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

Students to take on England Under-20 in World Champ warm-up Loughborough Students will play England s under-20 rugby team next Wednesday (13 May) as the national side makes its final preparations for next month s IRB Junior World Championship in Japan. The match kick starts England s week-long training camp at the University and provides a valuable warm-up fixture for a side looking to improve on their second place finish at last year s Championship.... 07 May 2009 Students to take on England Under-20 in World Champ warm-up

Students in County Cup showdown at Welford Road Loughborough Students face South Leicester RFC in tomorrow night s County Cup Final at Leicester Tigers Welford Road ground. League leaders Loughborough, who won the County Cup two years ago, will be hoping for a repeat performance to cap what has been an impressive year for the student side.... 27 Dec 2008 Students in County Cup showdown at Welford Road

Loughborough s lightweight pair win at Henley Women s Regatta A Loughborough duo have helped the University rowing club to its best ever result with a winning performance at the Henley Women s Regatta. Sports Scholar Laurien Pepper and rowing partner Ruth Hobson won two races on the way to the elite lightweight pair final where they easily beat Kingston Rowing Club to take the Parkside Trophy.... 27 Dec 2008 Loughboroughs lightweight pair win at Henley Womens Regatta

This Saturday (15 August) marks an historic event for Loughborough University s footballers when the team competes in its first ever FA Cup match. ... 14 Aug 2009 Historic Event For Loughborough University

Loughborough Students have made it to the final of football s Endsleigh Challenge Cup after a 5-2 win on aggregate against Division One leaders Knowle. Loughborough achieved an impressive 3-1 away win on Saturday (19 April) against the back-to-back Cup finalists and now face West Midlands rivals Cadbury Athletic in the Cup decider on Monday 5 May, 3pm at Hednesford Town FC.... 21 Apr 2008 Loughborough Students through to Challenge Cup Final

Loughborough University has embarked on an ambitious long-term plan for its football club to enter the world s oldest knockout trophy, the FA Cup.... 03 Jul 2007 Loughborough for FA Cup?

Loughborough Students face South Leicester RFC in tonights County Cup Final at Leicester Tigers? Welford Road ground.... 02 Apr 2008 Students in County Cup showdown at Welford Road

Loughborough Students have made it to the final of football s Endsleigh Challenge Cup after a 5-2 win on aggregate against Division One leaders Knowle. Loughborough achieved an impressive 3-1 away win on Saturday (19 April) against the back-to-back Cup finalists and now face West Midlands rivals Cadbury Athletic in the Cup decider on Monday 5 May, 3pm at Hednesford Town FC.... 21 Apr 2008 Loughborough Students through to Challenge Cup Final

Loughborough Students Skydive Club make history this week when they take part in the first ever parachute jump onto the University campus. ... 28 Apr 2008 Loughborough Skydiver drop-in signals start to Varsity clash

Loughborough womens rugby team are celebrating after gaining promotion to a national league at the weekend (27 April). ... 29 Apr 2008 Loughborough ladies gain promotion to national league

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

Drugs testing of prisoners is to be introduced at Loughborough Police Station in a move to get offenders across the North out of crime and into treatment.... 26 Mar 2008 Drug Testing Prisoners in Loughborough

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