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New play equipment installed at Queens Park, Hinckley
Families and young children have been enjoying new play equipment installed at Hinckley’s Queens Park.
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Power cut hits LE3 area of Leicester, National Grid confirms as repair work continues
Car alarms were triggered by the problem with the high voltage network
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Charming £795k chocolate box cottage near Bradgate Park dates back 400 years
The three-bed home is on the market now
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Help decide which is the best park in Leicestershire – and your favourite could go on to be named UK’s top green space
Voting for the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards is now open
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Remembrance Sunday in Hinckley, 2022
Residents are being invited to pay their respects at Hinckley’s annual Remembrance Sunday service.
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New photographic exhibition opens in time for half-term
Art lovers, photographers, families and residents are being invited to visit the latest exhibition at The Atkins Gallery.
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Protestors call for ‘green oasis’ ex-golf course to be saved from bulldozers
The site is earmarked for a 466-home development
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Boy, 11, stuck with four-year-olds at childminder’s because local secondary schools are ‘full’
He had hoped to go to school in neighbouring village but this has not been possible
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Hinckley’s educational pioneer honoured with blue plaque
Three generations of one family gathered at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council to honour the latest recipient of a blue plaque.
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Council’s cost of living event a success
Residents concerned about the national rising cost of living attended a special money and wellbeing event in Hinckley on Saturday (1 October).
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Park and Stride trial gets more schoolchildren walking to school
A new programme to get children walking safely to school has been launched in Hinckley.
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Three police officers assaulted by suicidal man they tried to help
Damien Whitby had been drinking and smoking heroin on the anniversary of his partner’s death by overdose
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Electrifying trains through Leicestershire top priority, Sir Peter Soulsby says, despite Leicester’s A6 bridge barrier
It is hoped it would lead to faster and more reliable trains
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Recap on updates as police shut Anstey road over water main burst
The road was blocked in both directions
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Additional Electric Vehicle Charging Points to be installed across borough
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council is planning to increase the number of public charge points for electric vehicles (EVCs) in the borough with a further 11 points being installed by early December.
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Grab yourself a free tree
Residents, businesses, community groups, schools and colleges are being invited to apply for a free tree to help make the borough a greener place to be and to help fight climate change.
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Horrific attack maims Labrador who was once the face of Warburtons
Her owners screamed as she was set upon by three dogs
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Nine new flats and shop plan for derelict site in Loughborough town centre
Previous plans for the site never came to fruition
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Gas leak shuts road near Bradgate Park for more than 3 hours
Fire crews were called and the leak was successfully capped off
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Recap – gas leak shuts main road in Anstey
Gas company Cadent and the fire service were at the scene
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Hinckley BID’s 11th annual motorshow breaks record
Hinckley BID’s 11th annual motorshow broke all records, with more than 900 exhibiting vehicles.
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Fears for wildlife and road safety over plan to build more than 150 homes near Bradgate Park
Local ward councillors and residents are opposing the proposal
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Council host cost of living event
Residents are being invited to explore the help and support available to them at a special cost of living and well-being event.
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Date change for Hinckley BID’s 11th Annual Classic Motorshow
The 11th Hinckley BID Motorshow has been re-arranged and will now be held one week later on Sunday 25 September.
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Bin collection changes for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Residents are being advised that household bins will not be collected this Monday (19 September) as the nation joins together to mourn and remember Queen Elizabeth II.
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Local ceremony marks start of King Charles Reign
Hundreds of residents came together in Hinckley’s Argents Mead on Sunday (11 September) for a ceremony to mark the start of King Charles III’s reign.
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‘Silent killer’ Sepsis almost took Leicester woman’s life
‘If you ask many people in the Leicester South Asian community, nobody knows what Sepsis is’
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Luxury home overlooking the Charnwood countryside goes on sale for £1.65m
The five-bed house is in the Charnwood Forest village of Swithland
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Mansion with Bradgate Park views goes on the market for £2.35m
The house boasts eight bedrooms, four bathrooms and four reception rooms, too
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Council pledges to press on with its local plan despite national uncertainties
The council has pledged to continue its work on progressing its Local Plan following consultation on a submission draft of the Plan which was published in February.
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Important information – energy rebate payment
We’re launching the next set of £150 energy rebate payments aimed at helping households on low incomes who did not qualify for the payments made earlier this year to those in council tax bands A to D.
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Haunted venues including Bradgate Park and Bosworth Battlefield to host ghost walks
A female apparition in a stairwell and the feeling of being pushed are among the experiences reported
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Borough Council enforcement officers to wear body cams
Enforcement officers around the borough will soon wear body cameras to provide greater transparency around the actions of enforcement.
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See films for just £3 as Leicester cinema takes part in national celebration of the big screen
Current blockbusters and cinematic classics will be part of the deal
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Popular pub near Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park needs new landlord or landlady – and it could be you
The Griffin’s current head is leaving after 20 years
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Man declared dead in car park in Leicester city centre
Police were at the scene for several hours
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Residents unable to wash and not protected from abuse at ‘inadequate’ and understaffed care home
The home has had five damning reports in as many visits, inspectors say
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Woman injured in explosion near Bradgate Park ‘should be dead’, says brother
‘Twenty seconds either way and she’d be safe. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time’
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Bradgate Park and all the other Leicestershire spots named Green Flag award winners for 2022
They range from small village parks to huge country parks
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Former Lord Mayor of Leicester among 57 death notices from the Leicester Mercury over the past week
A former Lord Mayor of Leicester is among tributes paid
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One person dead following serious M1 crash involving seven vehicles
Police have confirmed the collision was fatal
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Hinckley drivers fear another set of roadworks will cause even more traffic chaos
But the county council has reassured them they won’t make matters worse
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Woman injured in water main ‘explosion’ near Bradgate Park
People living nearby reported hearing a ‘loud bang’ followed by ‘screaming’
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Music on a sunny afternoon
Local performer Sam Southall wowed the crowds on Saturday afternoon (20 August) with popular covers of popular music in Argents Mead.
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Leicestershire’s favourite green space Bradgate Park in 25 archive Mercury photos
It’s steeped in history
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Leicester City’s new ‘mobile ticket’ only system sparks anger from fan over elderly supporter fears
‘I’m so close to handing back my season ticket’
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Plan for giant 100-acre solar farm near Burbage Common which could power up to 18,000 homes
The solar farm would be on both sides of the M69
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Energy saving hack you can do this weekend to save up to £55 off your electric bills
The average household energy bill is expected to hit more than £4,000 a year in the next six months
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S.C.R.A.P. Fly-tipping campaign launched
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council are joining a national #SCRAPflytipping campaign to help tackle the growing problem of fly tipping.
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