Loughborough

Created: Monday 15th of March 2010 03:03:14 PM

Figures released by the government show that, out of all the district councils in Leicestershire, Charnwood Borough Council has delivered the highest efficiency savings per household over the last 2 financial years. ...

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Created: Monday 15th of March 2010 03:03:11 PM

Research programme at the University of Leicester has potential for therapies for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and types of cancer...

Read More: MRC scientists announce advance in understanding bodys natural defences

Created: Monday 15th of March 2010 03:03:03 PM

University of Leicester physicists form part of a team studying the impact of solar wind on Mars atmosphere...

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Created: Monday 15th of March 2010 03:03:02 PM

The second 'Writing England' conference is to take place at the University of Leicester: 28th - 30th April 2010...

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Created: Monday 15th of March 2010 03:03:00 PM

A University of Leicester Emeritus Professor has argued the case for change in schools education policy...

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Created: Wednesday 8th of October 2008 07:39:10 PM

A 20 year old man from Loughborough has been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with an incident in which a 19 year old woman was robbed in Loughborough....

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Created: Wednesday 4th of June 2008 10:40:55 AM

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old man was assaulted in Loughborough. The incident happened at 3am on Thursday May 29, 2008 as the victim and several friends began to walk along Ashby Road walking towards the town centre after a night out....

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Created: Thursday 11th of June 2009 05:30:35 PM

Woman robbed on Uppingham Road Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in Uppingham Road. The incident happened on Tuesday, May 25 at around 2....

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Created: Thursday 10th of July 2008 08:37:25 AM

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Loughborough. The incident happened at around 5....

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Created: Wednesday 28th of May 2008 04:19:25 PM

Officers in Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old man was robbed. The incident happened between 9....

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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: 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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Created: Sunday 21st of October 2007 10:32:23 PM

The Xmas Factor second round occured today (21st October 2007) at Loughborough Town Hall as 26 hopefulls were called back for second auditions. Each act had to perform something of their choice and also a Christmas song from a predefined list given to them. Whilst there are many hopefulls there are only three who can go through to the finals on the 25th November 2007 when they will be performing in front of an audience of 8000 people immediately prior to the Christmas Lights being turned on in t...

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Created: Monday 8th of September 2008 11:14:00 AM

A new role has been created in Charnwood and North West Leicestershire to ensure that victims of domestic violence are safe and receiving support. ...

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Created: Friday 4th of April 2008 05:29:00 PM

Helping children to get to school safely is a family affair for two sisters who are urging others to come forward and become a School Crossing Patrol....

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Created: Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 04:03:15 PM

Charnwood Borough Council has today learned that the Astra Zeneca has decided to close its facility in Loughborough by the end of 2011. The announcement is a huge blow and a major loss of employment in the Borough and in Loughborough in particular. ...

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Created: Saturday 20th of February 2010 07:49:32 AM

Family of Ernest Mathers pay tribute to him Ernest pictured with his common law wife Nina The family of a man killed in a road traffic collision have paid tribute to him. 46-year-old Ernest Mathers from Doncaster was killed in a road traffic collision at around 1....

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Created: Wednesday 3rd of March 2010 11:03:57 AM

An action group consisting of local organisations is to meet on Friday to discuss yesterday s (Tue) announcement by Astra Zeneca. Charnwood Borough Council has organised the urgent meeting after the pharmaceutical firm announced it will close its operation in the town by the end of next year. This will mean a loss of nearly 1,200 jobs. ...

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Created: Wednesday 17th of February 2010 08:02:43 AM

A project has been launched to brighten up empty shop fronts in Loughborough by adorning them with colourful poster-style images promoting different aspects of the town. ...

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Created: Friday 26th of February 2010 08:10:01 PM

Appeal following incident at Loughborough UniversityPolice are appealing for witnesses following the report of a serious sexual assault in Loughborough. The incident is alleged to have happened sometime between 1....

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