Loughborough

Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 05:30:01 PM

Community Services19 March 2010Libraries become more dyslexia-friendlyLibraries across Leicestershire have signed up to a new set of guidelines designed to make them more dyslexia-friendly. Over the next few months, staff are being trained to ensure they understand the basic issues facing people with dyslexia....

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 04:20:02 PM

Serving police officer dies following a collision in LeicestershirePC Phil TomaszewskiA serving police officer has died following a collision in the parish of Eaton, near Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire. The collision occurred at about 1....

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:35 PM

Bernardine Evaristo, acclaimed author of Blonde Roots and The Emperor s Babe, to speak at a free public event on Friday 26 March....

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:34 PM

Good causes have received a boost thanks to donations of office furniture from Charnwood Borough Council. Items such as desks, filing cabinets and chairs are being distributed to good causes through Giving World Online, a scheme run by Leicester based charity Konnect9. ...

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Created: Friday 19th of March 2010 03:03:33 PM

Around 10 tonnes of rubbish were collected, a buggy fit walk was held and health checks took place as part of a community action week in Mountsorrel. Organisations including Charnwood Borough Council, Leicestershire Police and Voluntary Action Charnwood worked with local residents to organise the busy week which aimed to improve the environment and boost residents fitness and wellbeing. ...

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Created: Thursday 4th of June 2009 07:02:14 PM

Community Services 3 June 2009 Do you share the same birth date as Ann Frank? As the Anne Frank [ + you} exhibition launches at Snibston Discovery Museum this week, it coincides with the 80th anniversary year of Anne Frank s birth. Snibston wish to find any students who share the same birth date as Anne Frank, who would have been 80 years old on the 12th June 2009....

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Created: Wednesday 3rd of June 2009 07:01:36 PM

Community Services 3 June 2009 New Ann Frank [ + you} Exhibition launches at Snibston Discovery Museum 4 - 30 June A dramatic multimedia exhibition opens this week on Thursday 4th June at Snibston Discovery Museum, Community Gallery and will be showing until Tuesday 30 June. Anne Frank [ + you} officially launches on Monday 8th June at 12 noon with the guest appearance of Gillian Walnes, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Trust UK and Professor Martin Stern, a Holocaust survivor....

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Created: Thursday 28th of May 2009 05:42:13 PM

Community Services 26 May 2009 Could you be a volunteer guide? A chance for people to get involved with a special temporary exhibition is on offer at Snibston in Coalville. If you would like to become a volunteer guide for the exhibition, entitled Anne Frank +You, then now s your chance....

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Created: Thursday 4th of June 2009 07:07:14 PM

Community Services 3 June 2009 Snibston looks for nominations for the Anne Frank Awards 2009. To coincide with the Anne Frank [ + you} exhibition showing at Snibston Discovery Museum, The Anne Frank Awards is looking for nominations for 2009....

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Created: Wednesday 30th of September 2009 04:14:02 PM

Community Services30 September 2009Ibstock Art ExhibitionSnibston Discovery Museum is once again supporting a local community group by exhibiting artists’ work in its Community Gallery.  The Ibstock Art Club is presenting its 3rd Annual Art Exhibition atSnibston until 29th October 2009....

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Created: Friday 18th of July 2008 11:00:00 AM

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....

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Created: Wednesday 2nd of July 2008 03:31:00 PM

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....

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Created: Tuesday 29th of April 2008 09:03:00 AM

Ladybirds ( or ladybugs if you are American) are loved by the public but now help is needed to monitor local numbers as an invasive species called the harlequin ladybird spreads across England....

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Created: Friday 4th of April 2008 05:29:00 PM

Helping children to get to school safely is a family affair for two sisters who are urging others to come forward and become a School Crossing Patrol....

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Created: Wednesday 25th of June 2008 03:00:00 AM

Andy Reed backed the Micah Challenge in Parliament. Andy helped launch the UK Challenge in parliament a couple of years ago. ...

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Created: Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 04:03:15 PM

Charnwood Borough Council has today learned that the Astra Zeneca has decided to close its facility in Loughborough by the end of 2011. The announcement is a huge blow and a major loss of employment in the Borough and in Loughborough in particular. ...

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Created: Saturday 20th of February 2010 07:49:32 AM

Family of Ernest Mathers pay tribute to him Ernest pictured with his common law wife Nina The family of a man killed in a road traffic collision have paid tribute to him. 46-year-old Ernest Mathers from Doncaster was killed in a road traffic collision at around 1....

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Created: Wednesday 3rd of March 2010 11:03:57 AM

An action group consisting of local organisations is to meet on Friday to discuss yesterday s (Tue) announcement by Astra Zeneca. Charnwood Borough Council has organised the urgent meeting after the pharmaceutical firm announced it will close its operation in the town by the end of next year. This will mean a loss of nearly 1,200 jobs. ...

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Created: Friday 26th of February 2010 08:10:01 PM

Appeal following incident at Loughborough UniversityPolice are appealing for witnesses following the report of a serious sexual assault in Loughborough. The incident is alleged to have happened sometime between 1....

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Created: Wednesday 24th of February 2010 10:20:01 PM

Thirteen people arrested in 'Bling' crackdownThirteen people have been arrested in the first phase of a Force-wide operation to crackdown on criminals living lavish lifestyles from the proceeds of crime. The ‘Too Much Bling? Give us a Ring’ campaign was launched on February 10, 2010, encouraging members of the public to call Crimestoppers anonymously to let police know of any people who may be living beyond their means from drug money or ill gotten gains....

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