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

If you are interested what Loughborough Local Policing Unit are doing about crime, or you have views on what they should be doing there will be a consulatation meeting with them this coming Wednesday.... 05 Oct 2007 Police Consultation Meeting

Loughborough MP Andy Reed today said he was shocked to hear of immediate cuts being made to John Storer House in Loughborough by the local Tory Council. "I will oppose these all the way on behalf of the thousands of people who benefit from the work of John Storer House and its volunteer programmes.... 30 Oct 2009 Loughborough MP Opposes Tory Cuts to Voluntary Sector at John Storer House

Earlier today inLoughborough released a story from Loughborough MP, Andy Reed, regarding immediate cuts being made to John Storer House in Loughborough by the local Tory Council.... 30 Oct 2009 JOHN STORER HOUSE FOUNDATION

A facebook group has been set up claiming there has been numerous cases of homophobic behaviour from the staff of numerous Loughborough clubs and pubs.... 22 May 2008 Homophobic Loughborough ?

Councillors and officers of Charnwood Borough Council will be out and about at shopping and leisure centres in a bid to engage the public in their vision for the future of Charnwood in the next decade. Anyone living or working in the Borough can have their say on the ideas contained in the Authoritys Corporate Plan 2009 " 2012.... 06 Jan 2009 Have Your Say on the Future of Charnwood

Asking Leicestershire residents if they will be covering up this summer is the focus of a new domestic violence campaign encouraging people to speak out.... 17 Jul 2007 Will people be covering up this summer?

Proposals to safeguard the future of Huntingdon Court in Loughborough together with 9 other care homes accross the county will be discussed by Leicestershire County Councils ruling Cabinet next week. On August 7, the Cabinet is set to formally withdraw plans to close two of its 10 elderly peoples homes - and launch consultation on proposals to transfer six to new owners instead. In March, the County Council proposed to close two of its 10 elderly peoples homes, in order to create two extra ... 31 Jul 2007 huntingdon court review

This morning (1st October 2007) Burleigh College in Loughborough opened its doors to visitors, parents and prospective students. Burleigh is currently celebrating the news of a superb improvement in the examination results and the level of improvement was the highest in the county.... 01 Oct 2007 Burleigh College Open Day

Did you see anything suspicious behind the shops in Market Street in Loughborough or at the Go Outdoor store on the industrial estate a couple of weekends ago. If you did, or perhaps youve been offered some armoured cable then the local police would like to hear from you.... 05 Oct 2007 Witnesses to crimes

If you are interested what Loughborough Local Policing Unit are doing about crime, or you have views on what they should be doing there will be a consulatation meeting with them this coming Wednesday.... 05 Oct 2007 Police Consultation Meeting

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.

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

Drugs testing of prisoners is to be introduced at Loughborough Police Station in a move to get offenders across the North out of crime and into treatment.... 26 Mar 2008 Drug Testing Prisoners in Loughborough

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