Loughborough

Created: Friday 3rd of February 2012 05:30:03 PM

Cabinet Office 3 February 2012 Transport funding bid considered Leicestershire County Council is preparing to submit a bid for £4. 5m to improve sustainable transport in and around Loughborough and Coalville....

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Created: Friday 3rd of February 2012 02:30:03 PM

Cabinet Office 3 February 2012 Bid to boost care for looked after children More looked after children will live with families if plans to close a care home are agreed. Leicestershire County Council wants to increase the number of children placed with foster carers or in family settings and as a result, is considering closing Littlehill House Children's Home in Wigston....

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Created: Friday 3rd of February 2012 02:30:02 PM

Adults & Communities 3 February 2012 New names for care homes Nine county council care homes will have new names when they transfer to Leicestershire County Care Ltd in the next few weeks. The transfer will save the council £1 million per year, while retaining places for existing residents, safeguarding the jobs of existing staff and enabling improvements such as en-suite facilities....

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Created: Friday 3rd of February 2012 10:30:02 AM

Chief Executive's 3 February 2012 Cabinet to finalise budget proposals Leicestershire County Council’s cabinet is to finalise proposals to freeze Council Tax and save an extra £10 million from services over the next four years. The council’s cabinet meets on February 10th to finalise its £345 million budget, in the light of public comments on proposals to:• Freeze its share of Council Tax for the next four years, pegging the county council’s band D charge to £1,063 per year• Save £74m over the next four years, in large part due to reduced Government grant and the loss of funding to academies• Make  £49m of these savings from efficiencies• Save £24m from services, including public transport Online consultation took place between January 17th and January 31st....

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Created: Friday 3rd of February 2012 08:02:21 AM

Award comes in year that Leicester wins national award for outstanding contribution to innovation and technology ...

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Created: Thursday 2nd of February 2012 01:02:24 PM

A local painter's image of the University's Engineering Building will be displayed at the building itself...

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Created: Thursday 2nd of February 2012 01:02:23 PM

Professor of Sociology will discuss how stereotypes of "men's health" and "women's health" are counterproductive to gender and health issues, in a free public lecture on Tuesday 7 February...

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 04:30:05 PM

Adults & Communities 1 February 2012 'Kick up a Stink' in your library this half-term Don’t be bored this half-term – come along to your local Leicestershire County Council library for activities crafts and stories of all things smelly! The events are aimed at children aged 5-11 years and, due to popular demand, booking will be essential (apart from at Hinckley library). Don’t delay – get your ticket now! The events take place at the following libraries:Earl Shilton library – Tuesday 14th February, 2....

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 10:30:03 AM

Adults & Communities 31 January 2012 Strategy to improve local dementia care is launched A summit is being held next week to launch a new strategy aimed at improving local dementia care. The Improving Lives: A partnership approach to dementia event will take place on Wednesday 8 February at Leicester City Football Club and will be attended by health and social care professionals from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland....

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 07:02:59 AM

A SERIES of projects funded by a special Charnwood Borough Council scheme is helping to smash anti-social behaviour in the borough....

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 07:02:01 AM

RESIDENTS are being asked to suggest land or buildings they think could be suitable for housing and employment development....

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 06:02:22 AM

'Life of Charles Dickens: The Illustrated Edition' by a University of Leicester academic in ‘best books on Dickens’ lists...

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Created: Wednesday 1st of February 2012 06:02:21 AM

Britain’s first adult autism survey reveals previously ‘invisible’ group with autism linked to other learning disabilities...

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Created: Tuesday 31st of January 2012 04:30:03 PM

Adults & Communities 31 January 2012 Spring in the step of The Century Theatre with dance double bill The Century Theatre’s spring 2012 programme leaps into action with an exciting double bill of contemporary dance presented by regional dance agency Dance4. The event on Wednesday February 8th marks the theatre’s first programme of professional dance and heralds a new partnership between the theatre and Dance4....

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Created: Tuesday 31st of January 2012 11:30:03 AM

Adults & Communities 31 January 2012 Watch wooden sculpting in action at Beacon Hill Country Park Visitors to one of Leicestershire’s flagship country parks will be able to watch as a professional sculptor uses a chainsaw to create wooden sculptures right before their eyes! Nottingham based sculptor Peter Leadbeater is working with Leicestershire County Council to make a number of different sculptures that will be permanently displayed at Beacon Hill Country Park in Charnwood Forest for visitors to enjoy. They will be themed around the park’s extraordinary environment and wildlife....

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