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...

Read More: Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological ageing in humans

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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Leading Leicestershire figures are pulling together to offer vital support to the people of Sichuan in China.... 14 May 2008 China Earthquake

agreement between University of Leicester Forensic Research Centre and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), East Midlands to be signed on 20th August... 20 Aug 2009 Forensic Research Centre to share expertise with East Midlands prison and probation services

Prime Minister visits Loughborough University to launch new policy statement Loughborough University was visited today (20 April) by some of the country s top politicians, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as the Government announced a new strategic plan to invest in Britain s economic and industrial future. Speaking to an invited group of business leaders, the Prime Minister said he was delighted to be in Loughborough to announce the policy statement entitled Building Britain s Future New Industry, New Jobs .... 20 Apr 2009 Prime Minister visits Loughborough University to launch new policy statement

Five new Deputy Lieutenants were last night commissioned under oath in honour of their service to the local community.... 28 Mar 2008 Deputy Lieutenants

A vision of Lostock Hall Shed in the late sixties, or a salute to the Midland Region? The Great Central Railway's three day Winter Gala brings together an exciting line up of motive power which could see LMS stand for Loughborough's Monster Steam up! ... 22 Dec 2009 GREAT CENTRAL ANNOUNCE MIDLAND HEAVY LINE UP

imago Services, Loughborough University... 04 Jul 2007 Top Industry Award for Imago in Loughborough

East Midlands Airport published it... 19 Jul 2007 East Midlands Airport

There are mixed messages if you are a home owner or thinking of buying a property in Loughborough. As a region the East Midlands showed a drop in house prices in August, however the news is not all bad, prices in Leicestershire experienced a rise.... 06 Oct 2007 East Midlands House Prices

Loughboroughs MP has backed saving the East Midlands area news service which could be replaced by a service covering the whole of the Midlands if ITV has its way... 19 Oct 2007 Local MP backs East Midlands ITV Services

Ian Armiger, Loughborough Universitys Director of Swimming, was presented with the Judges Award at last nights (26 November) BBC East Midlands Sports Awards 2007.... 28 Nov 2007 BBC Award for Swimming Coach

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