News – Groby Village

Hollycroft Park and Argents Mead once again awarded coveted Green Flag Awards

16 July 2025 HBBC

Hollycroft Park and Argents Mead in Hinckley have once again raised the prestigious Green Flag Award, an international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

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The Art of Music Exhibition comes to Atkins Gallery

16 July 2025 HBBC

The Atkins Gallery in Hinckley is excited to present a new exhibition titled ‘The Art of Music’.

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Bradgate Park ruins set for vital £1m repairs to allow them to reopen to visitors

12 July 2025 Leicester Mercury

The site’s chapel has recently been renovated

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Highly successful food festival Feast Hinckley returns

10 July 2025 HBBC

Popular food and drink festival returns to Argents Mead, Hinckley over the weekend 2 to 3 August, 10am to 5pm with over 45 vendors offering a range of national and international cuisine.

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Council recognised for tackling fuel poverty

9 July 2025 HBBC

The Borough Council’s commitment to tackling fuel poverty has achieved national recognition.

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Deadline to have a say on future of councils

8 July 2025 HBBC

Time is running out to have a say on the future of local councils in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Residents advised of earlier bin collections

7 July 2025 HBBC

Residents living in Hinckley & Bosworth are being advised to present their bins by 6am this Thursday and Friday (10-11 July) due to predicted high temperatures.

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Grants available to boost conservation areas

4 July 2025 HBBC

Grant funding is now available to enhance the character of conservation areas in Hinckley and Bosworth.

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Festival with more than 100 events all over Leicestershire including Bradgate Park taking place

2 July 2025 Leicester Mercury

Most of the activities are free

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Urgent warning issued for Leicestershire after three bonfires cause major damage

2 July 2025 Leicester Mercury

Fire crews say people should ‘think twice’ about starting bonfires in hot weather

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Residents and visitors support Armed Forces Day Service and Parade 2025

1 July 2025 HBBC

A special service and parade was held in Hinckley on Saturday (28 June) to enable people to show their support for the Armed Forces.

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Leicester apartment with ‘stunning’ city views smashes estimates at auction

30 June 2025 Leicester Mercury

There’s panoramic views that stretch as far as Bradgate Park

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Hinckley youngsters to enjoy new park upgrades

26 June 2025 HBBC

Youngsters in Hinckley are now able to enjoy refurbished and improved facilities at Richmond Park.

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Men encouraged to join wellbeing bike rides

25 June 2025 HBBC

Men (aged 18+ and above) across Hinckley and Bosworth are being urged to join a new, free series of bike rides to aid their mental health and wellbeing.

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Boy, 17, arrested after stolen motorcycle driven ‘dangerously’ through Leicester

25 June 2025 Leicester Mercury

The motorcycle was also seen being driven at speed

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Armed Forces Day Service and Parade 2025

24 June 2025 HBBC

A special service and parade will be held in Hinckley on Saturday 28 June to enable people to show their support for the Armed Forces.

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‘Stunning views’ Leicester city centre apartment goes to auction

21 June 2025 Leicester Mercury

There’s panoramic views that stretch as far as Bradgate Park

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Your museum and gallery need you

19 June 2025 HBBC

This year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War, with Victory in Europe (VE) Day on 8 May 1945 and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day on 15 August 1945.

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Council Leader writes to Health Secretary about the future of Mount Road hospital

17 June 2025 HBBC

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Leader, Cllr Stuart Bray, has written to the Health Secretary about the future of the Mount Road hospital building in Hinckley.

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Give your thoughts on Hinckley and Bosworth heritage

17 June 2025 HBBC

Hinckley and Bosworth residents are being asked for their thoughts on a four-year vision to identify, manage and enhance the borough’s heritage.

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Man fined over town centre fly-tipping

13 June 2025 HBBC

A Hinckley man has been fined £800 after he was found to have dumped several black bags on Church Walk in Hinckley in April 2025.

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Children design new anti-littering posters for Hinckley and Bosworth

12 June 2025 HBBC

Following a borough wide competition, two local children will have their anti-littering posters displayed across Hinckley and Bosworth and online in 2025.

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Over 1000 residents turn out for Mallory Mile 2025

11 June 2025 HBBC

The ever-popular Mallory Mile returned to the Mallory Park Circuit in Kirkby Mallory on Monday evening (9 June) as part of local celebrations for National Bike Week.

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Proms in the Park 2025 a great success

9 June 2025 HBBC

Hinckley’s Hollycroft Park came alive with the sound of music when the popular Proms in the Park concert returned on Saturday (7 June).

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Council responds to NatWest branch closure

9 June 2025 HBBC

High street bank NatWest has announced it intends to close its Hinckley branch later this year.

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Have your say now on the future of local councils in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

9 June 2025 HBBC

Residents, businesses and organisations are being urged to have a say on the future of local councils in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Free summer fair set for Bradgate Park with dozens of stalls promised

6 June 2025 Leicester Mercury

A ‘bustling marketplace’ will be the main feature

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Pubs in need of new landlords around Leicester and the county

25 May 2025 Leicester Mercury

These are the Everards pubs that need new licensees

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Proms in the Park returns for 2025

22 May 2025 HBBC

Hinckley’s Hollycroft Park will come alive with the sound of music when the popular Proms in the Park concert returns on Saturday 7 June.

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Borough Council grant helps upgrade local school’s swimming facilities

22 May 2025 HBBC

Bosworth Academy has made upgrades to its swimming pool facilities thanks to grant funding from Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.

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Man ‘obsessed’ with high-value vehicles linked to 19 burglaries

21 May 2025 Leicester Mercury

Total loss to victims was nearly £120,000

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Mallory Mile returns for 2025

16 May 2025 HBBC

The ever-popular Mallory Mile returns on Monday 9 June to the Mallory Park Circuit in Kirkby Mallory as part of local celebrations for National Bike Week.

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Council Leader asks NHS to reconsider Mount Road hospital plans

16 May 2025 HBBC

Leader of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Cllr Stuart Bray, has urged the NHS to work with him to preserve the historic frontage of Mount Road hospital building in Hinckley.

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Cllr Richard Flemming becomes new Hinckley and Bosworth Mayor

14 May 2025 HBBC

One of the highlights of the civic year took place on Tuesday (13 May) at Annual Council when the new Mayor of the Borough was installed for the next 12 months.

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Man lost more than £1,000 to Leicestershire car park fraudster as warning issued

9 May 2025 Leicester Mercury

Police are reporting a rise in incidents

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Local artist’s retrospective exhibition to be held at Atkins Gallery

8 May 2025 HBBC

Atkins Gallery, Hinckley will be hosting an exhibition titled Ideas-Images-Objects by local artist Peter Berry who lives and works in Hinckley.

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2025 Council tenant garden competition launched

8 May 2025 HBBC

Council tenants are being encouraged to enter Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s annual garden competition.

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‘Proper gem’ Leicestershire pub near Bradgate Park launches search for new owners

3 May 2025 Leicester Mercury

Brewers Everards have described it as a ‘pub with serious pulling power’

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Peer review gives outstanding praise to Borough Council

2 May 2025 HBBC

A national independent review of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has given outstanding praise to the “ambitious and forward-looking” authority focussed on economic growth.

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See inside the home near Bradgate Park which has had its price slashed by £1 million

26 April 2025 Leicester Mercury

The grand home dates back to the 1850s

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Council serves Persimmon Homes second Temporary Stop Notice in a year

25 April 2025 HBBC

The Borough Council have served its second Temporary Stop Notice on Persimmon Homes in the last 12 months, this time on their Brascote Park development off Brascote Lane in Newbold Verdon.

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St George’s Day celebrations to go ahead with a change this Saturday, 26 April

22 April 2025 HBBC

Hinckley District Scouts have unfortunately announced that they have had to take the decision to cancel this year’s annual St George’s Day parade, which was planned to take place on Saturday 26 April.

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Leicestershire home badly damaged after shed fire spreads

17 April 2025 Leicester Mercury

Multiple crews were called to the scene

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All the Easter events at Bradgate Park and Highcross in Leicestershire this April

5 April 2025 Leicester Mercury

Many other locations are celebrating the season in style too

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Prisoner back behind bars after being caught driving despite ban

3 April 2025 Leicester Mercury

Robert Allen was out on licence after serving half of a recent prison term

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Music in the Mead concerts return for 2025

28 March 2025 HBBC

The popular Music in the Mead series of concerts will return to Argents Mead, Hinckley in 2025.

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Borough Council distributes £63,000 of government funding to Warm Welcome venues

21 March 2025 HBBC

The Borough Council has distributed £63,000 in funding to 42 local voluntary and community organisations.

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Bold vision for future of local council structures submitted to Government

21 March 2025 HBBC

A bold vision which puts people and places at the heart of future council structures in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has been submitted to Government. (Friday 21 March 2025).

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Museum receives UK government funding for improvement works

20 March 2025 HBBC

Hinckley & District Museum, in partnership with Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, has received £20,000 from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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Leaders respond to city council’s local government reorganisation proposals

20 March 2025 HBBC

Cllr Pip Allnatt, Leader of Melton Borough Council and speaking on behalf of the Leaders of the Leicestershire District and Borough Councils and Rutland County Council, has issued a statement.

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