Loughborough

Community Services6 November 2009Charnwood Museum Hosts Royal Photographic Society Members' ExhibitionPhoto Opportunity: A fantastic array of photographs from around the world will be on display at Charnwood Museum when it hosts The Royal Photographic Society Members' Exhibition for 2009. Roger Wilson, the Chairman of Leicestershire County Council, together with, Councillor Roy Brown, the Mayor of Charnwood will welcome invited guests, including the President of the Royal Photographic Society, Rosemary Wilman, to a special preview event.... 06 Nov 2009 Charnwood Museum Hosts Royal Photographic Society Members' Exhibition

Adult Social Care Service5 November 2009Helping make decisions at life's end ***Photo Opportunity***An event is being held to highlight a project designed to enable older people to die with dignity. Tomorrow's event will thank all partners involved in DALE (Decisions At Life's End) which aims to help older people, along with their families and carers, to make choices about where they want to die.... 06 Nov 2009 Helping make decisions at life's end

A campaign has been launched in a bid to reduce burglary in South Charnwood. This week an advertising van emblazoned with the slogan lock it or lose it will do the rounds in Birstall, Mountsorrel, Syston, Anstey and Thurmaston. ... 06 Nov 2009 Bid to beat the burglars in South Charnwood

Chief Executive's4 November 2009Get involved in Markfield, Ratby and Groby community projectsMarkfield, Ratby and Groby residents can pick up the latest news and help choose how £20,000 will boost their local area at an interactive meeting. At a Dragons' Den-style workshop held earlier this autumn, people pitched ideas for community projects which would benefit from a share of the money, voted for their favourite and compiled a shortlist.... 04 Nov 2009 Get involved in Markfield, Ratby and Groby community projects

Andy Reed supports the drive by Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) to let workers know their rights... 04 Nov 2009 Reed Supports Campaign on Pay and Work Rights

A stunning water jug design, created by Loughborough University student Musa Butt, has won the prestigious Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Young Designer Silversmith Award for 2008.... 19 Feb 2008 Award proves all that glitters isnt gold

Loughborough student s work presented to Nottingham Castle A stunning solid silver water jug, created by Loughborough University student Musa Butt, has been presented to Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. The jug was the winning design in this year s Young Designer-Silversmith competition.... 29 Dec 2008 Loughborough students work presented to Nottingham Castle

Loughborough graduate takes Designer of the Year title For the second year running a design graduate from Loughborough Universitys School of Art and Design has taken the coveted East Midlands Designer of the Year Award. Launched in 2007 by Design Factory, the region s leading design agency, the competition asks for talented designers to come up with new ideas for an innovative and practical item of storage furniture.... 19 Mar 2009 Loughborough graduate takes Design of the Year title

Graduate wins national award for British icon-inspired designs Former Loughborough University Art and Design student Fiona Battersby has won the Nokia Student Design Competition 2008. Fiona, who graduated last July with a degree in Illustration, entered the UK strand of the international competition to create removable mobile covers and wallpaper for a new range of multimedia 3G phones, which were released in the summer.... 30 Dec 2008 Graduate wins national award for British icon-inspired designs

Loughborough student nominated for design industry award Loughborough University Illustration student Simon Yewdall has been nominated for one of the design and advertising industries most prestigious prizes the D&AD Student Awards. The awards showcase the best emerging creative talent from hundreds of colleges and universities around the globe and attract thousands of entries each year.... 02 Jun 2009 Loughborough student nominated for design industry award

Loughborough inventive ideas win design awards Three Loughborough University Students have won awards at the annual RSA (Royal Society for the envouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce) Design D... 08 Jun 2007 Prestigous design awards won by students

Companies of all sizes are being invited to set product design briefs for Loughborough Universitys Design and Technology students, as part of the departments annual DesignWeek.... 03 Nov 2007 Loughborough University DesignWeek

Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) are having open days so that prospective students can see if the course and the top ranking University is for them. As a full-service art and design department within a well-established campus University, LUSAD are able to offer a unique range of programmes and facilities to students, designed to enable them to develop their skills as an artist/designer in a challenging atmosphere of contemporary practice, critical debate and professional dialogue.... 13 Nov 2007 LUSAD Open Days

A stunning water jug design, created by Loughborough University student Musa Butt, has won the prestigious Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Young Designer Silversmith Award for 2008.... 19 Feb 2008 Award proves all that glitters isnt gold

Students from Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) are celebrating again after a phenomenal win at the Bradford Textile Society Design Competition.... 24 Apr 2008 Loughborough University students dominate at Bradford Textile Awards 2008

What has to be one of the best firework displays in the county is being held at Loughborough University tonight.... 03 Nov 2007 Loughborough Firework Display

The 780th November fair is coming to Loughborough and the news is that charnwood Borough Council have a good time lined up.... 01 Nov 2007 Loughborough Fair - Official Opening

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

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

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

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

Coin scam in LoughboroughPolice in Loughborough are hoping the general public will help them solve two crimes which involved large quantities of commemorative coins. The suspect has been selling Charles and Diana Royal Wedding coins to vulnerable elderly people at a retirement complex on Craddock Street in Loughborough.... 21 Oct 2009 Coin scam in Loughborough

Once again, Charnwood Borough Council is proud to support the Royal British Legion s Remembrance Events which will be taking place this year. ... 21 Oct 2009 Remembrance Events in Loughborough and Charnwood

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.

What has to be one of the best firework displays in the county is being held at Loughborough University tonight.... 03 Nov 2007 Loughborough Firework Display