday 5th April 2012 09:16:41 AM