Loughborough

Andy Reed, MP for Loughborough has missed out on the position of Sports Minister. Richard Caborn has stepped down from his post as Sports Minister after six years to mastermind England s effort to win the right to host the 2018 football World Cup. Andy Reed, together with Gerry Sutcliffe, MP for Bradford South, and Ian Austin, MP for Dudley North were contenders for the position. However it is Sutcliffe, 54, who replaces Richard Caborn, who steps down after six years, and is one of the latest a... 29 Jun 2007 Andy Reed not selected

BUSINESSES in Loughborough and the rest of Charnwood are being given a final reminder to make sure they are well prepared for the new smokefree laws which come into force this weekend.... 28 Jun 2007 Final Smoke Free Reminder for Loughborough

Loughborough University has joined forces with FKI plc, the parent company of the local BRUSH businesses, to give a taste of higher education to young care leavers those who have spent time in the c... 27 Jun 2007 University and FKI team up

ancient leicestershire skills 27th June 2007 Step back in time at Beacon Hill Visit Beacon Hill Country Park on Sunday 22nd July between 10am and 4pm and discover some of the ancient skills of Le... 27 Jun 2007 Step back in time at Beacon Hill

Drivers who park incorrectly will be receiving more than just a leaflet in two weeks time, when parking attendants take to the streets. ... 27 Jun 2007 Parking Tickets at the Ready

CHARNWOOD Borough Council voted at Cabinet on the 14 June, to resist proposals to increase the scale of development over and above that proposed in the Regional Plan, and is now publicly clarifying th... 27 Jun 2007 Regional Plan

The British Crime Survey is omitting three million crimes and therefore misleading the public as to the true volume of crime, according to a report by two Loughborough experts, published today by inde... 27 Jun 2007 British Crime Survey

Three talented Loughborough University students have been awarded cash prizes after winning a competition for producing innovative product designs.... 23 Jun 2007 Innovation prizes awarded to student designers

Think policing is not for you? Think again! Dont rely on myths, come and find out the facts in Loughborough when the Police will be having a drop in session! ... 22 Jun 2007 Officer recruitment drop in session

Learning Traffic Safety is something that is an important part of growing up. Efforts are being made to ensure that Children in Loughborough, and elsewhere in the County, learn about Road Safety.... 22 Jun 2007 Primary Schools Receive a Big Book

On Tuesday the 19th June 2007 the Royal Anglian Regiment represented by the 2nd Batallion received the Freedom of the Borough.... 20 Jun 2007 Freedom of the Borough

Forces throughout the East Midlands Police region are working together on a new counter-terrorist publicity campaign aimed at giving the community the confidence to report any unusual or suspicious ac... 20 Jun 2007 Police join forces in counter terrorist campaign

Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Joe Tormey, will be learning more about eye health on Tuesday 26th June when he put on his sunglasses to join in with The Guide Dogs for the Blind Associations Shades D... 20 Jun 2007 Mayor of Charnwood to protect his eyes on Shades Day

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a number of thefts on Garendon Green in Loughborough. The incidents happened between 7pm on Friday June 15 and 2pm on Saturday June 16, 2007 when hanging baskets from the front gardens of several properties were stolen by thieves.... 20 Jun 2007 Hanging baskets stolen from gardens in Loughborough

New charges for putting skips and scaffolding on the road are to be considered this month. Leicestershire County Council s ruling Cabinet will decide on June 27 whether to adopt the charges, to boost... 20 Jun 2007 Charges proposed to boost road safety

Loughboroughs parking attendants have revealed their new uniforms ahead of taking to the streets next month.... 20 Jun 2007 A uniform approach to improving parking

Construction of 1,300 new student bedrooms for the Loughborough University campus will begin this week.... 20 Jun 2007 All systems go for new campus student accommodation

Loughborough Student Wendy Mayer has been named as runner-up in the first-ever Grieve+Samaritans Art Prize 2007.... 18 Jun 2007 Self-portrait sculpture announced as runner-up in national competition.

A group of girls in Loughborough have been working hard to help provide drinking water for a village in The Gambia. ... 17 Jun 2007 Amazons Auction and Car Wash

The Amazon Young Womens Project based at Leicestershire County Councils Mountfields Lodge Youth Centre, in Loughborough is holding a charity auction and car wash to raise money for Gambia in Africa.... 15 Jun 2007 Young womens group hosts charity auction and car wash.

Officers from Loughborough local policing unit are appealing for public help after the theft of a laptop computer in Loughborough.... 15 Jun 2007 Laptop computer stolen from a narrow boat in Loughborough

When the buildings behind the derelict Baxtergate hospital is to stop. Buildings such as the mortuary have already gone and inLoughborough has been unable to ascertain what will happen next. ... 14 Jun 2007 Demolition stops.

ANTI-SOCIAL Behaviour Injunctions have been stamped on two local suspected drug dealers, banning them from entering seven settlements across the Borough.... 14 Jun 2007 COURT FOR ALLEN AND BULLARD.

Detectives investigating an attempted armed robbery at a jewellers in Loughborough have released CCTV stills of a vehicle and two men they wish to identify and trace in connection with the incident.... 14 Jun 2007 CCTV stills released after attempted armed robbery at a jewellers in Loughborough.

ALMO Board in Place and Set for Tour Date of Release: 14/06/07 CHARNWOOD Neighbourhood Housing (CNH), the Arms Length Management organisation, soon to be responsible for the management of the Borough ... 14 Jun 2007 ALMO Board in Place and Set for Tour.

A SILEBY Sergeant has announced his pride in getting the Freedom of Entry to his own Borough. Sergeant Tom Crabbe (28) from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, will be among the 220 soldiers that will exercise their right of Freedom of Entry to the Borough when they march through Loughborough next week (Tuesday, 19 June).... 14 Jun 2007 LOCAL SOLDIER PROUD OF FREEDOM.

EX-SERVICEMAN Roy Brown will beam with pride when the Royal Anglian Regiment marches through Loughborough next week but it s a day he never imagined would happen.... 13 Jun 2007 Royal Anglican Regiment

LOUGHBOROUGH Leisure Centre is inviting young people to come along and take part in two fun-filled evening activities. On Friday evenings there is Nite Wave the new pool party for 8 16 year olds.... 13 Jun 2007 Nite Wave and Roller Disco

Finalist for outstanding new teacher award. Natalie Slote from De Lisle Catholic Science College in Loughborough has been shortlisted for the East Midlands 2007 Teaching Awards. ... 13 Jun 2007 Finalist for outstanding new teacher award.Finalist for outstanding new teacher award.

Hundreds of working prototype designs and stunning works of art will be on display at this year s Loughborough University Design and Technology and Art and Design degree shows.... 13 Jun 2007 Degree shows offer exciting glimpse into the future of art and design.

Loughborough Universitys sports science service are to shortly launch a new programme aimed at helping people to lose weight and get active. While there are many weight-loss programmes on the market, the catch is with the Loughborough programme, is that there is no catch.... 11 Jun 2007 Healthy Lifestyle Iniative

FUNDRAISERS will be putting their best feet forward as they aim to raise cash for a national charity during a sponsored walk in Loughborough.... 11 Jun 2007 Best Foot Forward to Raise Cash

CYCLISTS are being given an added incentive to get on their bikes by Charnwood Borough Council during a national celebration to promote pedal power.... 11 Jun 2007 Free Bike Locks In Loughborough

Loughborough University researches find significant improvement in pupils attitude and attendance after just an extra couple of hours of sport a week.... 08 Jun 2007 Pupils improve after extra sport

Fortoak, a local company whose sales office is located on Derby Road in Loughborough, has announced the launch of "Fortoak. co.... 08 Jun 2007 Fortoak announces launch of their new corporate website

Loughborough inventive ideas win design awards Three Loughborough University Students have won awards at the annual RSA (Royal Society for the envouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce) Design D... 08 Jun 2007 Prestigous design awards won by students

Charnwood, together with six other Local Authorities in the Leicestershire region have signed up to the Leicestershire Food Group s rating system. ... 07 Jun 2007 local food establishments to display their ratings

Charnwood Museum in Loughborough and ArtSpace are offering visitors the chance to explore their own creative talents and produce their own Pollock paintings.... 06 Jun 2007 The Art of Jackson Pollock

Currently only the buildings at the back are being removed, many of which still have sticky tape over the gaps in their walls from when they were last occupied (seriously!). ... 06 Jun 2007 Demolition Starts on Baxtergate Hospital

Plans to help hard-up families meet the cost of transport to faith schools have been agreed by Leicestershire County Council s ruling Cabinet. ... 05 Jun 2007 Faith School Transport Subsidy Approved

Officers in Melton are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated theft of a motor vehicle on the B676 near Burton on the Wolds. The incident happened at around 11am on Sunday June 3, 2007 wh... 05 Jun 2007 Aggravated theft of a motor vehicle near Burton on the Wolds

A new internet cafe to give young people on the Ashby Road estate somewhere to go after school is being set up.... 05 Jun 2007 Ashby Road Internet Cafe

Police in Loughborough have joined forces with officers from Charnwood Borough Council, the fire service, local community and other partners in a bid to improve an area of Loughborough.... 04 Jun 2007 Week of action launched in Loughborough

The Second Turning Textile Group is a group of embroiderers who all produce individual work. The group became established in the East Midlands in 1989 and since then have exhibited in Nottinghamshire,... 04 Jun 2007 Tantalising Textiles

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at a jewellers in Loughborough yesterday (Thursday May 31).... 01 Jun 2007 Attempted Robbery at Loughborough Jewellers

What do you do if you are towing and old barge with a tug along the Loughborough section of the Grand Union Canal and you get to the sharp left turn at Canal Bridge? ... 01 Jun 2007 Barge Blocks Bridge

Officers in Loughborough are appealing for witnesses following an incident of arson at a house on Cobden Street in Loughborough. The incident happened at around 1.15am this morning (Friday June 1, ... 01 Jun 2007 Arson at house in Loughborough