Loughborough

Created: Monday 8th of February 2010 04:02:07 PM

University of Leicester biologist addresses international supermarket buyers, rose-growers and international environmental groups in Kenya...

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Created: Monday 8th of February 2010 02:02:41 PM

Gene discovery has important implications for the understanding of cancer and age associated diseases...

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Created: Friday 5th of February 2010 03:59:58 PM

Cabinet Office2 February 2010Cabinet considers future of Holmfield schoolA decision on whether to propose the closure of Holmfield Primary School will be taken by the County Council’s Cabinet on February 9th. Cabinet members will decide whether to publish a statutory notice, proposing the closure of Holmfield Primary School, Leicester Forest East, after education inspectors OFSTED raised concerns....

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Created: Friday 5th of February 2010 03:59:50 PM

Community Services2 February 2010Bosworth Battlefield announces Half Term Knight SchoolChildren can travel back in time this half term at The Bosworth Heritage Centre’s very first Knight School with real hands-on training in the arts of knightly combat. They will learn the skills and endurance that were needed to become a real Medieval knight and work through a program of interactive historical learning....

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Created: Friday 5th of February 2010 03:59:41 PM

2 February 2010Schools get creative to cut 'egg-cessive' wasteYoungsters across Leicestershire are urged to put pen to paper and design a poster for a 'cracking' Easter campaign. Leicestershire Waste Partnership will use the picture to front a drive encouraging residents to cut packaging over Easter - this could involve choosing eggs with less wrapping or making gifts at home....

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The Great Central Railway is celebrating today after thousands of visitors flocked to its Steam Railway October Gala. The event, held over the 9th, 10th and 11th of October saw around four thousand visitors make tracks for the award winning Leicestershire line.... 13 Oct 2009 Eight locos in steam in Loughborough

It was a double celebration this weekend (13th and 14th October 2007) as the Great Central Railway put on one of its steam galas. Having just won the Enjoy Excellence in England the GCR also saw judges from the Leicestershire Heritage Awards arrive to ride in the Beavertail Carriage restored by Railway Vehicle Preservation volunteers which they had awarded the best special project.... 14 Oct 2007 Great Central Railway Gala and Awards

Last weekend (28th & 29th July 2007) saw the Great Central Railway, based in Loughborough, stage a Mail By Rail Gala.... 30 Jul 2007 Mail By Rail Gala at Great Central Railway

Things are going up for the award winning Great Central Railway. Its main station at Loughborough Central is finally getting a passenger lift after a generous ... 09 Apr 2009 HERITAGE RAILWAY STATION FINALLY GETS A PASSENGER LIFT

Two massive heritage diesel engines have touched down on the award winning Leicestershire line for a three day celebration of 'modern' traction. A Deltic locomotive - number D9019 'Royal Highland Fusilier' - the famous type which hauled express trains from London to Edinburgh in the late sixties and seventies is the first guest. The second is class 50 007, ready to leave enthusiasts shaken and stirred as it's a type of engine which has never been to the GCR before.... 08 Sep 2009 The lorry in front is taking a diesel to the Great Central Railway!

Last weekend (28th & 29th July 2007) saw the Great Central Railway, based in Loughborough, stage a Mail By Rail Gala.... 30 Jul 2007 Mail By Rail Gala at Great Central Railway

It was a double celebration this weekend (13th and 14th October 2007) as the Great Central Railway put on one of its steam galas. Having just won the Enjoy Excellence in England the GCR also saw judges from the Leicestershire Heritage Awards arrive to ride in the Beavertail Carriage restored by Railway Vehicle Preservation volunteers which they had awarded the best special project.... 14 Oct 2007 Great Central Railway Gala and Awards

Visitors to the Great Central Railway now have a new place to unwind, relax and enjoy some refreshments. ... 09 Jun 2008 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY OPENS NEW TEA ROOM

The Great Central Railway is hosting a surprise visit from the admiralty in July. It s been confirmed that a Southern Region engine, no.... 08 Jul 2008 Lord Nelson heading for Loughborough

A feast of steam and diesel traction will be thundering down the Great Central main line in July, in charge of the famous non stop postal drop train. Up to five locomotives will power an intensive service of passenger and freight trains with up to four demonstration postal drops taking place each day.... 22 Jul 2008 Last Chance to see National Railway Museum star Lord Nelson in action at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough

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 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 27th of May 2008 03:50:00 PM

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....

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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: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:01:23 AM

Adult Social Care Service 25 January 2010Training scheme raises more than. ....

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Created: Saturday 30th of January 2010 09:57:59 AM

Two houses in Leicester burgledOfficers in Loughborough are appealing for witnesses after two student houses were burgled last weekend. The incidents happened within a day of each other and officers believe that there is a possibility that the two are linked....

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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: Saturday 30th of January 2010 10:02:41 AM

Community Services28 January 2010Leicestershire Claims Oldest Roman Coin in Britain!What is believed to be the oldest Roman coin ever found in Britain makes its museum debut, 2220 years after it was made. The silver denarius coin is now on display at Harborough Museum, Market Harborough alongside other coins that were excavated with it....

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Created: Thursday 28th of January 2010 11:42:12 AM

Community Services22 January 2010Conference to announce true location of Bosworth BattlefieldA conference to announce the true location of England’s most famous lost battlefield will be held on Saturday 20th February 2010 at County Hall, near Leicester. A panel of leading experts in battlefield archaeology and military history, introduced by Professor Richard Holmes, will discuss the results of the major new archaeological evidence that proves where the battle was fought....

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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....

Read More: Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

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 27th of May 2008 03:50:00 PM

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....

Read More: Robot in Loughborough Town Centre

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....

Read More: Mini moto campaign in Loughborough is a crushing success.

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)....

Read More: Radical plans to personalise social care in Leicestershire