Loughborough

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management20 November 2009Launceston Road junction improvements beginWork on a new road layout to ease traffic congestion is starting at a key junction in Wigston next week. The £60,000 improvements to the junction of Station Road and Launceston Road include a new mini roundabout and an extension to the on-pavement cycle lane.... 21 Nov 2009 Launceston Road junction improvements begin

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management20 November 2009Accident-reducing road improvements in HinckleyWork is starting on the second phase of a £110,000 road improvement scheme to reduce accidents along a key route in Hinckley. The work on Dodwells Road and Normandy Way, which is being carried out by Leicestershire County Council, is due to start on Monday.... 21 Nov 2009 Accident-reducing road improvements in Hinckley

20 November 2009Seven schools receive. .... 21 Nov 2009 Seven schools receive £16 million revamp

University of Leicester PhD organise 'Materiality and Intangibility: Contested Zones', an event for researchers and artists working with museums... 20 Nov 2009 Interactive event to challenge views on museum culture

10th Man to walk on the moon to lecture at the University of Leicester in a filled-to-capacity public event... 20 Nov 2009 An audience with Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke

great prizes are up for grabs to mark the launch of Charnwood Borough Council?s Rural Rides programme.... 10 Apr 2008 Charnwood Borough Councils Rural Rides programme

A WHEELY great event will mark the launch of Charnwood Borough Councils Rural Rides programme this weekend.... 22 Apr 2008 WHEELY GREAT EVENT TO LAUNCH RURAL RIDES!

Staff at Loughborough University are being encouraged to use pedal power to get to work, under a new scheme. The scheme is part of the Government s national Cycle2Work initiative, which aims to encourage people to bike to work on a more regular basis. Under the scheme staff lease a bike from the University s on-campus cycle chop, Cogz, for a period of 18 months. At the end of that period they have the option to buy it for a small fee, saving them up to 45% on the recommended retail price. ... 10 Sep 2007 Get on yer bike! scheme launched at Loughborough

Cycle safety advice for school children in Beaumont Leys Officers hand out cycle safety packs to pupils at Wolsey Primary Over 250 bicycle crime prevention packs have been handed out by police to school children in the Beaumont Leys area as part of National Bike Week. The packs - which include a cycle lock, ultraviolet pen, safety card and crime prevention leaflet have been distributed at Alderman Richard Hallam, Wolsey, Glebelands and Beaumont Lodge Primary Schools.... 18 Jun 2009 Cycle safety advice for school children in Beaumont Leys

Young cyclists have celebrated the end of their road safety course with a ride through Charnwood Forest, to the village of Woodhouse.... 16 Jul 2008 Village ride for cycling students from Loughborough

Officers at Loughborough local policing unit are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old boy was robbed in Loughborough. The incident took place between 11am and 11.30am on Friday July 13 in Ling... 26 Jul 2007 robbery of a mountain bike

Staff at Loughborough University are being encouraged to use pedal power to get to work, under a new scheme. The scheme is part of the Government s national Cycle2Work initiative, which aims to encourage people to bike to work on a more regular basis. Under the scheme staff lease a bike from the University s on-campus cycle chop, Cogz, for a period of 18 months. At the end of that period they have the option to buy it for a small fee, saving them up to 45% on the recommended retail price. ... 10 Sep 2007 Get on yer bike! scheme launched at Loughborough

Crime analysis shows that areas with a high student population have higher incidents of bike theft than other areas. This has a serious impact on the lives of students, many of whom rely on their bikes for transport. The cost of replacing a bike, particularly if it is not insured, can also be prohibitively high.... 03 Mar 2008 Police Bike Tagging in Loughborough

great prizes are up for grabs to mark the launch of Charnwood Borough Council?s Rural Rides programme.... 10 Apr 2008 Charnwood Borough Councils Rural Rides programme

A WHEELY great event will mark the launch of Charnwood Borough Councils Rural Rides programme this weekend.... 22 Apr 2008 WHEELY GREAT EVENT TO LAUNCH RURAL RIDES!

A SERIES of free graffiti workshops could help creative youngsters avoid a brush with the law. Charnwood Community Safety Partnership, of which Charnwood Borough Council is a partner, is staging the six-week programme of graffiti workshops in three neighbourhoods to give 11 to 16-year-olds an alternative means of expression rather than daubing slogans and images on buildings throughout the Borough.... 18 Jul 2008 Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

Andy Reed MP today announced the giving away of chess sets to schools. The chess sets are available for schools as part of a scheme to provide a quarter of a million chess sets into the school network. Negotiations with manufacturers and distributors means that ten sets and boards can be offered to every school in England. ... 13 Feb 2008 Loughborough MP Announces Free Chess Sets for Schools

14 motorbikes and mini-motos have been crushed after they were confiscated by police in Loughborough during a crack down on young people who drive dangerously and inconsiderately on roads, parks and public places.... 02 Jul 2008 Mini moto campaign in Loughborough is a crushing success.

Dr Eleanor Milne to speak about this timely work on Thursday 19 November at the University of Leicester ... 20 Nov 2009 The Carbon Benefits Project

Reports are coming in that Loughborough Town Centre was yesterday infiltrated by a giant robot. The robot which some eye witnesses say they saw in Market Place and Market Street at various times yesterday afternoon stood some 8ft tall, was metallic in colour, had blue glowing eyes and spoke in sound bites.... 27 May 2008 Robot in Loughborough Town Centre

Community Services29 October 2009Leicestershire County Council reveals results of groundbreaking archaeology surveyLeicestershire County Council today held a press conference at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre to announce the conclusion of a groundbreaking three year archaeological survey to locate the battle of Bosworth, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Battlefields Trust archaeologist, Glenn Foard, revealed an exciting collection of finds from the Battle of Bosworth of international archaeological significance.... 30 Oct 2009 Leicestershire County Council reveals results of groundbreaking archaeology survey

The popular, annual Charnwood Borough Council-organised event will open at 6pm on Wednesday, November 11th and run until Saturday, November 14th 2009.... 03 Nov 2009 Loughborough Fair

Police searching for missing man have found a bodyPolice searching for a 77 year old man from Loughborough, who has been missing since yesterday evening, have found the body of a man. Ernest Sanham from Park Road in Loughborough, was admitted to the Leicester General Hospital on Thursday 22nd October 2009 suffering from confusion.... 26 Oct 2009 Police searching for missing man have found a body

Information about being safe on Bonfire Night will be available for shoppers who visit Loughborough town centre on Wednesday.... 03 Nov 2009 Loughborough shoppers to benefit from Bonfire Night Advice

Street children in the third world and some of the most endangered animals on the planet are set to benefit from generous visitors the Great Central Railway. The award winning Leicestershire heritage line teamed up with two charities to raise money at special gala events.... 26 Oct 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY RAISES TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS FOR CHARITY

A SERIES of free graffiti workshops could help creative youngsters avoid a brush with the law. Charnwood Community Safety Partnership, of which Charnwood Borough Council is a partner, is staging the six-week programme of graffiti workshops in three neighbourhoods to give 11 to 16-year-olds an alternative means of expression rather than daubing slogans and images on buildings throughout the Borough.... 18 Jul 2008 Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

Andy Reed MP today announced the giving away of chess sets to schools. The chess sets are available for schools as part of a scheme to provide a quarter of a million chess sets into the school network. Negotiations with manufacturers and distributors means that ten sets and boards can be offered to every school in England. ... 13 Feb 2008 Loughborough MP Announces Free Chess Sets for Schools

Reports are coming in that Loughborough Town Centre was yesterday infiltrated by a giant robot. The robot which some eye witnesses say they saw in Market Place and Market Street at various times yesterday afternoon stood some 8ft tall, was metallic in colour, had blue glowing eyes and spoke in sound bites.... 27 May 2008 Robot in Loughborough Town Centre

14 motorbikes and mini-motos have been crushed after they were confiscated by police in Loughborough during a crack down on young people who drive dangerously and inconsiderately on roads, parks and public places.... 02 Jul 2008 Mini moto campaign in Loughborough is a crushing success.

Radical changes to social care in Leicestershire will be outlined at a meeting next week. The County Council wants to personalise its social care and will update the Cabinet on the plans next Tuesday (29th July).... 22 Jul 2008 Radical plans to personalise social care in Leicestershire