🧵Statement on Carillon Court shopping centre in Loughborough👇

Improvement work worth £1 million is continuing in Loughborough town centre and Queen's Park. As part of the work, the gateways to Queen's Park are being improved. The work is being supported by Loughborough Town Deal . To find out more, visit👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/03/1…

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 today. You can read more about our proposal here in our press release👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/03/2…

🗳️ Make sure you are registered to vote in the upcoming Leicestershire CC election on Thursday, 1 May. ⌛ The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Friday, 11 April. 📝 Register here 👇 gov.uk/register-to-vo…

🌺🌸🌹Great atmosphere in Loughborough town centre today for the first LoveLoughborough. Gardeners’ Fair this year!

👏🏆 Congratulations to all at Loughborough Town Hall and @Little Wolf Entertainment after their production of Snow White won best pantomime at the UK Pantomime Association Awards! 🍎🪞 Well done also to Emma Robertson (Snow White), who won Best Newcomer to Industry!

At a meeting this evening, former Council leader Richard Shepherd was made Honorary Freeman. A borough councillor for 44 years, Mr Shepherd has been presented with the title which can be given to a former councillor in recognition of exceptional service. 👏Congratulations!

Wow! Is the only way to describe this latest topper by SKB today in celebration 80 years on of VE Day on 8th May 1945. The detail of the clock tower Leicester is incredible and stands around 2 feet tall! With people dancing the conga round it. Amazing SKB

The new Mayor of Charnwood was sworn in at the Council’s Annual Meeting last night. Cllr David Northage, borough councillor for Shepshed West, says that he is deeply honoured to become the first citizen of the borough. To find out more👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/05/1…

Active Charnwood are delighted to share that we have been successfully chosen as one of 14 projects to receive UK Prosperity Funding from Charnwood Borough Council. 🎉 (1/3)

We are hiring! We are seeking a proactive team player, who is committed to making a difference within our local communities by providing positive sports and active lifestyle opportunities for young people. Apply here: tinyurl.com/2p9ufpb4

🌻 The LoveLoughborough. Gardeners' Fair is back again this weekend! 📍 It's taking place in Loughborough town centre on Sunday (1 June), from 10am to 4pm. Read more 👇 discovercharnwood.co.uk/events/2025/06…

🎖️🇬🇧 Charnwood will honour the Armed Forces community with a special event in Loughborough’s Queen’s Park next month. 📅🕚 Charnwood Borough Council is hosting an Armed Forces Day 🇬🇧 celebration event on Saturday, June 28. Find out more 👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/05/2…

📢 Have your say on the future of Charnwood! ⏳ The deadline to share your views on the Charnwood Design Code is fast approaching - 30 June 2025! Let’s shape the places we live, work, and play. 📍 Drop a pin, leave a comment, or upload a photo at shapingcharnwood.co.uk

🔔 The official unveiling of the Hope Bell is underway at Queen’s Park in Loughborough. We have a number of speakers this morning from the Council, Loughborough Town Deal, local NHS and from community and voluntary groups.

🔔 The Hope Bell rings for the very first time… A historic moment in Loughborough. The Hope Bell will mark the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local communities and pay tribute to the NHS, key workers and the local community.

🔔 Today, we marked a truly poignant moment as the Hope Bell was officially unveiled and rung for the very first time in Queen’s Park, Loughborough. Find out more 👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/07/0…

📰 Ten new benches are being installed around Loughborough town centre and in Queen’s Park. 🔔The benches will feature designs reflecting Loughborough’s heritage, including the market, Queen’s Park and the town’s bell-making history. Read more 👇 charnwood.gov.uk/news/2025/07/0…

🕛🗓️ At approximately 12.20pm on Saturday, 7 June 2025, a man was captured on CCTV stopping his vehicle in a layby next to agricultural land on King Street in Barkby Thorpe. He was seen unloading a number of car tyres and fly-tipping them in the layby before driving off. 🧵(1/5)

🔎 In 2017 a research team led by Charlotte Kenchington published several new fossils discovered in the rocks of Charnwood Forest. 📄 The study included three new species of the 560 million year old fossil Primocandelabrum, which lived at the bottom of a deep ocean.