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

Charnwood Borough Councils Outwoods Warden will be leading a guided walk on Sunday 5th July. Stuart Freeman, the Outwoods Warden, will be explaining some of the management operations which go on in the Outwoods including the use of heavy horses to remove timber from the wood without damaging the ground flora, and the manufacture of charcoal using waste wood.... 01 Jul 2009 Outwoods Walk

IF you go down to the Outwoods this weekend you?ll be sure of a big surprise ? as visitors can discover how charcoal is made! Bags of the locally-produced charcoal will be available for sale during a Charnwood Conservation Volunteers event being staged on Sunday, March 9th at the Charnwood Borough Council-owned beauty spot.... 06 Mar 2008 A Big Surprise for Outwoods Visitors

Beat officer urges cyclists in Loughborough to use proper facilitiesCyclists are being reminded that they are not allowed to ride their bikes within the Outwoods in Loughborough. Outwoods is an ancient woodland, which has been under tree cover since 1500, and is a designated site of scientific interest because of the rare plants that grow there.... 20 Jul 2009 Beat officer urges cyclists in Loughborough to use proper facilities

SCIENTISTS from the Forestry Commission will visit two Charnwood Borough Council-owned woods next week in a bid to get to the root of a mystery condition that?s killing oak trees. The experts will visit Booth Wood and the Outwoods on Tuesday, March 11th to take samples in an attempt to confirm what is causing the premature deaths of the trees.... 07 Mar 2008 Oak Tree Decline

THE BBCS nationwide Breathing Places project is staging a Dirty Weekend on Saturday and Sunday (June 6th and 7th) and will be visiting a popular Loughborough beauty spot. Charnwood Borough Council is backing the campaign and people are encouraged to roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty and do their bit to help maintain the picturesque Outwoods, off Woodhouse Lane.... 02 Jun 2009 Get Dirty and Help Nature

Celebrating it s third birthday today (27th August 2007) the Forest Wood Fair at Beacon Hill saw large numbers of people attending to see the various exhibits that were all woodland related. Fortunately it was on a day that was (unseasonably ?) bright and sunny. Each year the numbers visiting the fair have increased at this year was no exception. The Wood Fair is promoted through Leicestershire County Council, The National Forest Company and the Woodland Economy Business Support Project. A... 27 Aug 2007 Beacon Hill Wood Fair

Charnwood Borough Council based in Loughborough has been commended by the Carbon Trust for the efforts it has been making to identify carbon savings and implement schemes to realise those savings.... 14 Sep 2007 Council commended by Carbon Trust

Loughborough Oak Trees could be affected by a disease that causes them to eventually die. The disease, Oak Decline, has been spotted throughout the Borough of Charnwood and investigations and monitoring is currently underway.... 02 Oct 2007 Loughborough Oak Trees In Decline

Andy Reed MP last night called on all women who served in the Women s Land Army and Women s Timber Corps to come forward to claim a badge of recognition. These women during the dark days of the Second World War, worked hard to provide food and timber for the nation.... 29 Jan 2008 Calling The Womens Land Army

IF you go down to the Outwoods this weekend you?ll be sure of a big surprise ? as visitors can discover how charcoal is made! Bags of the locally-produced charcoal will be available for sale during a Charnwood Conservation Volunteers event being staged on Sunday, March 9th at the Charnwood Borough Council-owned beauty spot.... 06 Mar 2008 A Big Surprise for Outwoods Visitors

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

THIS FRIDAY (14 December 2007) will see Loughboroughs Market Place transformed into a Christmas wonderland as the biggest festive and French market arrives in town, welcomed by local stars on stage.... 11 Dec 2007 French Market Comes to Loughborough

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

Loughborough University s teacher training has been graded as outstanding the highest possible category by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). The grading followed a recent review of teacher training provision at the University.... 28 Apr 2008 Loughborough Tops for Teachers

A BENEFICIAL project which helps steer at risk youngsters away from anti-social behaviour is being expanded across Charnwood ? and new volunteers are now needed.... 12 Jun 2008 Loughborough Mentoring Scheme Expanded

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