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Remembrance Service 2020 | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

6 November 202010 May 2021 HBBC
In line with national guidance on social distancing, large outdoor events across the country have had to be scaled back or moved online this year including Remembrance Sunday services and parades.
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Vote for your favourite park

6 November 202010 May 2021 HBBC
Everyone is urged to vote for their favourite park in Hinckley and show how much they love their parks.
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Service changes due to second lockdown

5 November 202010 May 2021 HBBC
The majority of Borough Council services will continue in a Covid secure way through the second lockdown which begins today (5 November).
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Concerns raised about proposed planning overhaul

30 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
Councillors and planners have raised concerns about sweeping Government proposals to overhaul the planning system.
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Remembrance Sunday in Hinckley | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

30 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
Hinckley’s Atkins Building is among the landmarks in the county to be lit up in red in support of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal 2020 once again this year.
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Double accolade for town parks

28 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
TWO HINCKLEY parks are officially among the best in the UK after they were each awarded a much coveted green flag – a prestigious accolade that is only awarded to the very best parks and green spaces.
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Call to ‘celebrate differently’ to stay safe

28 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
Press release issued by LLR Prepared:
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Test and Trace isolation support payment scheme launched

12 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
Financial help is now available through the Borough Council to help qualifying people on low incomes who have been told to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace.
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Tributes paid to former mayor

9 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Mayor of Hinckley and Bosworth and long-serving Earl Shilton councillor who has died aged 88.
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Borough council and the health and safety executive join forces to carry out COVID checks on local businesses

8 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
The Borough Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to contact businesses in the borough to make sure they are COVID-19 secure and to help tackle coronavirus in the local area
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Cineworld – published 6/10/2020 | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

6 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
The Borough Council is extremely concerned to hear the news that Cineworld, one of the biggest cinema operators in the world, is temporarily closing all of its UK cinemas from Thursday 8 October.
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Time to nominate your ‘Active Champions’

5 October 202010 May 2021 HBBC
GET READY to cast your nominations and help to find Hinckley & Bosworth’s ‘Active Champions’ of 2020.
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Councillors set to approve proposed extra planning checks for shared houses

15 April 2026 HBBC
Councillors are set to introduce extra planning checks on new shared houses in and around Hinckley town centre.
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I visited Leicestershire’s ‘poshest village’ and joined the afternoon tea club

11 April 2026 Leicester Mercury
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‘They’re building hundreds of homes on Leicester’s green lungs’

10 April 2026 Leicester Mercury
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Borough Council secures local facilities for ongoing use

2 April 2026 HBBC
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New book exchange scheme launched to celebrate National Year of Reading

1 April 2026 HBBC
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Town set to celebrate St George’s Day 2026

1 April 2026 HBBC

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