Loughborough

Created: Friday 12th of March 2010 04:30:01 PM

Chief Executive's12 March 2010Young motorist warns of mobile phone driving dangersA teenage driver who collided with a motorcyclist leaving him with serious injuries is warning others to think twice before driving whilst talking on a mobile phone. James* (17) from, the Ashby area of Leicestershire, was chatting on the phone when the collision took place last August near Atherstone in Warwickshire....

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Created: Friday 12th of March 2010 02:30:01 PM

12 March 2010Safety boost for Coalville students*** photo opportunity ***Pupils, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are set to benefit from road improvements designed to boost safety in Coalville and Whitwick. Work has been carried out in Leicester Road, Meadow Lane and Warren Hills Road near to Castle Rock High School and King Edward VII College following an accident study which showed a number of accidents in the area....

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Created: Friday 12th of March 2010 12:30:01 PM

12 March 2010Vale of Belvoir schools’ Ofsted joyPrimary schools in the Vale of Belvoir in Leicestershire are celebrating after their Ofsted success. Harby Primary School has been judged as outstanding – the highest rating possible – by inspectors for the third consecutive time....

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Created: Friday 12th of March 2010 10:30:01 AM

11 March 2010Canal festival calls for volunteersOrganisers of this year’s Moira Canal Festival are looking for volunteers to help out at the weekend long event. The venue for the festival is Moira Furnace, on a recently restored 1....

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Created: Thursday 11th of March 2010 06:30:02 PM

Community Services11 March 2010Mothers go free at Bosworth Battlefield Bosworth Battlefield is offering people the chance to treat their Mum to a great day out and better still – it’s free!Voted best small attraction in the East Midlands, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park is the perfect place for residents to spend quality time with their mums. The multi award-winning exhibition includes eight interactive galleries bringing to life the deadly battle of 1485....

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Created: Tuesday 10th of June 2008 02:00:00 PM

5000 years of death and burial in Leicestershire and Rutland will be featured in an exhibition opening on 13th June at Donington le Heath Manor House....

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Created: Tuesday 14th of July 2009 08:14:06 PM

Community Services13 July 2009Palitoy exhibition comes to Donington le Heath Manor HouseAn exhibition charting the rise and fall of the famous Leicestershire toy maunfacturer, Palitoy, is now on show at Donington Le Heath Manor House. Throughout the 60s and 70s Palitoys main factory was in Owen Street in Coalville and most people from the area know someone who worked at the factory which employed 1,000 workers at its height of production....

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Created: Tuesday 12th of January 2010 06:14:03 PM

Community Services12 January 2010Games Through The AgesTraditional games at Donington le Heath Manor HouseOn Sunday January 17th Donington le Heath Manor House will host a games extravaganza. The whole house will be set out with a huge range of indoor games from around the world and dating from prehistoric times through to the mid 20th century....

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Created: Friday 2nd of October 2009 02:14:03 PM

Community Services2 October 2009Hands on Tudors at Donington le Heath Manor HouseAs part of the nationwide Family Learning Festival, Donington le Heath Manor House will be alive with Tudor Characters from 11-4pm on 11th October 2009 living their 16th century lives. The hand-picked band of costumed Tudor experts will be demonstrating a variety of period craft activities, many of which visitors can have a go at....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:00:58 AM

Community Services25 January 2010An English Civil War household at Donington le HeathOn Sunday, January 31st Donington le Heath Manor House will host the Society of the Open Rope in a recreation of an early 17th century household. Donington le Heath Manor House was built in the 13th century, but was updated and remodelled by the Digby Family in around 1620....

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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: 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: 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: Wednesday 4th of June 2008 02:00:00 PM

REVISED guidelines to brush off the problem of graffiti have been drawn up by Charnwood Borough Council....

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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: Monday 15th of February 2010 07:26:36 AM

A1 collision - man chargedOfficers investigating a road traffic collision which left a workman dead have now charged a man. The collision happened at around 1....

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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: Wednesday 17th of February 2010 08:02:43 AM

A project has been launched to brighten up empty shop fronts in Loughborough by adorning them with colourful poster-style images promoting different aspects of the town. ...

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