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 Council as the lead authority and the Great Central Railway are delighted to announce the appointment of Atkins Consultants to carry out the Great Central Railway Economic Development Study.... 07 Apr 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY GETS UNDERWAY

It was a case of going back to the future for three prominent Charnwood councillors this month as they visited Loughborough's Great Central Railway. ... 14 Aug 2009 Back to the future

The Great Central Railway is reporting a third annual profit. The award winning Leicestershire heritage line's shareholders will receive the news in their report, ahead of the annual general meeting on June 27th.... 03 Jun 2009 Loughborough based Great Central Railway Reports Third Annual Profit

It was a case of all hands to the pumps at the Great Central Railway as the line recently played host to a film crew. The team from ITV Britain's Biggest Loser weren't remaking the Great St Trinian s Train Robbery, but instead staging a race between two groups on iconic railway pump trolleys. ... 30 May 2009 ALL HANDS TO THE PUMPS AT THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY

Eighty six years since it was last in the ownership of the Great Central Railway contracts were exchanged, signed and completed this weekend. It follows a whirlwind fundraising campaign, on track to make 70,000. Having had a succession of owners in recent years, the building is now in the care of the David Clarke Railway Trust, the GCRs official supporting charity.... 30 Mar 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY BUYS LOUGHBOROUGH GOODS OFFICE - EIGHTY SIX YEARS SINCE IT WAS LAST OWNED BY THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY!

It was a double celebration this weekend (13th and 14th October 2007) as the Great Central Railway put on one of its steam galas. Having just won the Enjoy Excellence in England the GCR also saw judges from the Leicestershire Heritage Awards arrive to ride in the Beavertail Carriage restored by Railway Vehicle Preservation volunteers which they had awarded the best special project.... 14 Oct 2007 Great Central Railway Gala and Awards

Coming soon to Loughborough s Great Central Railway, 900 metres of brand new track! A former branch line which once carried millions of tonnes of stone from a local quarry is being partly re-laid. The project is being undertaken jointly by the GCR and resident group Railway Vehicle Preservations Ltd.... 14 Jun 2008 Loughboroughs Great Central Railway Extends

The Great Central Railway is hosting a surprise visit from the admiralty in July. It s been confirmed that a Southern Region engine, no.... 08 Jul 2008 Lord Nelson heading for Loughborough

An exciting moment in the history of Britains railways has finally arrived. Its happening at the Great Central Railway. The countrys first brand new steam engine to be built for the main line, since 1960 is now ready to pull passengers.... 18 Sep 2008 New Train to Depart Loughborough Central Station

Eighty six years since it was last in the ownership of the Great Central Railway contracts were exchanged, signed and completed this weekend. It follows a whirlwind fundraising campaign, on track to make 70,000. Having had a succession of owners in recent years, the building is now in the care of the David Clarke Railway Trust, the GCRs official supporting charity.... 30 Mar 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY BUYS LOUGHBOROUGH GOODS OFFICE - EIGHTY SIX YEARS SINCE IT WAS LAST OWNED BY THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY!

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

Charnwood Borough Council in partnership with local agencies is currently carrying out a review of homelessness and developing a new and updated strategy for the next five years. ... 30 Apr 2008 Charnwood Homelessness Policy

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

On Friday 25th May 2007 the town centre took on a distinctly Continental taste as le march Fran ais arrived in town. 30 stall holders and a few refridgerated lorries with French number plates arrived... 25 May 2007 French Market Comes to Loughborough

A SILEBY Sergeant has announced his pride in getting the Freedom of Entry to his own Borough. Sergeant Tom Crabbe (28) from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, will be among the 220 soldiers that will exercise their right of Freedom of Entry to the Borough when they march through Loughborough next week (Tuesday, 19 June).... 14 Jun 2007 LOCAL SOLDIER PROUD OF FREEDOM.

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