Loughborough graduate's work on sale in IKEA
A Loughborough graduate's iconic artwork has been picked up by global homewares chain, IKEA.For the past month, Sophie Kirkpatrick's traffic silhouette over a...
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Needle-free flu vaccination being offered to school children
Around 97,000 school children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are being offered a needle-free flu vaccination for the winter.The vaccination comes...
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Leicestershire's Newcroft Primary School is outstanding, say...
A Leicestershire school is celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report.Newcroft Primary, in Shepshed, was inspected by the education watchdog, Ofsted, last month...
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More than 260 motorists issued with warnings in Leicester during...
More than 260 warnings were issued to motorists in a month-long campaign to tackle dangerous and inconsiderate parking outside schools.Throughout September, 12...
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Hamilton Community College's new £19 million building will...
Youngsters at Hamilton Community College, in Leicester, will be moving into their new building later this month.The college has undergone a £19 million...
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Former Beauchamp College student up for Young Achiever Award
Former Beauchamp College student Richard Toon is excelling in his chosen career path.The 21-year-old from Leicestershire is currently studying theatre practice:...
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Aberglaslyn Hall set to be auctioned by Leicestershire County...
A county-council owned outdoor pursuit centre could be auctioned off before Christmas.Aberglaslyn Hall, in Snowdonia, Wales, was closed by Leicestershire County...
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Fairfield Preparatory School to get £8 million expansion
Fairfield Preparatory School in Loughborough is laying the foundations for an £8 million expansion plan to create additional learning space and a brand...
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Harington free school given government go-ahead
A new sixth form school in Rutland has been granted government approval.Catmose College, Uppingham Community College and Oakham School's bid to create a new...
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Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan speaks at Conservative Party...
Education secretary Nicky Morgan has said her key priority is to reduce the burden on teachers so they can spend more time in the classroom.The minister, who is...
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Middle class mums "exhausted" according to Loughborough...
Many middle class mums are exhausted because of their children's after-school activities, according to a Loughborough University academic.Professor Sarah...
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New sex and relationships guidance issued to Leicestershire...
New guidance on sex education and relationships is being issued to schools by Leicestershire County Council.It sets out what topics schools should cover at...
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Leicester's Sikh free school, Falcons Primary, could open after...
The trustees behind Leicester's first free Sikh school say they hope to open it shortly after half term.Falcons Primary, in Gipsy Lane, was due to open on...
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Braunstone Community Primary youngsters graduate with flying...
Youngsters as young as five have been learning what it's like to graduate from university.The pupils, from Braunstone Community Primary, in Leicester, were part...
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Leicester's school starters come bottom of the class in writing...
Leicester has been ranked the worst in the country when it comes to children's readiness for starting school in a major new education study.Researchers from...
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Record number of students from Beauchamp College head to Oxbridge
A record year at Beauchamp College, in Oadby, will see seven former students head to Oxbridge universities in the next few weeks.The Leicestershire school says...
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Parents in Leicester urged to apply for school places on time
Nearly 700 parents and carers were late in applying for primary and secondary school places for their children this September.Figures released by...
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Leicester teenager passionate about science earns a Young...
Unlike many youngsters her age, teenager Chelsea Herbert spent the summer working on a science project.The 17-year-old's passion for the subject won her a...
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Loughborough University leaps to 13th in The Times Good...
Loughborough University has risen to 13th place out of 121 UK universities in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015.The university was also...
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Balfour Beatty and pupils bury time capsule in Loughborough
Construction firm Balfour Beatty and a group of year five pupils from Mountfields Lodge School, in Loughborough, have buried a time capsule.It has been buried ...
