Hinckley Info : News and Information

Runners of all ages and abilities will be pounding the traffic-free streets of Hinckley town centre on the evening of Wednesday 22 September as the town hosts the second town centre runs.

A review of all polling districts and polling places in the Hinckley & Bosworth area is being undertaken by the Borough Council.

Museums across Leicestershire are showcasing the best of their collections in a new online exhibition.  They are selecting 100 exciting objects for the brand new Leicestershire Revealed website .  Each object tells a unique story that will give a taste of what can be seen in the County’s museums. 

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.

Hinckley United played their 4th away game without recording a win, but gained a credible draw at Harrogate Town.

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.

Parents are being urged to look out for school place application packs which will be landing on doormats across Leicestershire in early September.

Around 14,000 forms will be sent out to parents whose children will transfer schools in the autumn term, 2011 and the County Council is urging them to make sure they apply on time.

A new scheme to help job hunters in Leicestershire get back into work is being launched. 

All 54 libraries across Leicestershire are now Multi Access Centres (MACS) – a new service offering help and advice to people who are aged 19 or above who are out of work, or likely to be made redundant.

An intrepid councillor is celebrating this year’s Walking Week by trekking 100 miles around Leicestershire for charity.

Leicestershire County Councillor Ernie White will kick off his adventure, which he hopes to complete in 11 days, from Bosworth Battlefield on September 4 to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Come and celebrate Leicestershire's mining heritage at the Snibston Miners' Gala, a fun-filled day with something for everyone to enjoy.

Starting with a colourful street parade at 10.30am, this traditional community fete is being organised by Leicestershire County Council, and this will be the third year it has been re-created since the original event ceased in the 1980s.

A ramble around a shopping centre, a “word search walk” and a “bus ride and stride” will be taking place in a bid to get people active.

They form part of a programme of urban as well as rural, and unusual as well as more traditional, led walks taking place across Leicestershire during Walking Week, which kicks off on September 4.

More than 13,000 children in Leicestershire signed up to take part in Space Hop, this year’s national Summer Reading Challenge, through their local library, but even more are being urged to take part.

Children aged between four and twelve were challenged to read six books during the summer holidays by Leicestershire County Council's libraries, and many have already done so.

Leicestershire's residents will be asked to help the County Council plan its budget as the Government unveils its spending plans for the nation.

A new report to go before the Council's Cabinet (Sept 7) warns the authority faces additional savings of more than £22 million as the Government balances the books. That comes on top of the £66 million in savings agreed by the County Council in February this year.

Ambitious plans to switch off street lights across Leicestershire are already saving cash and cutting carbon.

Since the County Council launched the project 100 days ago, the plug has been pulled on 60 lights and another 1,300 village lamps have been switched off late at night.

A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of his former wife.

At Leicester Crown Court today (Friday September 3, 2010) Matthew Peter Ashill of Gooding Avenue, Braunstone admitted killing 31-year-old Clare Ashill in the early hours of Sunday March 21, 2010.

Jewellery dating back to the early 1900’s has been stolen from a house in Huncote.

Police received a call at about 4.45pm on Sunday August 22, after occupants of the house, in the Narborough Road area, discovered that their house had been burgled.