Loughborough

Loughboroughs largest ever contingent of swimmers will be hoping to make the grade at the British Olympic trials taking place in Sheffield this week.... 31 Mar 2008 Loughborough swimmers eye Olympic selection

Loughborough University is to further strengthen its position as a world-class research centre for energy and climate change with the appointment of eleven new academic staff, including Chairs in Renewable Energy, Building Performance Modelling, Hydroclimatic Modelling, and Photovoltaics for Power Systems. ... 31 Mar 2008 Significant investment helps consolidate Loughborough as a leader in energy and climate change

Local Conservatives formed a "Tory Task Force" on Saturday to clear up rubbish and litter along Ling Road in Loughborough .... 30 Mar 2008 Conservatives clean up Loughborough

Speed camera locations around Loughborough, Charnwood and the rest of Leicestershire for the coming week... 30 Mar 2008 Speed Camera Locations

When the engineers and workmen of the Hughes "Falcon" Engineering Works in Loughborough were given the order to build three small narrow gauge steam engines in 1878 they would have been very surprised to learn that 130 years later a group of narrow gauge revivalists in Mid-Wales were planning to build a fourth member of the class.... 29 Mar 2008 Newly Built Steam Locomotive to Recreate Loughborough Design of 1878

The Leicestershire Police Authority today (Thursday 27 March) received a letter from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) informing the Authority that the Minister has commenced the process which could lead to the Authority being ?capped?.... 28 Mar 2008 Leicestershire Police To Be Capped?

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

Andy Reed, the MP for Loughborough, today gave his support to the Byron report released today that has been looking at internet and video game use by children. ... 28 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP welcomes Byron Report

This weeks winners of Rainbows Hospice are as follows: Following is the list of Winners for the draw held 28/03/2008 (Major Prizes first) 025218 ( 1000) Nuneaton 003556 ( 100) Leicester 017040 ( 100) LEICESTER 000930 ( 5) Loughborough 001063 ( 5) Leicester 003958 ( 5) Leicester 007968 ( 5) Leicester 008255 ( 5) Market Harborough 016127 ( 5) Leicester 020811 ( 5) Market Harborough 023472 ( 5) Leicester 023900 ( 5) Leicester 024309 ( 5) LOUGHBOROUGH 025024 ( 5) Leicester 031862 ( 5) NARBOROUGH 040601 ( 5) Leicester 042762 ( 5) Leicester 046867 ( 5) Loughborough 051055 ( 5) LOUGHBOROUGH 051092 ( 5) Leicester 052625 ( 5) Leicester 052985 ( 5) LOUGHBOROUGH 055443 ( 5) Nottingham 061793 ( 5) Rutland 062494 ( 5) PENRITH 065483 ( 5) SWADLINCOTE 072824 ( 5) MANSFIELD 0... 28 Mar 2008 Rainbows Hospice Lottery

Loughborough residents are being encouraged to nominate students for two prizes awarded annually by the University in recognition of students good work in the community or good community relations. ... 27 Mar 2008 Loughborough Award for Students

Figures just released for unemployment in the Loughborough and Charnwood areas shows the local area is faring well. ... 26 Mar 2008 Unemployment in Loughborough

Drugs testing of prisoners is to be introduced at Loughborough Police Station in a move to get offenders across the North out of crime and into treatment.... 26 Mar 2008 Drug Testing Prisoners in Loughborough

New parking fines are due to be introduced across Loughborough next week. From Monday (March 31st), the government requires county councils to introduce a two-tier parking charge system. ... 23 Mar 2008 Parking Fines in Loughborough

Avon Tyres British GT Championship rookie Jeremy Metcalfe made a superb impression during the opening round of the 2008 season at Oulton Park International Circuit today, the 19-year-old all set for a podium finish on his category debut until an unfortunate gearbox problem arose during the compulsory pit-stops.... 23 Mar 2008 GT DEBUTANT METCALFE IMPRESSES DURING OPENING ROUND

Local Prospective Conservative MP for Loughborough, Nicky Morgan, has voiced her dismay this week at current Loughborough MP, Andy Reeds, refusal to support a motion tabled by Conservatives in Westminster to save the 2500 Post Offices currently under threat of closure, including 3 in the Loughborough constituency.... 23 Mar 2008 Post Office Dismay

Loughborough Universitys mens hockey team have made it to the quarterfinals of top European knockout championship the Euro Hockey League after a 2-0 win over Belgian side Royal Antwerp this morning. ... 21 Mar 2008 Loughborough Students through to Euro Hockey quarter finals

New information uncovered by the Conservatives under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that 42 per cent of NHS Trusts providing maternity services had to turn away women in labour last year because they were full. ... 21 Mar 2008 Leicester Hospitals closed to expectant mums 28 times last year

Join performance poet Mark Gwynne Jones to explore your surroundings through poetry and walking. The session will take as its starting point Off the Beaten Track a walk recently created by Mark and commissioned by Radar. ... 20 Mar 2008 Mark Gwynne Jones Workshop in Loughborough

Loughborough University today (Thursday 20th March 2008) received official confirmation that its refurbished EHB multi-use pitch is suitable for competitive hockey fixtures.... 20 Mar 2008 International backing helps hockey fixtures resume at Loughborough University

Loughborough MP Andy Reed is pressing the Government to take further action over people being trafficked into the UK in order to be abused in the sex industry, a form of slavery.... 20 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP Calls For Clamp Down On Human Traffickers Supporting The Sex Trade

BOSWORTH BATTLEFIELD WILL BRING HISTORY TO LIFE OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS RE-ENACTMENT GROUP, LES ROUTIERS LES ROUEN, DESCEND UPON AMBION PARVA MEDIEVAL VILLAGE. Soak up the sights, sounds and smells of medieval England as you step back in time to 1485 and experience life in a soldiers encampment.... 20 Mar 2008 Travel Back In Time For Medieval Fun

On the 5th and 6th April there will be a conference at County Hall to shed light on the archaeology of medieval Leicestershire... 20 Mar 2008 Medieval Leicestershire

Following extensive police searches a car and the body of a woman have been found in the River Soar yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 19th March 2008). Police were called shortly before 3pm on Tuesday by a member of the public reporting that a car had been driven into the River Soar, near Mill Lane in Kegworth.... 20 Mar 2008 Body Recovered from River Soar

Andy Reed MP today (19th March 2008) gave support for the local Sure Start centres in Loughborough and slammed Conservative plans to cut the funding for such vital schemes. ... 19 Mar 2008 Reed Backs Local Sure Start Centres in Face of Tory Cuts

A group of pupils from Burleigh Community College in Loughborough have spent the day at an all female prison to learn about the stark realities of prison life.... 19 Mar 2008 Pupils in Loughborough learn the reality of prison life

The search for a woman and her car in the River Soar was been called off last tonight (18th March 2008) and will resume in daylight tomorrow.... 19 Mar 2008 River Soar Search Continues at Kegworth

Church Hill Junior School won gold at a Badminton Festival hosted by Loughborough University earlier this month. The University welcomed tens of aspiring young badminton players onto campus for the annual event, which is now in its fourth year. ... 18 Mar 2008 Church Hill School take Badminton title at University event

A employee-focused corporate lifestyle service at Loughborough University is ready to help achieve targets set out in a radical national report unveiled this week by National Director for Health and Work Dame Carol Black.... 18 Mar 2008 Loughborough University team to tackle health of local businesses

Seven police officers from the North Area are cycling from one side of Scotland to another to raise money for a local charity.... 18 Mar 2008 Police in training for charity bike ride

Local Conservatives were out in force across Loughborough market on Saturday morning talking to shoppers about rising living costs. The event, involving a survey was organised by the prospective Conservative MP for Loughborough, Nicky Morgan, and had a fantastic response from people out in the town who were happy to talk about their concerns on rising taxes, fuel and food costs as well as increasing utility bills.... 18 Mar 2008 Conservatives out in force in Loughboroughs Market Place

If youre planning a trip to a kitchen showroom this bank holiday to take advantage of special holiday offers, taking some advice from Consumer Direct East Midlands before you make a decision could help you avoid some of the fitted kitchen pitfalls.... 18 Mar 2008 Trading Standards

Loughborough Universitys Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, CBE, has been named Woman of the Year at the prestigious Women of Achievement Awards 2008.... 18 Mar 2008 Loughborough Universitys Vice Chancellor named Woman of the Year

Leicestershire Constabulary is cracking down on domestic burglary in the run up to Easter by targeting hot spot areas and tackling those involved in handling stolen property.... 18 Mar 2008 Police keep pressure on as the number of burglaries fall

Trading Standards new online consumer quiz highlights the approaches and techniques used by different scams, and provides tips on how to avoid falling victim to the scammers. Have a go and if you get the most right answers you could win a 25 book voucher. ... 17 Mar 2008 Avoid Eggstortion this Easter

Andy Reed has welcomed the Government putting in 1billion of investment to support poor children in the UK. Reed was one of 77 Labour MPs who signed a letter to The Guardian newspaper asking for more help from Government to go to the least well off.... 17 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP Welcomes Chancellor Listening On Child Poverty in UK

Charnwood Arts is on the look out for creative people in and around Loughborough with the launch of two competitions. The first competition is for those who have literary skill with the emphasis on brevity: miniWords 2008.... 17 Mar 2008 Charnwood Arts Competition

A campaign to ensure every member of the public knows the name of their local beat officer and PCSO is being launched today (Monday March 17).... 17 Mar 2008 Know Your Beat Officer in Loughborough

Hampshire motor racing star Jeremy Metcalfe makes his competitive sportscar debut at Oulton Park International Circuit this coming weekend driving a Ferrari 430 during the curtain-raiser to the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.... 17 Mar 2008 JEREMY METCALFE - OULTON PARK BRITISH GT PREVIEW

Loughborough has joined forces with the universities of Nottingham and Sheffield to launch a Centre of Excellence in Customised Assembly (CECA) - a leading centre dedicated to improving complex assembly processes for manufacturers.... 14 Mar 2008 Universities join forces to tackle UK manufacturing challenges

Householders are being warned to be on guard after the windy weather to make sure they don?t fall foul of cowboy builders or rouge traders.... 14 Mar 2008 Beware Cowboy Builders

The plans for a 1.4 million scheme to improve links in and around Watermead Country Park will continue on a tour of local libraries today.... 14 Mar 2008 Watermead plans on show

Loughborough Universitys Futsal players make their Midlands League debut this weekend as part of a new national structure introduced by the FA. The inaugural FA Umbro Futsal Leagues, involving the best 23 teams in the country, kicked off this month in the Midlands, South and North in a bid to grow the sport across England.... 14 Mar 2008 Loughborough Futsal

Loughborough University is encouraging local youngsters to get active this Easter with week-long sports camps in football and rugby. Designed for young players of a range of ages and abilities, both courses develop players? skills and build their confidence in a fun and safe environment.... 14 Mar 2008 University hosts rugby and football camps for kids this Easter

Rainbows Children?s Hospice have launched their second Spring Super draw giving supporters the chance to win a top prize of 3,000! This one off draw allows supporters to win up to 4,500. The raffle tickets come in books of 10 and are 1 each ticket. ... 13 Mar 2008 Loughborough Hospice

Nicky Morgan, Loughboroughs Prospective Conservative MP has welcomed the news that the Planning Inspector has refused the appeal by Domain Baxtergate which had applied to build over 600 student bedrooms on the former Loughborough hospital site.... 13 Mar 2008 Loughborough Hospital

Thousands of new trees being planted across Leicestershire will help to offset county carbon emissions now and for future generations. Leicestershire County Council is adding 80,000 trees across the county over the next 40 years, in a major boost to the environment. In addition to these, 600 trees are being planted in Enderby and Narborough this month.... 13 Mar 2008 Carbon Offsetting in Leicestershire

Loughboroughs thriving artists group ArtSpace are back with their 9th show at the Charnwood Museum. 14 artists including painters, printmakers, sculptors, and ceramicists will be presenting an exhibition called ArtSpace in Miniature ... 13 Mar 2008 Loughboroughs Artspace Charnwood Museum Exhibition

There are often stories of MPs ending up in prison, but today Loughboroughs Member of Parliament went there by their own volition as the UK Parliamentary Football Club visited Reading Young Offenders Institute to meet young people benefiting from the National Grid Young Offenders Programme. Andy Reed MP was part of the UK Parliamentary Football Club delegation who also played a couple of football matches against the inmates.... 12 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP Visits Prison To Discuss Youth Offending Schemes

Victims of domestic violence and their families who are most at risk of serious harm are to be helped by increased partnership working in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. ?... 12 Mar 2008 Agencies join forces to support victims of domestic violence

Three people from Mountsorrel have been charged with drugs related offences following a series of raids at addresses in the village. The arrests were made on Thursday 6 September 2007 when a warrant was executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 at a property on Leicester Road in the village. ... 12 Mar 2008 Mountsorrel drugs raids - people charged

St Patricks Day will see a local Irish dance group performing in spectacular brand new costumes after a special project which saw them join forces with Loughborough University and Charnwood Borough Council. The group ? Keating School of Irish Dance ? are regulars at a variety of events across Charnwood. They promote Irish culture through their performances involving traditional music and dance. In order to enhance the quality and scope of their community activities the group decided to launch a ... 12 Mar 2008 Dancers costume delight thanks to Loughborough student designs

A national organisation that supports water and sanitation projects in developing countries is celebrating a move to Loughborough University today (12 March). Partners for Water and Sanitation (PAWS) was established in 2002 in response to the United Nations Millennium Development Goal targets to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation by 2015.... 12 Mar 2008 Partners for Water and Sanitation join Loughborough University

A new book that explores the history and culture of minstrelsy in Britain has been published by a Loughborough University expert. Blackface minstrelsy is associated particularly with popular culture in the United States and Britain, and yet despite the continual two-way flow of performers, troupes and companies across the Atlantic, there is little in Britain to match the scholarship of blackface studies in the States.... 12 Mar 2008 Loughborough Author examines Blackface Minstrelsy in Britain

A Loughborough University expert in information science has called for the creation of a new Government department and minister to prevent further knowledge, information and data management disasters. In recent months there have been a number of high profile catastrophes in this area, including the loss of the entire child benefit database by HM Revenue and Customs, the loss of patient records by several English NHS Trusts, and the failure of the Crown Prosecution Service to check DNA data from 4... 10 Mar 2008 Loughborough University academic calls for new Government department to prevent further data loss

Local MP Andy Reed today backed the Home Secretarys crime Have Your Say surveys. The surveys aimed at getting peoples opinion on crime, community cohesion and to share their ideas on tackling crime in their communities. ... 10 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP calls for views on crime

Loughborough MP Andy Reed backs the national no smoking day on the 12th March. The Great No Smoking Day Challenge encourages smokers to give up cigarettes for one day and get sponsored for doing so, with the money raised given to charity. ... 10 Mar 2008 Reed Backs No Smoking Day on the 12th March

Local MP Andy Reed has welcomed the official opening of Loughborough Universitys new 15 million Sports Technology Institute. The Institute is an exciting new venture with East Midlands Development Agency (emda) to boost enterprise in the sport and leisure sector and develop cutting-edge technology to assist the countrys elite athletes in their preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ... 10 Mar 2008 Reed Welcomes Opening of Sports Technology Institute at Loughborough

A select group of Loughboroughs students has helped the Great Britain mens hockey squad secure a spot at this summers Beijing Olympics. Current students Jon Bleby, Alistair McGregor and Barry Middleton and former players Glenn Kirkham and Alastair Wilson were all in action in last nights final as Great Britain denied India a place in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1928. ... 10 Mar 2008 Loughborough Students help seal Britains Olympic hockey spot

Loughborough Police are appealing for public help after archery equipment was stolen from a property in Loughborough. A number of crossbows and arrows were stolen from the premises on Leicester Road, Loughborough, sometime between 11:30pm on Wednesday March 5 and 1.30am on Thursday March 6.... 08 Mar 2008 Search for Thieves with Bows and Arrows

SCIENTISTS from the Forestry Commission will visit two Charnwood Borough Council-owned woods next week in a bid to get to the root of a mystery condition that?s killing oak trees. The experts will visit Booth Wood and the Outwoods on Tuesday, March 11th to take samples in an attempt to confirm what is causing the premature deaths of the trees.... 07 Mar 2008 Oak Tree Decline

Details of where mobile speed cameras will be set up around the streets of Loughborough and surrounding area... 07 Mar 2008 Speed Camera Locations - Loughborough Area

For more information on how to play the Rainbows Lottery, call the Lottery Hotline on 0870 3300219 or visit www.rainbows.co.uk.... 07 Mar 2008 Loughborough Rainbows Lottery

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Loughborough. The incident happened at around 11.50pm on Thursday February 7, when the 39-year-old victim was walking along Epinal Way towards Knightthorpe Road. A white van-type vehicle pulled up alongside the aggrieved and two Asian men got out and asked her for the time. They then assaulted her and she received injuries to her face.... 07 Mar 2008 Witness appeal after assault in Loughborough

Charity shops and businesses in Loughborough are being given free forensic property marking kits to mark valuable shop property making it less attractive to thieves. The shops are being given SelectDNA which comes in a pot of adhesive glue and can be applied to any valuable items of property such as computers, shop tills, lap tops and telephones. ... 07 Mar 2008 Businesses in Loughborough benefit from forensic property marking

On Tuesday 11th March 2008 at the National Space Centre in Leicester teenagers from eight schools in the East Midlands will put their consumer knowledge to the test when they take part in the regional finals of the Young Consumer of the Year Competition and the Consumer Challenge Quiz.... 07 Mar 2008 Trading Standards Competition for Loughborough School

British Racing Drivers? Club (BRDC) ?Rising Star? Jeremy Metcalfe has been officially confirmed today as one of the latest 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship signings for the high-profile CR Scuderia team which is based at Bardon, near Coalville, Leicestershire.... 06 Mar 2008 Metcalfe Confirmed for British GT Bid with CR Scuderia

In the same month British MPs have called for social networking websites to do more to monitor pro-anorexia groups a Loughborough University academic has published a book that investigates the subject in depth.... 06 Mar 2008 Loughborough academic puts spotlight on pro-anorexia in cyberspace

A group of Leicester?s inner-city schoolboys will compete at one of the largest school rugby festivals in the world next week thanks to a Loughborough University coaching programme. Twelve pupils from English Martyrs Catholic School and Winstanley, Hamilton and Soar Valley Community Colleges have been training together since the half-term holidays in preparation for the National Schools Sevens which take place at Rosslyn Park RFC in London next week (10-11 March).... 06 Mar 2008 Students coach inner-city school kids to national competition

Loughborough MP Andy Reed has welcomed news that an independent evaluation report published today shows Sure Start schemes have a positive impact on the lives of children and families locally. ... 06 Mar 2008 Independent Research Acknowledges Positive Impact of Sure Start Schemes

YOUNGSTERS can look forward to an eggs-cellent Easter holiday thanks to a wide-range of sport and leisure activities organised by Charnwood Borough Council. More than 20 events have been arranged by Charnwood?s Leisure Services Team to keep five to 16-year-olds entertained during the two-week break ? and places can be booked now.... 06 Mar 2008 Egg-celent Easter in Charnwood

Andy Reed MP has welcomed the news that the Government is increasing the Minimum Wage for people working in Loughborough. Prime Minister Gordon Brown today announced the adult National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate will rise by 21p / hour from 5.52 / hour to 5.73 / hour. ... 06 Mar 2008 Loughborough MP Welcomes Increase in Minimum Wage

Andy Reed MP has urged young adults in Loughborough to take advantage of a pioneering new government-backed global volunteering scheme. The Scheme called Platform2 will enable young people to spend ten weeks in a developing country working on a project and helping some of the world?s poorest people. ... 06 Mar 2008 Loughborough Volunteers Call

IF you go down to the Outwoods this weekend you?ll be sure of a big surprise ? as visitors can discover how charcoal is made! Bags of the locally-produced charcoal will be available for sale during a Charnwood Conservation Volunteers event being staged on Sunday, March 9th at the Charnwood Borough Council-owned beauty spot.... 06 Mar 2008 A Big Surprise for Outwoods Visitors

A FIRST-TIME fly-tipper has been given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay more than 300 in costs after admitting dumping rubbish in Charnwood. Mark Frederick Buckett, of Sandiacre Drive, Thurmaston, pleaded guilty to one count of contravening section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 when he appeared at Leicester City Magistrates Court.... 06 Mar 2008 Charnwood Claims Another Prosecution

Its all change for Charnwood Borough Councils Gold Card holders as they will soon be receiving a new ticket to ride! From April 1, 2008, anyone 60 or over and eligible disabled people will be able to enjoy free off-peak travel anywhere in England on local buses.... 05 Mar 2008 All Change for Loughboroughs Gold Card Holders

Andy Reed MP today praised the Home Secretary and local Chief Constable Matt Baggot for their announcement of the new policy in neighbourhood policing. The emphasis for the Government in recent months has been on neighbourhood policing. By April the Government will have in place dedicated neighbourhood police teams for every community.... 05 Mar 2008 Reed Praises Introduction of Dedicated Neighbourhood Police Officers

John Heathcoat, pioneering inventor of lacemaking machines, created an industrial revolution in Loughborough in the early 18th century. His new machines threatened a way of life and local jobs and his factory was attacked by Luddites in 1816.... 04 Mar 2008 Loughborough Luddites

Each year the local Rotary Clubs hold a speaking competition for school students with a Chair, Speaker and a Proposer of the Vote of Thanks. The team winning the local heat progressing to a District (Northampton to Nottingham) semi final and then final with the best two teams then going even further towards a National Final.... 04 Mar 2008 Rotary Club of Loughborough Beacon

Loughborough MP Andy Reed this week hosted a Parliamentary event with Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe to mark the contribution of grassroots heroes make through sport to their local communities.... 04 Mar 2008 Reed Honours Sports Unsung Heroes

FIRMS can pick up free, expert advice at a special business event being held in Charnwood next month. The North Charnwood Business Forum has been jointly organised by Charnwood Borough Council, Loughborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, LATI and LeicesterShire Networks and takes place at Longcliffe Golf Club, Snells Nook Lane, Nanpantan, Loughborough on Thursday, March 13th at 6.30pm.... 04 Mar 2008 Charnwood Business

Crime analysis shows that areas with a high student population have higher incidents of bike theft than other areas. This has a serious impact on the lives of students, many of whom rely on their bikes for transport. The cost of replacing a bike, particularly if it is not insured, can also be prohibitively high.... 03 Mar 2008 Police Bike Tagging in Loughborough

Sauntering or shuffling, ambling or rambling. Wandering or striding, strolling or hiking, dawdling or pacing, strutting or stalking. There are so many words to express how people move around on two feet. Each one of them suggests a different sense of occasion, of place, of purpose, of a moment in time or of leisure or labour. ... 02 Mar 2008 Roam: A weekend of walking in Loughborough

Over the last 50 years curry has become more popular than, well, an English breakfast. Senior politicians have even gone on record and stated that chicken tikka masala is now our traditional dish. Nationally we spend 3.5B a year on curry, with Marks and Spensers selling 18 tonnes of chicken tikka a week.... 02 Mar 2008 Lunchtime Curries in Loughborough