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

Police from Loughborough are appealing for witnesses following the theft of three lap tops from a community centre on Moira Street.... 20 Jun 2008 Laptop stolen from Community Centre

Loughborough officers are appealing for information regarding a burglary at a home on Outwoods Road.... 17 Jul 2008 Burglary at a house in Loughborough

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary on Sparrow Hill, Loughborough. The incident occurred between 10am on Friday, August 29 and 6pm on Saturday, September 6 when entry was gained to the property and copper piping was stolen.... 11 Sep 2008 Witnesses to copper theft needed

Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle was damaged in Clowbridge Drive in Loughborough. The incident occurred sometime between 8pm on Saturday 6 September and 3am on Sunday 7 September, 2008 when a BMW had a wing mirror removed and body work scratched.... 09 Sep 2008 Criminal damage to vehicle in Loughborough

House burglary in Spinney Hills area Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a house in Spinney Hills. The incident happened between 5am and 3.... 02 May 2009 House burglary in Spinney Hills area

Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a house in Lorrimer Way, Loughborough. Officers were called to the address at around 7am this morning by the ambulance service, who had received a call from an 84-year-old woman asking for assistance.... 09 May 2008 Witness appeal following burglary in Loughborough

Officers are appealing for witnesses after two kayaks were stolen from a vehicle in Loughborough. The incident took place between midnight on Thursday May 1 and 8am on Friday May 2, 2008 when thieves stole two kayaks which were strapped securely to the roof of a vehicle parked on Herrick Road.... 22 May 2008 Theft of kayaks from a vehicle in Loughborough

Officers in Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after lead was stolen from a church. The incident happened between Thursday, May 29 and Sunday, June 1 at Loughborough Parish Church, in Steeple Row.... 18 Jun 2008 Lead stolen from church in Loughborough

Police from Loughborough are appealing for witnesses following the theft of three lap tops from a community centre on Moira Street.... 20 Jun 2008 Laptop stolen from Community Centre

Loughborough officers are appealing for information regarding a burglary at a home on Outwoods Road.... 17 Jul 2008 Burglary at a house in Loughborough

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