Garden Waste bins are due for renewal
Do you need a garden waste bin?
Charnwood Borough Council will issue you with a brown wheelie bin and empty it every fortnight (apart from a two-week period over Christmas)
The year-round service is easy to join and costs £55 a year if you pay by Direct Debit, and £60 per annum if you pay by other method.
For more information visit charnwood.gov.uk/pages/gardenwaste
Take a look at Loughborough's new loos
As part of a £300,000 renovation of the public toilets in Loughborough town centre, card payments are now being accepted.
Company fined after machine crushed workers fingers
A machine manufacturing company in Shepshed, Leicestershire has been fined £170,000 after an employee’s fingers were crushed when his hand became trapped beneath a machine during a lifting operation.
Town Hall reopens after fire
Loughborough Town Hall has reopened to visitors after a fire earlier this week.
New exhibition shows how BRUSH keeps the lights on
A new exhibition has opened up in Loughborough charting the history of one of the town's best known and longest-standing industrial firms.
100 years of Shelthorpe estate
Residents are invited to celebrate the centenary of Loughborough’s Shelthorpe estate with a special community event next month.
Man jailed for 10 years for killing pub-goer
A man who punched a pub-goer on a Christmas night out in Leicestershire in 2025 has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of manslaughter.
Meet Charnwood's new Mayor
The new Mayor of Charnwood has been sworn in for 2026-27 following the Council’s Annual Meeting on Monday, 11 May.
Brothers tried to dupe Leicesteshire Police to avoid jail
Two brothers who spent years fabricating lies to prevent justice in a child sex offence case have been jailed - thanks to the persistence of a Leicestershire detective.
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