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Loughborough Echo
Councillors expected to create two new councils
PLANS to create a town council for Loughborough and a parish council for Broadnook in the south of the borough will be considered by councillors.
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June 10, 2026
Loughborough Echo
'Invest more in police officers and Pcsos - not in privatisation'
A UNION has hit out at a plan to fund private security patrols to combat shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in towns, saying the funds should be invested in police staff instead.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Loughborough Echo
German visitors given a taste of England
THE Friendship Force Club of Leicestershire hosted 13 members of the Friendship Force Club of Schwerin, Germany for a 5-night stay.
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Public toilets at Market Yard reopen after upgrade
£300K OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Community event to toast Shelthorpe centenary
RESIDENTS are invited to celebrate the centenary of Loughborough's Shelthorpe estate with a special community event later this month.
1 min |
June 03, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Firm hit in pocket for safety failings after man lost two fingers
A Leicestershire machine manufacturing company has been fined £170,000 after an employee lost two fingers during a lifting operation that went wrong.
1 min |
June 03, 2026
Loughborough Echo
'Don't risk your life to cool down'
DURING the hot spell, people have been heading to open water to cool down - but if anyone is qualified to warn us of the potential dangers, it's Charnwood borough councillor Dr Julie Bradshaw.
1 min |
June 03, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Road repairs to get extra £2.5m
AN EXTRA £7 million is being earmarked to top up a council's budget for fixing potholes, paying back debt early and delivering big savings.
1 min |
June 03, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Council leader re-elected
REFORM’S Dan Harrison has been re-elected leader of Leicestershire County Council.
1 min |
May 27, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Street security patrols to carry on after success of first year
STREET security patrols will continue in Loughborough town centre following a successful first year.
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May 27, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Growth in GDP ‘likely to soon stall’
EAST Midlands Chamber has warned the above expected 0.3 per cent growth in GDP is not a sign of improving trading conditions.
1 min |
May 27, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Efficiency review could ‘save authority £60m’
LEICESTERSHIRE County Council’s ruling cabinet says an efficiency review could save £60 million.
2 min |
May 27, 2026
Loughborough Echo
It’s back to the 1940s at special vintage weekend at Great Central Railway
GRAB yourself a GI and take a step back in time to the 1940s at the Great Central Railway.
2 min |
May 27, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Low-level offences service relaunches
POLICE and crime commissioner (PCC) Rupert Matthews has announced the relaunch of a service designed to resolve crime without involving the courts.
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Drier, warmer weather is becoming normal for April
WITH LOCAL WEATHER EXPERT PHIL MORRISH
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May 20, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Demolition of part of a shopping centre allowed
STUDENT FLATS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON SITE
2 min |
May 20, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Boss diverted £200k from failing company
MONEY MOVED TO NEW BUSINESS HIT CREDITORS
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Discarded cigarette blamed for fire in flat above business
A discarded cigarette is believed to have triggered a fire that ripped through a flat above a restaurant.
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Boost for county flood resilience
LEICESTERSHIRE County Council is spending an extra £2 million to boost flood resilience after the devastation caused by Storm Henk two years ago.
2 min |
May 13, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Knife crime total down 7%
FIGURE FOR LAST YEAR REFLECTS NATIONAL TREND
2 min |
May 13, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Paris flights commence with Jet2 next summer
Jet2 has added flights and city breaks to Paris to its programme from East Midlands Airport in summer 2027.
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May 13, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Petitioners are seeking to put a limit on megasheds
WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS 'THREATENING' ONE VILLAGE
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May 13, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Bid to find force chief constable resumes
THE search for a new Leicestershire Police chief constable has resumed.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
Loughborough Echo
7,000 trees planted in village
THE planting of 7,000 trees to create a new woodland in Nanpantan in Loughborough has been completed.
2 min |
May 06, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Grounds to celebrate - three play areas get council upgrade
IMPROVEMENT works have now been completed at three play areas and a multi-use games area (MUGA) on Loughborough's Warwick Way estate.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Residential home now part of town's 'in bloom' family
SIR Robert Martin Court Gardeners have joined the Loughborough in Bloom family and entered It's Your Neighbourhood, run by East Midlands in Bloom, on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Explore the archaeology of villages
ARCHAEOLOGISTS will be helping residents of two villages discover the history beneath their feet.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
Loughborough Echo
Woodland created by council coversover 8 hectares in Nanpantan
THE planting of 7,000 trees to create a new woodland in Nanpantan in Loughborough has been completed.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
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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