Loughborough

LOUGHBOROUGHS Shopmobility office is set to re-open on Thursday (April 2nd) after Charnwood Borough Council was able to create new parking spaces for users. The popular scheme was forced to temporarily close last week after the Councils lease on the Macaulay House Car Park where users parked their vehicles to allow easy access to the Shopmobility offices expired.... 31 Mar 2009 Shopmobility Office to Re-Open

Margaret Beckett MP was in Loughborough on Friday with local MP Andy Reed at the official opening of the Canal Bridge Housing development.... 31 Mar 2009 Margaret Beckett MP opens Canal Bridge Housing Scheme

Andy Reed MP welcomes the announcement today of extra money to help with the fight against human trafficking. Labour s Justice Minister Maria Eagle has announced a 3.7m grant to a project which provides refuge and support to victims of trafficking.... 31 Mar 2009 Loughborough MP Andy Reed Welcomes Major Boost in Funding for Victims of Human Trafficking

Loughborough benefits from Chinese expertise in emergency management Experts from one of China s leading universities have visited Loughborough University to present an emergency response system which was utilised at the Beijing Olympics. The delegation from the Centre for Public Safety Research (CPSR) at Tsinghua University is looking to develop research collaborations in the UK and made Loughborough their first port of call.... 31 Mar 2009 Loughborough benefits from Chinese expertise in emergency management

A COUNTY-wide forum set up to tackle environmental crimes has been recognised at a national awards ceremony. Charnwood Borough Council is one of the partner authorities in the Leicestershire Enforcement Forum, which was named runner-up in the Innovation Category of the recent Cleaner Safer Greener Network Awards.... 31 Mar 2009 Recognition for Enviro-Crimes Group

Eighty six years since it was last in the ownership of the Great Central Railway contracts were exchanged, signed and completed this weekend. It follows a whirlwind fundraising campaign, on track to make 70,000. Having had a succession of owners in recent years, the building is now in the care of the David Clarke Railway Trust, the GCRs official supporting charity.... 30 Mar 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY BUYS LOUGHBOROUGH GOODS OFFICE - EIGHTY SIX YEARS SINCE IT WAS LAST OWNED BY THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY!

Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing resident, Sandie Gough, has been shortlisted from over 300 nominations for the first Housing Heroes Awards which is being organised by the Chartered Institute of Housing and Inside Housing. ... 30 Mar 2009 CHARNWOOD RESIDENT UP FOR NATIONAL HOUSING HEROES AWARD

University of Leicester researchers are one step closer to the Holy Grail of plant biology research... 30 Mar 2009 New Breakthrough in Global Warming Plant Production

Eric Goodyer, Labours Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Birstall, and Labour s Housing Minister Margaret Beckett, welcomed todays announcement that the long overdue Birstall Park & Ride scheme is to get a 2.75 million boost from the Government. ... 29 Mar 2009 Birstall Park and Ride Scheme to receive 2.75M

Andy Reed MP today congratulated local NHS staff for their tremendous work in getting waiting times down to record levels.... 28 Mar 2009 NHS Waiting Times Success being Ignored

Andy Reed was meeting bosses at 3M today to discuss the prospects for the company in the town. "I always like to try and keep in touch with Gary and colleagues at 3M about the prospects for the company in the town as one of our major employers. They are excellent at keeping me up to do date with their business plans and raising issues of concerns.... 28 Mar 2009 Andy Reed MP Meets 3M Bosses

The leadership of Charnwood Borough Council has come under fire form the Audit Commission for poor strategic leadership.... 28 Mar 2009 Audit Commission Condemns Charnwood Borough Council Tories

Loughborough MP Andy Reed has told Further Education Ministers that he hopes they can allay fears about Building Colleges for the Future Programme as quickly as possible.... 28 Mar 2009 MP Raises College Building Concerns with Ministers

A poll which wrongly suggested 24% of shops in Loughborough were empty was wrong - but it acted a wake up call for the local Borough Council - said Andy Reed MP this week.... 28 Mar 2009 Need to Talk Up Loughbrough Shopping

Andy Reed MP and students from Loughborough returned from the Holocaust Educational Trust s regional visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Tuesday 24th March vowing to act on the lessons learned from the experience. ... 28 Mar 2009 Andy Reed and Students from Loughborough Return from Nazi Death Camp

Operation Utah success Officers stopped over 200 vehicles in one of the biggest ever campaigns undertaken by Leicestershire Constabulary to tackle criminals using the roads. Nine people were arrested over the two day operation which was held on both the North and South areas of the county.... 27 Mar 2009 Operation Utah success

National Sizing Survey the changing shape of the UK s children High street retailers Next, Monsoon and George at Asda are sponsoring a national children s wear survey that is now underway at Loughborough University. The project, called Shape GB, is the first large-scale project to measure children across the country using 3D body scanners, and aims to measure 6,000 boys and girls aged 4 to 17.... 27 Mar 2009 National Sizing Survey the changing shape of the UKs children

Major conference on higher education organised by the Institute of Lifelong Learning, Monday 30 March... 27 Mar 2009 Investing for Success

Loughborough University hosts maths conference Loughborough University is hosting an event for Year 8 students to underline the importance of mathematics in every day life. The event, called Maths Is there a Point , will take place in the Mathematics Education Centre on campus on Thursday, April 2.... 26 Mar 2009 Loughborough University hosts maths conference

RESIDENTS who use Charnwood Borough Councils popular Shopmobility scheme are being advised the service is not available for the rest of this week. The Council leased Macaulay House Car Park, where users parked their vehicles to allow easy access to the Shopmobility offices, from a private landowner but this has now expired.... 25 Mar 2009 Shopmobility Temporarily Closed

Neighbourhood officers help to clean up Shepshed Before and after picture of Wightman Close Alley The police in Shepshed have been working with the council to get graffiti cleaned off walls around the town. The neighbourhood beat team noticed that some areas of the town, such as Wightman Close Alley and Glenmore Park, were particularly badly affected by graffiti and decided to enlist the help of Charnwood Borough Councils Cleansing Team to get rid of it.... 25 Mar 2009 Neighbourhood officers help to clean up Shepshed

RESIDENTS across Charnwood are being encouraged to give the Borough a spring clean during a nationwide Big Tidy Up. Keep Britain Tidy launched its spring campaign today (Tuesday, March 24th) - and Charnwood Borough Council is supporting the initiative by offering gloves and litter-picking tools that can be loaned out free of charge.... 24 Mar 2009 Giving the Borough a Spring Clean

Loughborough trio star in World Cup Final win Three players from the Loughborough fold Nicky Shaw, Laura Marsh and Lydia Greenway helped England s women s cricket team to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the World Cup final this weekend. 27-year-old all-rounder Shaw who graduated from the University in 2007 with a degree in Criminology and Social Policy, and is now the University Centre of Cricket Excellence s assistant coach was also named Player of the Match.... 24 Mar 2009 Loughborough trio star in World Cup Final win

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 20 March 2009 Boost for recycling come rain or shine Brand new canopies are helping Leicestershire residents to recycle whatever the weather. Weather-proof recycling areas have been introduced at four recycling and household waste sites to provide people with sheltered, dry areas in which to recycle their waste.... 24 Mar 2009 Boost for recycling come rain or shine

A FREE family fun day promises to be a load of rubbish as youngsters are encouraged to SWITCH to new ways of reducing the amount of waste thrown away. Charnwood Borough Council is staging the event at Holy Trinity Church Hall, in Church Street, Barrow upon Soar on Friday, April 17th between 10am and 3pm.... 23 Mar 2009 Fun Day Is a Load of Rubbish!

University of Leicester inaugural lecture addresses the decline in the interest in science, Tuesday March 24 at 5.30pm ... 23 Mar 2009 Professor Calls for Overhaul of Physics Teaching

Study at University of Leicester reveals risk of developing condition is widely overestimated by GPs... 23 Mar 2009 New research highlights dramatically reduced risk of developing dementia

Loughborough Building Society is Open for Business was the message from the meeting held by Andy Reed MP with Loughborough Building Society.... 21 Mar 2009 Loughborough Building Society Open for Business

Loughborough MP Andy Reed is hosting a major faith event in Loughborough on Saturday March 28 ahead of the key G20 London Summit 2009 in April 2009.... 20 Mar 2009 Loughborough MP Hosts Faith Event prior to G20 London Summit

Government ministers have agreed to raise disability allowances for blind people, a move which will see thousands up to 1,500 a year better off.... 20 Mar 2009 MP Welcomes Blind Benefit Rise

Theres a whole variety of events taking place at the Richard Attenborough Centre in the new summer programme... 20 Mar 2009 Summer of circus, laughter, art and music at the Richard Attenborough Centre

A University of Leicester study has identified the role of gene responsible for plant sperm production ... 20 Mar 2009 Plant biologists discover gene that switches on essence of male

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 18 March 2009 Make recycling top of spring-clean list Residents planning to de-clutter their homes during a spring-clean are being urged to recycle any old electrical items rather than bin them. Old kettles and mobile phones may not be top of the spring-clean list but research shows that each household has at least three unwanted electrical items.... 19 Mar 2009 Make recycling top of spring-clean list

University system makes top five of international climate change competition A ground-breaking cooling system, developed at Loughborough University, has made it to the last five in a global competition for innovation to tackle climate change, featured in the Financial Times today (Thursday, March 19). The evaporating tiles system called Zephyr was one of nearly 300 entries from around the world to the FT Climate Change Challenge.... 19 Mar 2009 University system makes top five of international climate change competition

Loughborough celebrates six years of nurturing innovation Loughborough Innovation Centre, along with Charnwood Borough Council, LATI (Loughborough Advanced Technology Initiative) and LEC (Loughborough Enterprise Club) are hosting an event on 31st March 2009 to celebrate six years of nurturing early stage high tech innovators and to encourage others who might be interested in starting up their own high-tech business. Since it opened in 2002, Loughborough Innovation Centre the largest incubation facility in the East Midlands has helped 75 companies ranging from sustainable energy consultants to software developers, to a company specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of wind tunnels to start up in business.... 19 Mar 2009 Loughborough celebrates six years of nurturing innovation

University of Leicester researchers publish first study of its kind, highlighting whether people called for jury service should be screened ... 19 Mar 2009 Report warns of jury service trauma

Loughborough Students join forces with Nottingham & Union Rowing Club Loughborough University s rowing club has formed a partnership with Nottingham & Union Rowing Club that will help its elite students access quality training facilities at the side of the River Trent. The deal will see many of the students training out of the Nottingham club, which is one of the oldest rowing clubs in Britain with its roots dating back to 1862.... 19 Mar 2009 Loughborough Students join forces with Nottingham & Union Rowing Club

New world record for Loughborough s Joanne Jackson Loughborough University swimmer Joanne Jackson broke the women s 400m Freestyle world record last night as team mate David Davies set a British best in the same event at the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009. Olympic bronze medallist Jackson, who like Davies is coached by British Swimming s Kevin Renshaw, was pushed all the way to her gold medal by double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington who trains at the University three times a week.... 19 Mar 2009 New world record for Loughboroughs Joanne Jackson

Loughborough graduate takes Designer of the Year title For the second year running a design graduate from Loughborough Universitys School of Art and Design has taken the coveted East Midlands Designer of the Year Award. Launched in 2007 by Design Factory, the region s leading design agency, the competition asks for talented designers to come up with new ideas for an innovative and practical item of storage furniture.... 19 Mar 2009 Loughborough graduate takes Design of the Year title

LOUGHBOROUGH traders and retailers have reacted with bemusement to a story in a national newspaper which suggested that the town had one of the highest rates of vacant shop units in the country. The Sunday Times reported that the town had 23% of its..... 18 Mar 2009 Loughborough Trading Well

Men jailed for three robberies Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed (left) and Eric Kofi Oware Two Leicester men have been sentenced to a total of over 13 years in prison for a series of robberies across Leicestershire in July last year. 44-year-old Eric Kofi Oware of Billington Close in Leicester pleaded guilty on February 19 to three robberies, one attempted robbery and three counts of possessing an imitation firearm.... 18 Mar 2009 Men jailed for three robberies

Police in Loughborough help young people go fishing The police in Loughborough have donated unclaimed fishing equipment to a youth club in the town. PC 2013 Chris Hughes, arranged for unclaimed fishing rods, bags and boxes from the stations property store to be donated to the Keats Way Detached Youth Project, which is run by Leicestershire County Council.... 18 Mar 2009 Police in Loughborough help young people go fishing

PARTNERS will be pulling together in Shelthorpe next week to help improve the local environment, reduce crime and build community confidence. Charnwood Borough Council is working in partnership with Shelthorpe Community Association, the police, fire..... 18 Mar 2009 Shelthorpe Partnership Action Week

Former Assistant Commissioner of the Met calls for gagging orders on extremists at University of Leicester public lecture... 18 Mar 2009 Urgent call to Muslim leaders to debrief people with warped views of Islam

Graphic proof that fly posting in Charnwood does not pay was recently demonstrated when, following prosecutions brought by Charnwood Borough Council, Loughborough magistrates handed the company Leisure Leagues (Europe) Limited a very significant fine. In September last year, placards advertising soccer leagues run by Leisure Leagues (Europe) Limited appeared all over Loughborough, attached to traffic lights, road signs and pedestrian refuges.... 17 Mar 2009 Fly Posting in Charnwood Doesnt Pay!

An Introduction to Literary Disability Studies A Doctoral Inaugural Lecture by Dr Tom Coogan at the University of Leicester on Wednesday 18th March... 17 Mar 2009 Disability in literature

Charnwood Borough Council has improved its performance over the last 3 years, according to a report just published by the Audit Commission.... 17 Mar 2009 Comprehensive Performance Assessment

University of Leicester research highlights how Barack Obama has inspired mixed race workers to achieve... 17 Mar 2009 New study on biethnicity in the workplace

Findings from new Europe-wide research that sought to change pupils and teachers attitudes to science... 17 Mar 2009 Motivated teachers reduce decline in science

Top of the Bench at Loughborough University Loughborough University will be hosting a prestigious national competition, aimed at increasing the participation of children in chemistry. The national finals of Top of the Bench , which is run by the Royal Society of Chemistry for 14-16 year-olds, will take place at Loughborough University on Saturday, 28 March.... 16 Mar 2009 Top of the Bench at Loughborough University

University seeks nominations for student community awards Loughborough University s annual community students awards ceremony is all set to take place in May and the University is once more asking for community representatives to put forward nominations. Two awards are traditionally presented to students for their community activity.... 16 Mar 2009 Univeristy seeks nominations for student community awards

Recent PhD graduate presents results of doctoral research on Wednesday March 18 at University of Leicester... 16 Mar 2009 Taxing all males over 12 - study of English peasantry opens up new interpretations

Local MP Andy Reed is supporting this year s No Smoking Day campaign and is encouraging all smokers to think about quitting.... 15 Mar 2009 Andy Reed supports No Smoking Day in Loughborough

SHOPPERS hunting for a bargain during the current economic climate could haggle for a good deal at Loughboroughs weekly Bric-a-Brac Market. The Charnwood Borough Council-run market has returned following the winter break and is held in Devonshire Square every Friday between 8am and 3pm.... 13 Mar 2009 Cash in at Bric-a-Brac Market

GREEN-FINGERED residents looking to spruce up their gardens this spring have only until the end of the month to take advantage of a Charnwood Borough Council money-saving offer. The Council is giving homeowners the chance to get six months of its garden waste collection service for free when they sign up to the scheme and agree to pay by direct debit.... 13 Mar 2009 Time Running Out on Garden Waste Offer

New computer-aided predictive technology has potential to save industry time, money and reduce wastage ... 13 Mar 2009 Engineers crack ceramics production obstacle

Man charged following incident in Loughborough Police have charged a 44-year-old man today (Thursday 12 March) with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The charges are in connection with an incident that happened at around 7:20pm on Wednesday 11 March on Market Street, Loughborough.... 12 Mar 2009 Man charged following incident in Loughborough

Event at University of Leicester will showcase how space research technologies have medical applications... 12 Mar 2009 Space research boosts business close to home

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 10 March 2009 Playing it safe in road safety quiz Youngsters from 25 schools have taken part in the area finals of the Leicestershire Road Safety Quiz. Over 9,000 children from local schools have taken part in the qualifying rounds which have been held around the county since last November.... 12 Mar 2009 Playing it safe in road safety quiz

Leicester researcher warns that with the prospect of an older workforce, businesses need to provide more training for older workers... 11 Mar 2009 Older workers - why businesses need to rethink their policies

Surveys for patients and their partners aim to capture experience of diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer... 11 Mar 2009 New research to improve prostate cancer care

New History Lab takes formality and the fear out of papers and seminars; we wanted to do what students wanted to do, and in the way they wanted to do it-Professor Rob Colls... 11 Mar 2009 Television star Tristram Hunt to give lecture at University of L

Public lecture from the Centre for American Studies at the University of Leicester, Monday March 16 at 6pm... 11 Mar 2009 Obama - The First 100 Days

University of Leicester Medieval Research Centre Public Lecture Series 2009 - Dr Carola Hicks (University Of Cambridge), Wednesday 18th March 2009, 6.00pm, Attenborough Lecture Theatre 2 (Film Theatre)... 11 Mar 2009 The Bayeux Tapestry, Napoleon and the Nazis

Local residents and businesses in Charnwood will have the chance to discuss their concerns about community safety issues with the Charnwood Community Safety Partnership at two public meetings being held on 17 March in Loughborough and 16 April in Rothley. Residents who have concerns over community safety are being urged by Charnwood Community Safety Partnership to attend these meetings in their area.... 11 Mar 2009 Community Safety Public Meetings in Loughborough and Rothley

This is the second in a series of events organised by CBC on behalf of CSARA (Charnwood Sport and Active Recreation Alliance). The purpose is to bring together in one place all those bodies responsible for administering sport in Charnwood and offer a one stop shop for clubs to come to in order to obtain advice on funding, good practice, latest coaching developments and requirements, how to recruit and retain volunteers and how they fit into the school sport network.... 10 Mar 2009 Coach and Volunteer Evening

Charnwood Borough Councils Development officers are working on a Landscape Character Assessment to highlight the different beauties of six areas.... 10 Mar 2009 Capturing Charnwoods Character

University of Leicester Lecture by Prof. Lin Foxhall Department of Archaeology and Ancient History " Tuesday March 10th, 5.30pm, Frank and Katherine May Lecture Theatre, Henry Wellcome Building... 10 Mar 2009 Computer technology plus archaeology equals enhanced knowledge o

As part of National Science and Engineering Week, the University of Leicester is involved in a community event to promote science.... 10 Mar 2009 Science in the Community

Exploring for Supermassive Black Holes " University of Leicester Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 1 " Thursday 12th March, 5.30-7.00pm ... 10 Mar 2009 Uncovering the mysteries of black holes

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH, 7PM Old King Coal has had and continues to have a very bad press (and a very bad press has he!). However, in a provocative lecture at the University of Leicester, Professor Paul L Younger of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne will argue that a new approach to coal exploitation probably represents the worlds last and best chance of bridging the gulf to a genuinely low carbon future.... 10 Mar 2009 Burn coal and save the environment?

The Leader of Charnwood Borough Council, Richard Shepherd (Conservative councillor for Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle), welcomed Stephen Dorrell MP to a meeting with Cabinet Members of Charnwood Borough Council to share concerns over the escalating costs of the national concessionary bus travel scheme. The scheme offers free off peak bus travel throughout England for people aged 60 and over and for those with qualifying disabilities.... 10 Mar 2009 Concerns Over Escalating Costs of Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme

Charnwood Borough Council have organised two teams of heavy horses from the British Horse Loggers Charitable Trust to remove felled conifers in Outwoods during Thursday 12 March to Saturday 14 March. This 120 acre ancient wood is predominantly oak and birch.... 10 Mar 2009 Heavy Horses in Employment

Police in Loughborough urge people to report disability hate crime The police in Loughborough are hoping to encourage delegates at a disability forum to report incidents of Hate Crime. The Charnwood Disability Forum is meeting on Wednesday 11th March 2009 at John Storer House from 7pm to 9pm.... 09 Mar 2009 Police in Loughborough urge people to report disability hate crime

CREATIVE Cerys Hughes has written a poem warning of the dangers of global warming in an attempt to encourage more people to think of ways to protect the environment. The 11-year-old Robert Bakewell School pupil wrote her prose, titled Global Warming, at home after discussing the threats facing the planet from climate change in class.... 09 Mar 2009 Creative Cerys Eco-Poem a Hit!

University of Leicester scientist involved in developing air quality measuring technologies with benefits to health and science... 09 Mar 2009 New pollution radar developed to provide unprecedented picture

University of Leicester to give young learners a hands-on experience of the science of exploring another planet and the search for evidence of life... 09 Mar 2009 Learning how to find life on Mars

Lecture at University of Leicester Department of Engineering on 17 March 2009 hosted by Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. ... 09 Mar 2009 Industry lecture highlights advances in fuel and vehicle technol

Honorary Professor of Medicine at University of Leicester announces advance in treating severe asthma attacks ... 09 Mar 2009 Helping severe asthma sufferers breathe more easily

Conference in Leicester on 28 March 2009 highlights work by architect who co-designed Leicesters famous Engineering Building... 09 Mar 2009 Stirlings Red Buildings

A NEWconvenient way to payCharnwood BoroughCouncil bills and invoices is being introduced. The Council are joining forces with Allpay to add barcodes to most Council bills, which will allow customers to pay them at any Post Office or Paypoint outlet across the country.... 09 Mar 2009 A New Way to Pay!

Festival of Science Six of Loughborough University s top professors, all world-leading in their areas of science, are gearing up to present lectures at Loughborough Town Hall tomorrow (Saturday, 7 March) as part of the Festival of Science . Held as part of National Science and Engineering week, as well as the University s Centenary celebrations, the event starts at 9.... 06 Mar 2009 Festival of Science

Olympics Minister praises University sports set-up Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell visited Loughborough University yesterday (Thursday 5 March) to see the work being carried out to support Britain s athletes and sports governing bodies and the efforts to attract a major international team in the run up to the London Olympics. Ms Jowell visited the University s world class sports facilities, state-of-the-art sports science laboratories and internationally renowned Sports Technology Institute, before meeting with a group of 2012 hopefuls and their coaches.... 06 Mar 2009 Olympics Minister praises University sports set-up

Increase in research funding propels Loughborough into UK top five Loughborough University is to receive the fifth largest increase in its research funding and the greatest increase of any UK university without a medical school according to figures released today (5 March) by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The increase, of almost 5.... 05 Mar 2009 Increase in research funding propels Loughborough into UK top five

Charnwood Borough Council has created a new Audit Committee to oversee its financial arrangements and has appointed an independent Chairman to lead it. The appointment was confirmed at the Council meeting on 2nd March 2009. Following a recruitment..... 05 Mar 2009 Appointment of Councils New Audit Chairman Confirmed

Charities benefit from Loughborough University s staff survey Loughborough University has donated a total of 2,035 to three charities, following its first-ever campus-wide staff survey. The survey was undertaken last summer, and as an added incentive for staff to participate, the University agreed to donate 1 to charity for each completed survey.... 05 Mar 2009 Charities benefit from Loughborough Universitys staff survey

CLUBS and coaches in Charnwood are set to benefit from a free event organised by the Charnwood Sport and Active Recreation Alliance (CSARA). The first Club and Coaches evening of 2009 will take place on Tuesday, March 17th between 6.30pm and 8.30pm..... 04 Mar 2009 Coaching the Coaches!

WORK is progressing on a multi-million pound project to redevelop the Nanpantan Sports Ground. The 22-acre site, which is owned by Charnwood Borough Council, is home to Loughborough Dynamo Football Club, Loughborough Outwoods Cricket Club, Brush..... 04 Mar 2009 Work Progressing on Sports Ground Plans

A NEW scheme to offer free swimming for elderly and young people at Charnwood Borough Council-owned pools has been backed by one of the worlds best long-distance swimmers. Dr Julie Bradshaw MBEis encouraging as many people as possible to take..... 04 Mar 2009 Worlds Best Backing Free Swimming Offer

University Community Warden teams welcomes new sub Loughborough University s pioneering Community Warden team has the welcome addition of a new sub . Faye Powell has been appointed to the role of sub warden for the Storer and Burleigh area.... 03 Mar 2009 University Community Warden team welcomes new sub

Portable metal detector keeps Loughborough safe Sgt Andy Thornley and Paul Wayte-McPherson in front of the knife arch The police in Loughborough are planning to use a portable metal detector in the towns nightclubs to discourage people from carrying knives in the town centre. "We do not have a knife crime problem in Loughborough town centre," said the Town Centre Sergeant, Andy Thornley, "and I am determined to keep it that way.... 03 Mar 2009 Portable metal detector keeps Loughborough safe

University celebrates Japan Day If you ve ever fancied trying sushi, or think you might be good at martial arts, then come along to Loughborough University on Saturday 7 March for Japan Day a celebration of Japanese arts, music and culture. Visitors will be able to see or take part in a variety of activities, ranging from kimono dressing and origami, to Shiatsu therapy and Noh theatre (traditional Japanese drama).... 02 Mar 2009 University celebrates Japan Day

In the 200th anniversary of Darwins birth, a Leicester expert Dr Gowan Dawson is to bring a fresh perpective on the mans life and work.... 02 Mar 2009 Evolution of an icon

Fun activities for young learners in Leicesters high-tech genetics laboratories during National Science and Engineering Week ... 02 Mar 2009 Chance for Leicestershire youngsters to get to grips with DNA

ONE of Great Britains top hopes for a London 2012 Olympic medal is encouraging people to get behind the brand new Charnwood Sports Awards.... 02 Mar 2009 Harry Gets Set for Charnwood Sports Awards

Drama, Dance, Film, Art, Crafts, Comedy and Music with the University of Leicester Richard Attenborough Centres Creative Learning Summer Programme... 02 Mar 2009 Be Creative This Summer

GENIE (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) and Hope Against Cancer event on Wednesday 11th March, 6-9pm.... 02 Mar 2009 Cancer Awareness Evening at University of Leicester

Memebers of the public are invited to attend Science Activity Day at University of Leicester on Saturday 7th March.... 02 Mar 2009 The Wonders of Geology

New figures for student applications at Leicester show one of the largest increases for a UK university.... 02 Mar 2009 University of Leicester student applications at record level