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

Trading Standards have had information that consumers are being called by a person claiming to be from the fraud department of their credit / bank card issuer, who quotes lots of information about the card, contact details & possibly family details as well. ... 13 Dec 2007 Credit Card Scam

Community Services7 July 2009Bank Account ScamNever give your bank or credit card details to anyone who calls you out of the blue on the telephone. This is the warning from Leicestershire Trading Standards after receiving complaints about a new scam from people who have lost money from their accounts to fraudsters.... 09 Jul 2009 Bank Account Scam

Police advice for secure online auction selling The police are warning people who sell goods on online auction sites to make sure the money has definitely been received or cleared in their accounts BEFORE they send the goods. It follows four incidents in December 2008 in the North of Leicestershire in which sellers sent items in the post to buyers in West Africa, Nigeria in particular, only to discover the money wasnt in their account.... 20 Jan 2009 Police advice for secure online auction selling

Trading Standards new online consumer quiz highlights the approaches and techniques used by different scams, and provides tips on how to avoid falling victim to the scammers. Have a go and if you get the most right answers you could win a 25 book voucher. ... 17 Mar 2008 Avoid Eggstortion this Easter

Childminders are being targeted by an email asking them to look after American children. Trading Standards have told inLoughborough: "We have seen two emails that are purported to be written by different people, but both messages are almost identical.... 08 May 2008 CHILDMINDERS TARGETED BY SCAM

In the run up to Christmas research shows that Leicestershire residents are expected to spend an average of 500 per person on internet purchases. Most buying goes smoothly, but the most common complaints to Trading Standards about internet buying are regarding delivery and returns. ... 03 Dec 2007 Survey Reveals On-Line Errors

Trading Standards have had information that consumers are being called by a person claiming to be from the fraud department of their credit / bank card issuer, who quotes lots of information about the card, contact details & possibly family details as well. ... 13 Dec 2007 Credit Card Scam

Consumer Direct East Midlands is warning consumers of a new scam offering people the chance to adopt a puppy. Dog lovers are being conned out of large sums of money for puppies that do not exist. The con artists place online adverts, via legitimate websites, for pedigree puppies available for adoption or offer puppies free to a good home, as long as the prospective owner agrees to pay for transport costs.... 07 Feb 2008 Puppy Scam

Consumer Direct, the government advice service, has added a new reporting function to its website to help in the fight against scams. Anyone in the East Midlands can now report any scam mail they receive simply by visiting Consumer Directs website. ... 18 Feb 2008 Scam Reporting

Trading Standards new online consumer quiz highlights the approaches and techniques used by different scams, and provides tips on how to avoid falling victim to the scammers. Have a go and if you get the most right answers you could win a 25 book voucher. ... 17 Mar 2008 Avoid Eggstortion this Easter

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

The Charnwood Museum in Loughborough has a new exhibition of textile art by local group Cinnabar on the theme of Wide Horizons... 30 Jan 2008 New Horizons

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

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