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 has revoked Cornerhouse s premises licence in Syston, following an application for the review of the licence by Leicestershire police.... 29 Jun 2009 Cornerhouse Premises Licence Revoked

A LOUGHBOROUGH bar has had its premises licence suspended for up to three months following a number of serious allegations. Dharmesh Modi, has also been removed from his position as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) at the Valkyries Wine Bar, (10 Church Gate Mews, Loughborough) with immediate effect following a hearing of Charnwood Borough Councils Licensing Sub-Committee.... 06 Feb 2008 Valkyries Licence Suspended

Off licences and bars named and shamed for selling alcohol to children Off-licences and pubs which have been caught selling alcohol to children in Leicester are being named and shamed by police for the first time. Senior police officers in the city have decided to publicly name those businesses which fail test purchases after recent checks resulted in a third of premises visited selling alcohol to an underage youngster posing as a customer.... 26 Feb 2009 Off licences and bars named and shamed for selling alcohol to children

Police in Leicester crackdown on underage drinking ahead of summer holidays Police in Leicester are disappointed after five out of 22 off-licences and bars failed the most recent test purchase operation in the city. Officers, accompanied by a 15-year-old boy posing as a customer, visited off-licences and bars in Belgrave Road, Loughborough Road and Melton Road on Friday June 26.... 30 Jun 2009 Police in Leicester crackdown on underage drinking ahead of summer holidays

Community Services 3 June 2009 Trading Standards Warn Against Underage Sales 13% of shops tested by Leicestershire Trading Standards last year illegally sold alcohol or cigarettes to underage children. Some of the alcohol test purchase operations were carried out jointly with Leicestershire Police.... 03 Jun 2009 Trading Standards Warn Against Underage Sales

LANDLORDS of licensable houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Loughborough and the rest of Charnwood are being warned that they could face heavy fines and a potential loss of rental income, if they ... 10 Jul 2007 Charnwood Council Warns Landlords

Police in North West Leicestershire have carried out a test purchasing operation as part of a summer crack down on alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour. On Friday 10 August 2007 police officers visited 10 pubs in areas around Thringstone and Whitwick. They were accompanied by a 15 year old male who was told to give his true age if he was asked for his identification. Seven of the 10 pubs sold alcohol to the underage teenager. All seven members of staff who sold to the test purchaser are bei... 19 Aug 2007 7 out of 10 pubs caught out in test purchasing operation

The Police in Loughborough and the rest of North West Leicestershire will be out in force (no pun intended) during a long and intensive campaign to tackle the serious matter of underage drinking and the selling of alcohol to teens.... 29 Jan 2008 Under Age Drinking

A LOUGHBOROUGH bar has had its premises licence suspended for up to three months following a number of serious allegations. Dharmesh Modi, has also been removed from his position as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) at the Valkyries Wine Bar, (10 Church Gate Mews, Loughborough) with immediate effect following a hearing of Charnwood Borough Councils Licensing Sub-Committee.... 06 Feb 2008 Valkyries Licence Suspended

A total of 191 vehicles were seized by Leicestershire Constabularys Road Policing Unit for offences relating to driving without insurance and vehicle tax during the month of January. Officers from the Road Policing Unit and ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) team arrested six drivers for a variety of offences. 113 motorists were reported for summons and will appear before magistrates and 81 drivers were issued a fixed penalty notices, many of which were for the sum of 200 for driving wi... 20 Feb 2008 Automated Crime Fighting in Leicestershire

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