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

Beaumanor Hall has been awarded a prestigious 3 Star Food Safety Award by Charnwood Borough Council. The Food Safety Certificate is the first 3 Star Award to be presented and recognises that the premises have maintained a Good Standard of food safety. The Scores on the Doors scheme is designed to allow the public access to the scoring given to food premises in the Charnwood area by the Food Safety team in the Environmental Health section at Charnwood Borough Council. Cllr David Slater, L... 01 Sep 2007 Food Safety Award

Charnwood, together with six other Local Authorities in the Leicestershire region have signed up to the Leicestershire Food Group s rating system. ... 07 Jun 2007 local food establishments to display their ratings

Advice for people over 60 on food hygiene during National Food Safety Week which runs from 15th to 21st June 2009.... 09 Jun 2009 Event offering advice on Keeping Your Food Safe - 17 June

A PUB that used out-of-date food products has been successfully prosecuted by Charnwood Borough Council.... 23 Apr 2008 PUB COMPANY FINED FOR FOOD SAFETY BREACHES

Charnwood Borough Council is advising residents how they can avoid falling fowl of turkey tummy this Christmas. Everyone can stay in the Christmas spirit by following these simple food safety tips from Charnwood Borough Councils Environmental Health Officers.... 22 Dec 2008 Food Safety Tips to Avoid Turkey Tummy

Charnwood, together with six other Local Authorities in the Leicestershire region have signed up to the Leicestershire Food Group s rating system. ... 07 Jun 2007 local food establishments to display their ratings

IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners who allow their pets to foul in public places could face an 80 fine thanks to a new order being set-up by Charnwood Borough Council.... 12 Jul 2007 Clean Up After Your Dog Charnwood Warns

Beaumanor Hall has been awarded a prestigious 3 Star Food Safety Award by Charnwood Borough Council. The Food Safety Certificate is the first 3 Star Award to be presented and recognises that the premises have maintained a Good Standard of food safety. The Scores on the Doors scheme is designed to allow the public access to the scoring given to food premises in the Charnwood area by the Food Safety team in the Environmental Health section at Charnwood Borough Council. Cllr David Slater, L... 01 Sep 2007 Food Safety Award

Andy Reed MP last night called on all women who served in the Women s Land Army and Women s Timber Corps to come forward to claim a badge of recognition. These women during the dark days of the Second World War, worked hard to provide food and timber for the nation.... 29 Jan 2008 Calling The Womens Land Army

A NATIONAL pub chain has been fined after a teenage employee who was instructed to top up a deep-fat fryer was scalded by hot oil. Charnwood Borough Council successfully prosecuted Greene King for breaching health and safety legislation following the incident on January 27th last year at the Hope & Anchor pub in Wanlip Lane, Syston.... 11 Feb 2008 PUB CHAIN HANDED FINE

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

20 November 2009Seven schools receive. .... 21 Nov 2009 Seven schools receive £16 million revamp

The 780th November fair is coming to Loughborough and the news is that charnwood Borough Council have a good time lined up.... 01 Nov 2007 Loughborough Fair - Official Opening

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

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