Hinckley Info : News and Information

The first winner of a new music bursary set up by the Matthew Fulham Foundation and the Borough Council is singer Alice Gildea from Hinckley.

Disappointment was the initial reaction of the Trustees of Hinckley Civic Society when they met to discuss the three recently released proposals for Hinckley’s Bus Station Redevelopment plan.

Leading Leicestershire figures are pulling together to offer vital support to the people of Sichuan in China. David Parsons, Leader of Leicestershire County Council, and David Webb, Leicestershire's Chief Fire Officer, have pledged to do whatever they can to help in the aftermath of the earthquake.

No direct Virgin Trains services to or from London Euston due to extensive improvement works are taking place in the Rugby area over the weekend of 17/18 May.

Leicestershire Constabulary is urging residents to keep thieves locked out this summer. As the temperatures rise, so do the number of burglaries at properties where the windows or doors have been left open or unlocked.

New powers allowing councils to financially penalise utility companies which fail to give proper notice that they intend to dig up the roads have come into force, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.

Introduced in June 2007 the ALG is a weekly grant designed to help adults studying full time with the costs of learning. The grant pays up to £30 per week for full time learners aged 19 and over who are studying for certain qualifications.

The first in a series of UFO files, dating back to the 1970s, have been released on The National Archives' website today, Wednesday 14 May 2008. The Ministry of Defence files include descriptions of alleged Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon or "UFO" sightings and subsequent MoD evaluations of the reports.