Today's headlines for Loughborough and Charnwood

28/11/2014

Rothley

• It will start feeling more festive in Rothley tonight as the lights are being switched on.
• There will be live performances, games and rides,
• A renowned local historian is turning the lights on.

Testing

• Leicester’s Hospitals’ Emergency Department has set up a new screening programme, intending to test more than 100,000 people per year for blood-borne viruses.
• Every patient aged 18 years and over who is already having blood samples will now also have an additional one to screen for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, unless they opt-out.
• They say that this will lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for patients.

Charnwood Community Grants

• Nearly £40,000 has been allocated to 14 projects which are making a positive difference across the borough.
• The latest projects Charnwood Borough Council has awarded funding to include an urban farm initiative,  a community pantomime, and support for disadvantaged young people.

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