Loughborough

Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:28:16 AM

Appeal following assault on Loughborough University campusOfficers from Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted as he walked to his car at Loughborough University. The assault happened sometime between 3am and 3....

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Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:40 AM

James Bond night, The Maharaja Express and a meal out with Tornado, all on the line soon! Following a sell out of both dining trains planned for Sunday 14th of February, the GCR has given lovers an extra chance to be romantic this coming weekend....

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Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:37 AM

The Great Central Railway notches it's 2010 gala action up a gear in March. The popular mixed traction 1960s gala returns bigger than ever with celebrity new build Peppercorn A1 Pacific right at the top of the guest list....

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Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:35 AM

Andy Reed, MP for Loughborough, has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Andy met with a delegation from The Royal British Legion at Westminster to get behind the charity s call for general election candidates of all parties to support the whole Armed Forces family. Andy also discussed the Legion s manifesto and the changes that it is calling for....

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Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:32 AM

Leicestershire County Council's ruling Tory Group are set to abandon a key environmental commitment to use energy from renewable sources at their Cabinet meeting to be held on the 9th February. They are also abandoning their commitment to use recycled paper. This is despite repeated claims by Central Office that the Conservative Party is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emmisions....

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Loughborough graduate and cricket performance manager Alexia Walker has captained her England Sapphires team to Super 4s glory.... 08 Jul 2008 Loughboroughs Walker captains Sapphires to crickets Super 4s crown

Five Loughborough University players have been named in two England womens cricket squads preparing for a series of international fixtures this summer.... 14 Jul 2008 Loughborough five named for crickets summer series

England women s cricket warm up at Loughborough Five Loughborough cricketers past and present go head to head at the University s cricket ground tomorrow (Thursday 28 May) when England take on England A in two Twenty20 matches as a warm-up to a busy summer season. Students Nicky Shaw and Laura Marsh and graduate Lydia Greenway are part of the England team preparing for next month s Twenty20 World Cup, while University cricket performance manager Alexia Walker captains an England A side that includes student Saliann Briggs as they start a five-match mini series that also sees them play an MCC select and Pakistan.... 27 May 2009 England women's cricket warm up at Loughborough

Loughborough trio star in World Cup Final win Three players from the Loughborough fold Nicky Shaw, Laura Marsh and Lydia Greenway helped England s women s cricket team to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the World Cup final this weekend. 27-year-old all-rounder Shaw who graduated from the University in 2007 with a degree in Criminology and Social Policy, and is now the University Centre of Cricket Excellence s assistant coach was also named Player of the Match.... 24 Mar 2009 Loughborough trio star in World Cup Final win

Loughborough launches first women s Centre of Cricket Excellence Loughborough University has been named as the country s first women s University Centre of Cricket Excellence (UCCE) thanks to additional funding from Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Loughborough, which currently has 35 players at its mixed UCCE, successfully applied for funding from MCC to support a dedicated women s section and allow more female cricketers to access the world-class facilities and expertise available as part of the programme.... 26 Dec 2008 Loughborough launches first womens Centre of Cricket Excellence

Loughborough Students face South Leicester RFC in tonights County Cup Final at Leicester Tigers? Welford Road ground.... 02 Apr 2008 Students in County Cup showdown at Welford Road

Loughborough student Arun Harinath has been named in a Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side to face champion county Sussex at Lords next week.... 02 Apr 2008 Loughborough student earns prestigious cricket call-up

Loughboroughs cricketers had a strong season opener at the Oval last weekend (12-14 April) against county side Surrey a promising partnership surpassed a century.... 17 Apr 2008 Loughborough partnership breaks a century at the Oval

Loughborough University?s top student tennis players kept a clean sheet during their first ever tour to the USA.... 21 Apr 2008 Clean sheet for Loughborough on US tennis tour

Loughborough University Cricket Centre of Excellence (UCCE) captain Matt Spriegal made his debut for the Surrey senior side this week in a pair of Friends Provident Trophy fixtures against county sides Essex and Sussex.... 30 May 2008 Loughboroughs Spriegal gets senior Surrey cricket call-up

Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:28:16 AM

Appeal following assault on Loughborough University campusOfficers from Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted as he walked to his car at Loughborough University. The assault happened sometime between 3am and 3....

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Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:32 AM

Leicestershire County Council's ruling Tory Group are set to abandon a key environmental commitment to use energy from renewable sources at their Cabinet meeting to be held on the 9th February. They are also abandoning their commitment to use recycled paper. This is despite repeated claims by Central Office that the Conservative Party is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emmisions....

Read More: CHARNWOOD LABOUR CONDEMNS TORY COUNTY HALL'S ABANDONMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS

Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:35 AM

Andy Reed, MP for Loughborough, has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Andy met with a delegation from The Royal British Legion at Westminster to get behind the charity s call for general election candidates of all parties to support the whole Armed Forces family. Andy also discussed the Legion s manifesto and the changes that it is calling for....

Read More: Loughborough MP Thanked for Pledging to 'do his bit' for British Armed Forces

Created: Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:02:40 AM

James Bond night, The Maharaja Express and a meal out with Tornado, all on the line soon! Following a sell out of both dining trains planned for Sunday 14th of February, the GCR has given lovers an extra chance to be romantic this coming weekend....

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Created: Friday 18th of July 2008 11:00:00 AM

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....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:01:23 AM

Adult Social Care Service 25 January 2010Training scheme raises more than. ....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 09:57:59 AM

Two houses in Leicester burgledOfficers in Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after two student houses were burgled last weekend. The incidents happened within a day of each other and officers believe that there is a possibility that the two are linked....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:00:58 AM

Community Services25 January 2010An English Civil War household at Donington le HeathOn Sunday, January 31st Donington le Heath Manor House will host the Society of the Open Rope in a recreation of an early 17th century household. Donington le Heath Manor House was built in the 13th century, but was updated and remodelled by the Digby Family in around 1620....

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Created: Thursday 28th of January 2010 11:42:12 AM

Community Services22 January 2010Conference to announce true location of Bosworth BattlefieldA conference to announce the true location of England’s most famous lost battlefield will be held on Saturday 20th February 2010 at County Hall, near Leicester. A panel of leading experts in battlefield archaeology and military history, introduced by Professor Richard Holmes, will discuss the results of the major new archaeological evidence that proves where the battle was fought....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:02:41 AM

Community Services28 January 2010Leicestershire Claims Oldest Roman Coin in Britain!What is believed to be the oldest Roman coin ever found in Britain makes its museum debut, 2220 years after it was made. The silver denarius coin is now on display at Harborough Museum, Market Harborough alongside other coins that were excavated with it....

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Created: Friday 18th of July 2008 11:00:00 AM

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....

Read More: Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

Created: Wednesday 13th of February 2008 07:16:01 PM

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. ...

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Created: Tuesday 27th of May 2008 03:50:00 PM

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....

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Created: Wednesday 2nd of July 2008 03:31:00 PM

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....

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Created: Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 04:45:00 PM

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)....

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