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

Shed stolen from allotments in Loughborough Officers are appealing for witnesses after a shed was stolen in Loughborough. The incident happened between December 1, 2009 and 12pm on January 8, 2009 when a 5ft by 8ft shed was stolen from the allotments on Epinal Way.... 23 Jan 2009 Shed stolen from allotments in Loughborough

Appeal to trace owners of recovered stolen propertyPolice are trying to trace the owners of property recovered which they believe may have been stolen. On Tuesday July 7, 2009, local officers executed a warrant a house in the Swadlincote area.... 13 Jul 2009 Appeal to trace owners of recovered stolen property

Neighbourhood beat team act to stop shed breaks Homeowners in North West Leicestershire are being urged to improve the security of their garden sheds and garages after thirteen were broken into in one week. The breaks happened on Waterworks Road and Bardon Road on the Greenhill and Agar Nook beat between Friday 19th June 2009 and Friday June 26th 2009.... 30 Jun 2009 Neighbourhood beat team act to stop shed breaks

Fourth man charged with burglary and aggravated vehicle taking A fourth man aged 18 has been charged with burglary and aggravated vehicle taking. The charges follow a fatal road traffic collision in Birstall on Monday May, 11 2009.... 15 May 2009 Fourth man charged with burglary and aggravated vehicle taking

Stolen garden ornaments recovered by police in Beaumont Leys PC Simon Walters and PC Jim Muzzell with a selection of the recovered garden ornaments Police in Beaumont Leys are hoping to reunite over 100 stolen garden ornaments with their owners. The haul of stolen property was discovered by officers in the garden of a house in Stocking Farm on Friday May 29, following a tip off from a member of the public.... 05 Jun 2009 Stolen garden ornaments recovered by police in Beaumont Leys

Three people from Mountsorrel have been charged with drugs related offences following a series of raids at addresses in the village. The arrests were made on Thursday 6 September 2007 when a warrant was executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 at a property on Leicester Road in the village. ... 12 Mar 2008 Mountsorrel drugs raids - people charged

A 19-year-old man has been charged following the incidents in Coalville and Loughborough. He has been charged with robbery and attempted robbery and appeared at Loughborough Magistrates Court.... 29 Jul 2008 Man charged following armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery

Six drugs warrants have been executed in Mountsorrel and four people arrested for drug related offences and theft.... 23 Dec 2008 Six drugs warrants carried out in Mountsorrel

Shed stolen from allotments in Loughborough Officers are appealing for witnesses after a shed was stolen in Loughborough. The incident happened between December 1, 2009 and 12pm on January 8, 2009 when a 5ft by 8ft shed was stolen from the allotments on Epinal Way.... 23 Jan 2009 Shed stolen from allotments in Loughborough

Community Services 8 May 2009 Historic Walk Around Syston Local author Roy Townsend will be leading those who wish to join him on a walk around Syston revealing the town s history. The walk will take place on Tuesday 23rd June starting from Syston Library at 7pm and returning to the library for cheese and wine and a chance to view some historic photographs of Syston.... 09 May 2009 Historic Walk Around Syston

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.

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