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

Community Services15 August 2009Battle anniversary marked with spectacular re-enactmentBosworth Battlefield will be bringing the drama and excitement of a medieval battle to life in a spectacular re-enactment to mark the 524th anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of August. Hundreds of medieval re-enactors from The Wars of the Roses Federation will bring history to life as Kings, knights, archers and soldiers come face to face to recreate this decisive and bloody battle that saw the death of King Richard III and the birth of the all powerful Tudor Dynasty.... 22 Sep 2009 Battle anniversary marked with spectacular re-enactment

Community Services6 August 2009Summer fun for all the family at Bosworth BattlefieldBosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is the ideal place to bring the family this summer holiday, with a jam-packed calendar of events that bring history to life. Events planned for the summer include an exhibition of armour through the ages, which will run from Monday, 10th to Friday, 14th August.... 06 Aug 2009 Summer fun for all the family at Bosworth Battlefield

Community Services 23 June 2009 Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' at Bosworth Battlefield Shakespeare s As You Like It swings into Bosworth as Heartbreak Productions bring their unique adaptation to the battlefield. On Tuesday, 30th of June, as part of the Market Bosworth Festival, Heartbreak Productions bring their innovative version of one of Shakepeare s most enduring comedies to Bosworth Battlefield.... 23 Jun 2009 Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' at Bosworth Battlefield

Community Services 9 June 2009 Dads Go Free at Bosworth Battlefield this Father's Day Make Bosworth Battlefield your destination for Father s Day and Dad gets in for free! Treat your Dad to a day out and step back in time with the award-winning interactive exhibition which brings to life the deadly battle of 1485. Become Dad s Squire in the dressing up area and see what he would have looked like as a knight fighting for Richard III or Henry Tudor.... 11 Jun 2009 Dads Go Free at Bosworth Battlefield this Father's Day

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is celebrating after being recognised by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as meeting the national standard for UK museums. ... 15 May 2008 Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre becomes Accredited Museum!

Medieval remains, wildflowers and dragonflies are among the attractions on offer from a unique chance to visit a Charnwood meadow on Saturday, 1 September Leicestershire County Council has organised a guided walk through Quorn s privately-owned Buddon Brook Meadows, which are jointly managed by the council and the owner, but not usually open to the public. Late summer plants such as harebell should be flowering and autumn fruits will be starting to show in the meadows, which are a Site of ... 23 Aug 2007 Summer in the meadows

On the 5th and 6th April there will be a conference at County Hall to shed light on the archaeology of medieval Leicestershire... 20 Mar 2008 Medieval Leicestershire

BOSWORTH BATTLEFIELD WILL BRING HISTORY TO LIFE OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS RE-ENACTMENT GROUP, LES ROUTIERS LES ROUEN, DESCEND UPON AMBION PARVA MEDIEVAL VILLAGE. Soak up the sights, sounds and smells of medieval England as you step back in time to 1485 and experience life in a soldiers encampment.... 20 Mar 2008 Travel Back In Time For Medieval Fun

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is celebrating after being recognised by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as meeting the national standard for UK museums. ... 15 May 2008 Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre becomes Accredited Museum!

Start the summer with two days of family fun at Riverside Festival in Leicester. With over 60 activities and performances along Leicester City s riverside over two days there really is something for everyone.... 23 May 2008 Leicester Canal Festival Tomorrow

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

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