Hinckley Info : News and Information

A vital piece of medical equipment will be bought for the region’s new air ambulance, thanks to the fund-raising efforts of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s former mayor, Councillor Keith Nichols.

Free classes in English and Maths are once again available in the county thanks to Leicestershire Adult Learning Service.

Officers from the Force’s Road Policing Unit are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Bagworth.

The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement and timetable for its investigation into movies on Pay TV. These can be found at:

England's biggest-ever litter pick marks its anniversary with the news that it has so far collected almost 90,000 bags of rubbish.

Life’s no drag for teenagers in Burbage who are transforming a wrecked American car into a gleaming dragster – thanks to a £10,000 grant from Leicestershire County Council and support from other bodies, including the police.

Following the recent sad death of local man John Brown who brought the Bike Aid event to the area in the 1990's the hard working charity fundraising team that organise Burbage Carnival and fireworks night, were inundated with requests from members of the public to see the event return in the hope that many thousands of pounds can be raised for charity plus provide a really fun family day.

At a recent meeting chairman Mr Harvey Brown spoke about the large number of requests that had been made to the group, and discussed a possible re-instatement of the much loved event. There were concerns about overstretching the already busy committee, by adding a further event to the calendar.

Leicestershire County Council has decided to suspend one if its councillors after he was found to be in breach of the members' Code of Conduct.

The Standards (Hearing) Subcommittee agreed yesterday that Mr Geraint Jones had breached three sections of the Code when, at the scene of roadworks near his home on 22 October 2009, he behaved in a manner that was aggressive and rude, swore at a County Council employee who was on traffic management duties and threatened him by saying he was in a position to get him sacked.