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Loughborough Echo
Deadline looming to give your views on new council plans
TIME is running out to have a say on plans to create a town council for Loughborough and a parish council for Broadnook in the south of the borough.
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April 22, 2026
Loughborough Echo
County Hall councils restructure plan is the 'simplest and lowest risk' option
RIVAL proposals for local government reorganisation could be disruptive and high risk, a senior officer has told county councillors.
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April 22, 2026
Loughborough Echo
'Don't let flooding take you by surprise'
PEOPLE are being urged to get together in their communities to help tackle flooding.
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April 22, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Pupils get creative to name new estate
CHILDREN got the chance to put forward names for a new housing development.
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April 22, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Nyx find his forever home after nearly 1,000 days with the Dogs Trust
NYX, the Malinois-Labrador Cross, is celebrating his happy ending having found his active, friendly forever home after almost 1,000 days in the care of Dogs Trust Loughborough.
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April 22, 2026
Loughborough Echo
March was milder and less dramatic than of late
MARCH was a drier, milder and marginally sunnier than normal.
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April 15, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Auntie set to run London Marathon to raise money for nephew
LOUGHBOROUGH
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April 15, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Bird feeder warning as greenfinches hit by disease
CONCERNS are growing over the UK's population of greenfinches and starlings amid long-term declines in numbers spotted during the RSPB's long-running Big Garden Birdwatch scheme.
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April 15, 2026
Loughborough Echo
History group talk on the first king of England
THE Loughborough Archaeological and Historical Society (LAHS) is hosting the annual Ian Keil lecture at the Fearon Hall on Tuesday, April 21, at 7pm.
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April 15, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Man with rare condition will use wheelchair in marathon with brother
A LOUGHBOROUGH man who lives with a rare muscle wasting condition is fulfilling a lifelong dream by taking part in this year’s TCS London Marathon on Sunday, April 26.
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April 15, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Cause of fire at takeaway under investigation
FIRE investigators are examining the scene of a takeaway fire that started in the early hours.
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Work starts on homes in 'truly special location' near Bradgate Park
WORK has started on an 'exclusive' housing development on the edge of Bradgate Park.
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Changes to bus routes to start from next Monday
NEW bus routes and changes to timetables will be introduced in Leicestershire from Monday (April 13).
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Pc admits causing a crash that left woman badly hurt
AN off-duty police officer has pleaded guilty to causing a crash that left a woman seriously injured.
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
July holiday fortnight proposals paused for council to look again
TRADITIONAL EARLY SCHOOL BREAK-UP COULD END
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Roll up, roll up - circus is in town for 5 days of fun
THE THRILLS and spills of the circus will be returning to Loughborough later this month.
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April 08, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Man who caused death of woman in collision 'fell asleep at the wheel'
BMW DRIVER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS
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April 01, 2026
Loughborough Echo
New National Lottery game on way
THE National Lottery could be rolling out a new draw game within weeks - after completing a £450 million major technology upgrade and reeling in a million more online players.
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March 25, 2026
Loughborough Echo
A big deal - 100 guests gather to share stories on success of multi-million pound town deal
UPDATES ON 11 PROJECTS FEATURED AT EVENT
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March 25, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Up to half price ticket offers for bus travel this Easter
PASSENGERS can get up to 50% off bus travel in Leicestershire this Easter.
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March 25, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Warning as car ends up in water
Firefighters have issued a stark warning after a car left a major A-road and entered into water.
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March 25, 2026
Loughborough Echo
'I was in a lot of pain... it was the toughest time'
21-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE TELLS US ABOUT HIS CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON TO RAISE MONEY FOR A TEENAGE CHARITY
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March 25, 2026
Loughborough Echo
2.99% council tax rise passed at County Hall
COUNTY councillors have voted through a 2.99 per cent increase in their share of council tax bills.
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March 18, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Calocane attacked workers month before triple killings
MARRIED COUPLE WERE ASSAULTED IN WAREHOUSE IN KEGWORTH
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March 18, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Developer gives £3k to homeless charity
BARRATT and David Wilson Homes has donated £3,000 to Falcon Support Services, supporting its mission to help homeless and vulnerable people transform their lives.
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March 11, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Fake cash scam sparks warning to online sellers
POLICE RECEIVE MORE REPORTS OF COUNTERFEIT NOTES HANDED OVER FOR VALUABLE GOODS
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March 11, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Survivor's story 'exposes gaps in aneurysm care'
INEQUALITIES exist in screening, care and rehabilitation for patients who experience a brain aneurysm, a survivor has told MPs.
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March 11, 2026
Loughborough Echo
The dullest February since 1965, with yet more rain
WITH LOCAL WEATHER EXPERT PHIL MORRISH
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March 11, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Second chance to have say on two new councils
A SECOND phase of consultation has been launched over plans to create a town council for Loughborough and a parish council for Broadnook in the south of the borough.
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March 11, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Pupils awarded for thinking up names for housing development
A GROUP of schoolchildren in Cossington were challenged to come up with a name for a new housing development in the village.
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