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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Hundreds of shoppers in Loughborough have been given crime prevention and fire safety advice this Christmas.... 23 Dec 2008 Christmas crime prevention advice given to hundreds of shoppers in Loughborough

Shoppers in Loughborough offered Christmas crime prevention adviceFree property marking pens, purse alarms and crime and fire prevention advice is being offered to Loughborough shoppers in the run up to Christmas.  As part of this year’s Safer Christmas Campaign a stand will be set up between 10am and 3pm in Thursdays in the Market Place.... 09 Dec 2009 Shoppers in Loughborough offered Christmas crime prevention advice

Student doorknocking campaign begins in LoughboroughThousands of students will be receiving information and advice over the next fortnight when police officers visit hundreds of student properties.  Advice about being safe, living alongside established residents, recycling and renting have been included in a new Community Student Handbook which will be delivered to every door.... 28 Sep 2009 Student doorknocking campaign begins in Loughborough

Neighbourhood beat team in Charnwood tackles speeding priority 54 motorists have been dealt with for speeding in a crack down on speeding in six villages across Charnwood. Speeding is a beat priority on the majority of beats in the Charnwood policing area and has once again been highlighted as an issue in the latest round of consultation.... 02 Jun 2009 Neighbourhood beat team in Charnwood tackles speeding priority

Will you pay the price of drink or drug driving this summer? Would you rather pay the price of a taxi home or pay the price for drink or drug driving? That s the question Leicestershire Constabulary is asking motorists as it prepares to launch its annual Summer Drink and Drug Driving Campaign on Monday June 1, 2009. Throughout the month of June, officers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will be focussing their efforts on drink and drug drivers and will stop and breathalyse any motorist they believe may be driving under the influence.... 29 May 2009 Will you pay the price of drink or drug driving this summer?

The police in Loughborough are working with the organisers of an under 18s dance music event at Loughborough University to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable evening.... 29 May 2008 Police in Loughborough support under 18s dance music event

Two 'all day' police beat surgeries are being held at local supermarkets in Loughborough during August.... 29 Jul 2008 All day beat surgeries being held in Loughborough

Hundreds of shoppers in Loughborough have been given crime prevention and fire safety advice this Christmas.... 23 Dec 2008 Christmas crime prevention advice given to hundreds of shoppers in Loughborough

School children in Loughborough warn motorists to slow down The police are working with young people from Youth Zone in Loughborough to tackle parking and speeding problems outside primary schools in the area. During a Youth Zone project called, My Street, young people who use the youth club on the Old Ashby Road were asked to identify issues that concerned them.... 21 Apr 2009 School children in Loughborough warn motorists to slow down

Police looking for 'special' people in Rutland A recruiting seminar is being held at Oakham police station for people interested in joining the Special Constabulary. It is being held on Wednesday 13th May between 6.... 07 May 2009 Police looking for 'special' people in Rutland

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....

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)....

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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