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

Love is in the air at the Farmers Market on Wednesday 11 February. The valentine themed Farmers Market will be decorated with red heart balloons to entice the romantics.... 28 Jan 2009 Love Is in the Air at the Farmers Market on Wed 11 February

Winds gusting at 50mph in the early hours of this morning led to the weekly market in Loughborough being cancelled today (31st January 2008). However some intrepid market traders with perishable goods did business from the back of their vehicles.... 31 Jan 2008 Loughborough Market Cancelled

SHOPPERS hunting for a bargain during the current economic climate could haggle for a good deal at Loughboroughs weekly Bric-a-Brac Market. The Charnwood Borough Council-run market has returned following the winter break and is held in Devonshire Square every Friday between 8am and 3pm.... 13 Mar 2009 Cash in at Bric-a-Brac Market

Valentines Day is a great excuse for Charnwood residents to send tokens of love to their nearest and dearest, or a secret crush or two! But according to Charnwood Borough Council it can also be used to show a bit of tender loving care (tlc) for..... 11 Feb 2009 Go Green for the One You Love This Valentines Day

The town centre is to have a distinctly continental flavour as a traditional French Market kicks off an exciting Bank Holiday weekend... 21 May 2008 Loughborough going a bit French

On Friday 25th May 2007 the town centre took on a distinctly Continental taste as le march Fran ais arrived in town. 30 stall holders and a few refridgerated lorries with French number plates arrived... 25 May 2007 French Market Comes to Loughborough

THE new mascot of Charnwood Borough Councils Leisure Services team will be in Loughboroughs Market Place this weekend encouraging youngsters to get active this summer.... 12 Jul 2007 Meet The Wild card Dinosaur in Loughborough

FREEBIES, fun and fitness are going to be the additional ingredients at this Thursday s (23 August) market and all of Charnwood will be guaranteed to Feel Great This Summer , if they join in! (summer? Ed.) Charnwood Borough Council s Leisure Services and Loughborough Leisure Centre will be offering the free fun and games on three specially erected stalls in the Market Place. There will be the chance to win prizes and enter special competitions as well as chat to leading health and fitness... 22 Aug 2007 Feel Good In Loughborough

The fair that has its origins back in the 13th Century is about to come to town. We have news on the fairs opening times and the road closures that will occur in the town centre during this period.... 24 Oct 2007 Loughborough Fair

LOUGHBOROUGH Fair has been coming to town since 1221 and with more technical and exciting additions to the fun every year Charnwood Borough Council has to put in plenty of work behind the scenes. The famous Sock Man sculpture and the Fountain monument in the town centre are among the first things to be protected from the heavy lorries by placing them in protective boxes.... 05 Nov 2007 Sockman hoarded up today

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