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Leicester Hospital Assists Their Local Bobby On The Beat With The Right Tools For The Job
A local hospital is assisting their local ‘bobby on the beat’ Police Constable Katy Burham by providing a brand new, top of the range bicycle for her to use whilst on duty.
Derwent Gears Up For First Phase of Bike Recycling Project
DERWENT Living and Groundwork Derby and Derbyshire have set off on a mission to recycle old bicycles
The first phase of the project saw six children from Derby travel to Somercotes to mend and transform broken and unwanted bikes. Once complete, the children will be able to keep the cycles they worked on.
Ready Steady Go For Cleethorpes World Record Attempt
As Cleethorpes gears up for another busy summer, the NHS Quayside Open Access Centre is calling on residents and visitors in north east Lincolnshire to get their buckets and spades at the ready and help attempt break the Guinness World Record for the most sandcastles built in one hour.
Anti Social Behaviour Partnership Event
The Hinckley Road Local Policing Unit held the event at the Brite Centre during April in the Braunstone area of Leicester City. Community members and agencies came along to find out about the great work that is going on in the area to reduce ASB.
Lee Sharpe Joins RSM Tenon For a Great Day of Golf
RSM Tenon, one of the UK’s most progressive and exciting accountancy firms in the country invited former Manchester United and England footballer Lee Sharpe and legendry golfer Gary Wolstenholme MBE to join them for their extremely popular and challenging annual golf day at Rushcliffe Golf Club in East Leake.
When a Summer break provokes a split
Summer holidays can spell the end of strained marriages, but whatever time of year marriage breakdown occurs, there are ways to make divorce the least painful and protracted as possible.
Sponsorship Launch Evening A Great Success For Local Cricket Club
A local hospital is investing in the future health of local sport by providing sponsorship with a difference.
Over the coming year, Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital will be providing Loughborough Town Cricket Club with a combination of sports facilities and healthcare support as well as a new set of pitch covers and sight screens for their ground.
Vital new tourism service launched for Stratford-upon-Avon
Following the sudden demise of “Shakespeare Country”, the organisation responsible for promoting Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area, one local company has stepped into the breach and launched
Leicester’s Most Honoured Citizen Meet Pioneering Surgeon David Lloyd
The outgoing Lord Mayor Manjula Sood awarded David Lloyd, consultant surgeon, the Most Honoured Citizen of the Year Award (2009 – 2010) for his achievements in cancer research, his life-long dedication to medi
The Belmont Hotel voted best venue at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2010
The Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street Leicester has now won a hat trick of awards from the Leicester Comedy Festival! Named as best new venue in 2008, the ‘greenest’ venue in 2009, it has been named this week as Best Venue 2010.
Leicester College student Kayleigh Gee wins First Place at the WorldSkills UK Caring Competition
Local girl Kayleigh Gee, who’s studying health and social care at Leicester College, was awarded first place in the first round of the WorldSkills UK Caring Competition, launched at Leicester College by the National Skills Academy for Social Care
National Space Centre Hosts Lord Mayors Appeal on Behalf of Mablethorpe Homes
The Society for Intercultural Understanding Leicester aims to promote understanding of the diverse cultures of Leicester and Leicestershire and raise funds for local charities.It has supported the Education Award Scheme at the National Space Centre, the Rotary Club’s Polio Eradication scheme, the Air Force Association and Army Belevolent Funds charities and the Burns Homes in Ayrshire.
The Young and the Old Celebrate Official Opening of Sileby's st Mary's Centre
The newly created Centre for St Mary’s Church, Sileby was officially opened on Saturday 6th March by Loughborough MP, Andy Reed and witnessed by the oldest and youngest members of the church, 97 year old Mabel Tatchell, three-month old Ioan Leithead.
The Loughborough University Swimming Club has been named BBC East Midlands Team of the year
Head coach Ian Armiger was joined by a bevy of top Loughborough swimmers as he collected the award on behalf of a club that has achieved success across national and international competitions over the last year.
On Your Bike! Family Cycle Challenge Launches At Grimsthorpe
One of Lincolnshire’s most beautiful stately homes, Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens, is encouraging families to ‘get on their bike’ this summer and enjoy spending some quality time together.
Double Celebration for William Davis at NHBC Pride in the Job Supreme 2010 Awards
Following on from their successes at the end of 2009, two site managers from developer William Davis Homes have confirmed their status as the best of the best!
Top Tips For Keeping Warm During The Cold Snap
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With the Met Office predicting yet more snow and icy temperatures, the ‘big freeze’ looks set to continue. So, the heating control experts at Drayton have come up with some handy tips for keeping warm in your home.
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Going Out - Kilworth House Hotel
To find a hotel with a good restaurant is quite easy. To locate a theatre with a good restaurant is, again, quite easily done too. But to discover a hotel with a good restaurant and its own theatre is a scarcity and quite something else. Such is the case at Kilworth House.
Field of Dreams
Seven long years have been spent, working on a golf course which will end up as one of the county’s richest and best-played courses. Nick, his son, Mark, and team have put their hearts and souls into the course. It has changed massively since last year when we visited. I’ve looked at the hard work put into this new golf course and you can see what he was talking about.
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