Loughborough

Created: Friday 10th of February 2012 02:02:50 PM

VISITORS to Charnwood Museum can get up close and personal with some of the amazing haul of Iron Age and Roman coins from the Hallaton Treasure....

Read More: Coins, carrots and card-making at Charnwood Museum this half term

Created: Friday 10th of February 2012 02:02:49 PM

BOLLARDS have been installed at Loughborough Cemetery to protect war graves from damage caused by cars. Charnwood Borough Council has installed the bollards at the Ling Road end so that vehicles attending funerals at the neighbouring Crematorium cannot use grave sides as additional parking....

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Created: Friday 10th of February 2012 11:30:02 AM

Environment & Transport 10 February 2012 Learn to make a meal out of leftovers A series of free cookery classes are being held to teach people how to cook up a treat using leftovers. As well as cooking up to three recipes, Leicestershire residents who attend can pick up tasty recipe cards and take home a free goody bag containing giveaways including a spaghetti measure and a meal planner....

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Created: Thursday 9th of February 2012 03:02:52 PM

A SPORT-inspired scheme is set to transform the entrance to Loughborough’s iconic Queen’s Park into a striking floral gateway for Loughborough In Bloom. Charnwood Borough Council and its waste management partner Serco have joined forces on the planting scheme which will see an explosion of colour at the New Street entrance to the park....

Read More: Floral gateway to create explosion of colour at Loughborough's Queens Park

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 07:02:58 PM

POLICE and Council bosses were grilled by youngsters at Charnwood Youth Council’s second annual Big Charnwood Youth Conference. Young people from schools, communities and youth groups across the borough fired questions at the Question Time panel members at Loughborough Town Hall....

Read More: Young people grill local decision makers in Lougborough

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 07:02:56 PM

VOLUNTEERS are being invited to try their hand at a traditional craft and help to create a wildlife haven at Morley Quarry. Charnwood Borough Council’s Access to Nature Officer Tim Adkin is this weekend leading a project to cut and lay a hedgerow in the local ‘Midlands Bullock’ style....

Read More: Have a go at hedgelaying down at Morley Quarry

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 07:02:33 PM

ORIENTEERING could make an unusual date for the adventurous this Valentine’s Day. Charnwood Borough Council’s Active Together team, in partnership with British Orienteering and the Leicestershire Orienteering Club, is offering people the chance to have a go and learn more about the sport at four separate events....

Read More: Navigate your way to romance this Valentine's Day

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 07:02:30 PM

WILLOW trees at a Charnwood beauty spot are under attack – from a miniature master of disguise. Lunar Hornet Moths have been setting up home in trees by the lake at Dishley Pool, Loughborough, where they have been laying their eggs beneath the bark. When these eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the wood, feeding on the core of the tree....

Read More: Dishley Pool willows targeted by strange striped pest

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 06:02:51 PM

Loughborough is set to host its third Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday, March 25 and needs local people to come together and show their support by entering now at www.sportrelief.com. ...

Read More: Sport Relief is back and its coming to Loughborough!

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 06:02:49 PM

New European project will gather information and create platform to exchange knowledge and inform best practice for later-life learning...

Read More: University of Leicester to spearhead Europe-wide research into older people's learning experiences

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 06:02:47 PM

Review of effectiveness of weight loss methodsfrom University of Leicester tackles growing problem ...

Read More: Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss new study

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 06:02:12 PM

ENVIRONMENTAL heroes who have taken action to improve their communities will be recognised at the first-ever Don’t Muck Around Awards. Charnwood Borough Council is launching the awards to recognise the efforts of residents and businesses who are helping to improve the environment in Charnwood....

Read More: Council launches hunt for environment champions

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:30:02 AM

Adults & Communities 8 February 2012 ‘Pants and politics’ on offer at historic theatre venue A look back at three hundred years of underwear, and a screening of Oscar winning movie ‘Milk’ combine for a special event at Snibston Discovery Museum’s Century Theatre. The evening, which is part of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) History Month includes a private viewing of the ‘Support and Seduction’ underwear exhibition, including an introduction from the curator....

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Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 08:02:58 AM

University of Leicester student gets an employability boost from mining and exploration software company ...

Read More: MICROMINE UK Awards Bursary to Geoscience Student

Created: Wednesday 8th of February 2012 08:02:57 AM

Weekend viewings of spring flowers at University of Leicester Botanic Garden on 19th & 26th February 2012...

Read More: Crocus blooming signals spring