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

Up-and-coming artists work on display at degree show Stunning sculptures, exquisite jewellery and beautiful illustrations are just some of the pieces that will be on display at this year s Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) Degree Show. The exhibition, which takes place from Saturday 14 to Friday 20 June, is the showcase for the striking works of art that the students from LUSAD produce during their final year.... 27 Dec 2008 Up-and-coming artists exhibit at degree show

Challenge our students to Design in a Day If you fancy putting some of the University s most innovative thinkers to the test, then this year s Design and Technology degree show is the place to be. Design in a Day is a brand new initiative being run for the first time this year, and will allow companies and individuals to set design challenges for Loughborough s Design and Technology students.... 27 Dec 2008 Challenge our students to Design in a Day

Stunning sculptures, exquisite jewellery and beautiful illustrations are just some of the pieces that will be on display at this years Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) Degree Show.... 12 Jun 2008 Up-and-coming artists work on display at Loughborough degree show

Three talented Loughborough University students have been awarded cash prizes after winning a competition for producing innovative product designs.... 23 Jun 2007 Innovation prizes awarded to student designers

A self-weighing suitcase Adjustable-heeled shoes Designs of tomorrow on view today! If you ve ever struggled to weigh your suitcase before jetting off on holiday, then a Loughborough student may well have come up with the perfect solution. Richard Taylor s novel new suitcase design has an integrated self-weighing device, allowing users to weigh their luggage with ease and without the need for bathroom scales! Richard s design is just one of hundreds that will be on display at this year s Loughborough University Design and Technology Degree Show, called Ideation .... 29 Dec 2008 A self-weighing suitcase... Adjustable-heeled shoes... Designs of tomorrow on view today!

Loughborough inventive ideas win design awards Three Loughborough University Students have won awards at the annual RSA (Royal Society for the envouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce) Design D... 08 Jun 2007 Prestigous design awards won by students

Three talented Loughborough University students have been awarded cash prizes after winning a competition for producing innovative product designs.... 23 Jun 2007 Innovation prizes awarded to student designers

Companies of all sizes are being invited to set product design briefs for Loughborough Universitys Design and Technology students, as part of the departments annual DesignWeek.... 03 Nov 2007 Loughborough University DesignWeek

On 29 October, 25 members of staff at Loughborough University were presented with a certificate by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, to mark 25 years service. Each person was also invited to choose a gift to the value of 150. ... 05 Nov 2007 Loughborough University awards staff

Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) are having open days so that prospective students can see if the course and the top ranking University is for them. As a full-service art and design department within a well-established campus University, LUSAD are able to offer a unique range of programmes and facilities to students, designed to enable them to develop their skills as an artist/designer in a challenging atmosphere of contemporary practice, critical debate and professional dialogue.... 13 Nov 2007 LUSAD Open Days

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.

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

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