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Loughborough residents are being asked to give their views on proposed changes to parking in the town.
A six-week consultation into the new policy from Leicestershire County Council will run until 16 September. The proposals come after complaints from residents in west Loughborough about a lack of parking for local people.
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HUNDREDS of residents have been joined by town chiefs in their fight to stop a potentially harmful compost site being built in the Hinckley countryside.
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Councillors have given a health trust another six months to deliver on a delayed £2.3 million hospital project before commenting on its performance.
Harborough District Council did not support a vote of no confidence in the executive and board of NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, the primary care trust (PCT) currently running the hospital.
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Plans have been unveiled to improve Leicester railway station.
Network Rail wants to close the vehicle entrance in London Road and pedestrianise more of the forecourt as part of a £3.5 million revamp of the grade II-listed building.
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More than 2,000 people have highlighted areas of Leicestershire which they say should be protected from development.
The Government has said it wants to reform the planning system to protect green spaces of "particular importance" to communities, so Leicestershire County Council has asked residents for their views.
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Work to transform Manor HighSchool, in Oadby, into an academy begins on Monday, with others set to follow in its footsteps next term.
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Dozens of commuters yesterday signed a petition calling for cheaper rail fares and a simpler ticketing system.
Volunteers from Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) stood outside Leicester railway station for an hour and collected 60 signatures.
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The City Mayor is inviting all young people across Leicester aged 16 years and under to take advantage of Leicester City Council’s ‘Free’ swim initiative at community swimming pools during the summer school holidays from Monday 18th July - Wednesday 31st August 2011 and the school half term break (17 October - 21 October).
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Leicestershire Police is using the internet to try and reunite stolen or lost property with its rightful owners.
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Tenants are being asked to help decide how a pot of nearly £1 million should be spent on their estates.
Leicester City Council is giving residents more of a say in how this year's £900,000 budget for improving communal areas of its housing and surrounding land is allocated.
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Fashion chain Next is to close one of its six Leicestershire clothing stores.
The Enderby group is shutting its Next Clearance shop at St George's Retail Park, Leicester, next week.
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Posters used around the world to raise awareness of Aids have gone on display.
Spreading the Word, which runs until August 28 at New Walk Museum, Leicester, was opened by former culture secretary Lord Smith of Finsbury
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A multi-million pound building project will transform three city primary schools next year.
Work totalling nearly £6 million will start at Willowbrook Primary, in Thurnby Lodge, and Scraptoft Valley Primary, Netherhall, in January, and at Montrose Primary, Aylestone, in April.
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A city council building housing 125 staff is to be demolished because it is at risk of falling down.
The 1970s office block in Welford Road is metres from the crumbling New Walk Centre, which also faces an uncertain future because of structural problems.
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Got an idea on improving our city? Tell me and my team outside Sainsbury's, Queens Road, on Friday 19th August.
We'll be there between 11am and 12 midday and look forward to seeing you.
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More than 140 jobs are to be lost in a merger of NHS services.
Union officials said they were disappointed redundancies were being considered by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
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The Interact Gallery will open at Fabrika on the 22nd August 2001 with an exhibition of new work by Sean Clark. The launch event will feature a short talk by Sean, plus and live music and drinks. Starts at 7:30pm.
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LONG awaited measures to alleviate parking problems in residential streets around Loughborough University look set to move a step closer to fruition with the news they will be advertised fully next week.
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Leicestershire County Council staff face losing sick pay for short-term absences...
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City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says he thinks Leicester's indoor market should be demolished and replaced with a hall fit for the 21st century.
The fate of the 1970s building has been up in the air for a number of years as previous Leicester City Council administrations struggled with what to do about the aging premises.
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Leicester's domestic violence service is asking people who have used it for ideas on ways to improve what it does.
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Five friends embarking on an African adventure are asking Mercury readers to donate old football shirts to take with them.
Callum Thorn and Katie Lowder, both 18, and Courtney Nelson, Alex Ward and David Weston, all 19, will be heading to Malawi on July 30 to teach youngsters football.
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A radio station is looking for young reporters to join its team.
Takeover Radio, a charity which broadcasts across Leicester city on 103.2FM and via the internet, is recruiting sports reporters between the ages of 11 and 14, for a new sports show at the end of August. New recruits will present and produce.
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22/07/2011
A SUMMIT meeting to discuss how best to tackle local youth unemployment will be held in Leicester on Monday (July 25).
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