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

Burglaries at a school in Beaumont LeysPolice are appealing for witnesses after a number of burglaries at a school in Beaumont Leys. The incidents have all happened between Tuesday, June 23 and Saturday, July 18 when access was gained to English Martyrs School, in Anstey LaneThe first two incidents happened between 6pm on Tuesday, June 23 and 7am on Wednesday, June 24 and again between 5.... 27 Jul 2009 Burglaries at a school in Beaumont Leys

Safer Summer sports event for young people in Beaumont LeysYoung people in the Beaumont Leys area are being invited to join local police officers for an afternoon of sport. The neighbourhood team for Abbey Meadows, the Stadium Estate and Parker Drive is organising a sports event on Wednesday August 19 to help officers get to know young people in the area and also provide them with positive activities to get involved with during the school holidays.... 18 Aug 2009 Safer Summer sports event for young people in Beaumont Leys

Warning following burglaries in Stadium RisePolice in Beaumont Leys have stepped up patrols in the Stadium Rise Estate after a recent spate of burglaries. A total of seven houses on Galleywood Drive, Peldon Close, Tiptree Close, Somerset Avenue and Parker Drive have been affected.... 22 Jul 2009 Warning following burglaries in Stadium Rise

Police appeal after number of burglaries in Beaumont Leys Police in Beaumont Leys are appealing for witnesses after three houses were burgled on Galleywood Drive. All three instances of burglary happened on the evening of Saturday May 30.... 05 Jun 2009 Police appeal after number of burglaries in Beaumont Leys

Appeal following criminal damage at Bennion Pools Officers from Beaumont Leys are appealing for witnesses after a nature area on Bennion Road was damaged. The incident happened overnight between 7.... 21 May 2009 Appeal following criminal damage at Bennion Pools

Officers are appealing for information regarding an incident of arson at a park in Loughborough. The incident occurred at around 3pm on Friday September 26, 2008 when a fire was started causing damage to the play area at Stapleford Park off Cropston Avenue.... 06 Oct 2008 Arson at a park in Loughborough

Appeal following theft of bike in Beaumont Leys Police are appealing for witnesses following the report of a robbery on the Beaumont Leys playing fields, Rutherford Road. The incident occurred at around 6pm on Monday April 13, when the 8-year-old victim was riding his bike across the park with his parents nearby.... 20 Apr 2009 Appeal following theft of bike in Beaumont Leys

Damage to farm on Anstey Lane Police in Beaumont Leys are appealing for witnesses after fencing at a farm on Anstey Lane was damaged. The incident happened at around 6.... 25 Apr 2009 Damage to farm on Anstey Lane

Burglaries on Abbey Meadows, Stadium Estate and Parker Drive beat Officers from Beaumont Leys local policing unit are warning residents in the Abbey Meadows, Stadium Estate and Parker Drive beat following a recent spate of burglaries in the area. Over the past week there have been four burglaries in the areas of Totland Road, Brading Road and Culver Road.... 30 Apr 2009 Burglaries on Abbey Meadows, Stadium Estate and Parker Drive beat

Aggravated burglary in Beaumont Leys Detectives are appealing for witnesses after an aggravated burglary last night. The incident happened at around 10pm in Clematis Close, Beaumont Leys when the elderly occupants, who are both in their 80s, answered their door to two men.... 01 May 2009 Aggravated burglary in Beaumont Leys

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

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