Loughborough

Created: Monday 22nd of March 2010 10:03:05 AM

Comparing European cities with Leicester - latest lecture in 'The City and The Country' lecture series...

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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: Tuesday 22nd of September 2009 08:14:03 PM

Community Services22 September 2009Record Office Open Day: 'Talkin 'bout our Generations'The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 7 November from 11am to 3pm. This will be an opportunity for people to find out more about the work and resources of the Office through an informal programme of events and entertainments....

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Created: Monday 5th of October 2009 08:14:03 PM

Community Services5 October 2009The Slums of Leicester, c1840-1970From Monday 12th October 2009 a new exhibition containing sometimes shocking photographs of former housing conditions, gives a picture of life in a Leicester that has long since disappeared. Until the start of slum clearance in 1932, the slums of Leicester had been home to thousands of people who had to live in conditions that were frequently cramped, unhealthy and sometimes dirty....

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Created: Tuesday 7th of July 2009 03:00:05 AM

Community Services6 July 2009Planning LeicesterCome and visit Victorian Leicester with a trip to the Prince of Wales Music Hall on Belgrave Gate or The Floral Hall Skating Rink just a few steps away. Perhaps you would prefer the temporary wooden circus in Rutland Street or Mr Israel Harts new branch library in Garendon Street....

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Created: Sunday 16th of September 2007 09:58:10 AM

A popular 3 hour course on how to get started in tracing your family history is to be held again at Loughborough library in Granby Street. The course assumes no prior knowledge but should give you the confidence and the motivation to start tracing your families history into the past...

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Created: Thursday 25th of February 2010 10:30:01 AM

Community Services9 February 2010Family history for complete beginnersThe popularity of television programmes such as the BBC’s Who do You Think You Are? has generated a huge interest in family history and encouraged people to start the detective work  themselves. For anyone who has thought about doing it, but doesn’t know how to start, Leicestershire Library Services can help....

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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 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: Wednesday 13th of February 2008 07:16:01 PM

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. ...

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Created: Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 04:45:00 PM

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)....

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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: 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 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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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 04:02:23 PM

Charnwood Borough Council s Easter Activity Programme for 0 16 year olds kicks into action on Monday 29th March until 5th April. ...

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