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Charnwood Borough Council is looking for local private landlords, who may be interested in leasing their rented properties to the Council for three years or more. Since April 2004 local authorities have been instructed by the Government not to use..

Following further guidance released today from the Food Standards Agency, Charnwood businesses are being advised that all products affected by Sudan 1 contamination must be removed from sale and that it will be an offence to sell food containing this..

The future of Council housing in Charnwood is under the spotlight again as the Council begins a second round of consultation with over 6,000 tenants and leaseholders about the future ownership and management of local authority housing in the..

Charnwood Borough Council has today opened up their Southfield Road Car Park in Loughborough to the public for the first time. As from this week it will operate as a Pay and Display Car Park. Previously the car park was for staff only, but speaking..

The Government Minister in charge of local government matters, The RT Hon Nick Raynsford MP has praised Charnwood Borough Council for “excellent progress” and “good financial management” after hearing that Charnwood’s Cabinet have proposed..

‘Together’, the new recycling service launched in September last year has already had an effect on the amount of rubbish that the Borough sends to be dumped in landfill sites according to the Council’s recycling chief, Peter Rook. “Between..

Over a hundred new Nottingham East Midland Airport jobs will be showcased in venues around Loughborough as the result of work between the Council and airport bosses. Iain Kirtley from the Council’s Economic Regeneration team explains, “The..

LOUGHBOROUGH STREETS ALIVE – MONDAY 30TH MAY 2005 Loughborough Streets Alive – previously known as Loughborough Carnival - has been held for a number of years now and is well thought of, hence the popularity within the local community. Charnwood..

Residents across Charnwood are set to benefit when Council Leader, Max Hunt and Finance spokesman Cllr. Ian Sharpe, propose a zero percent increase in Council Tax at tonight’s meeting of the Council’s ruling Cabinet. The unprecedented zero..

Council Leader, Cllr. Max Hunt will formally propose that Charnwood becomes a ‘Fair Trade’ borough at the Council’s Cabinet meeting on February 10th. ‘Fair Trade’ organisations work directly with producers to enable them to develop direct..

Charnwood Borough Council’s Local Plans team is busy preparing the ‘Charnwood Development Framework’ (LDF), the new planning framework for the Borough until 2016. The LDF sets out how the Council intends to plan for new homes, jobs and other..

Cllr. Max Hunt, Leader of the Borough Council met with athletes and organisers who were in town to promote the London Olympic Bid last Friday. Cllr. Hunt said, “It's clear from the organisers that if London gets the bid the ripples will spread..

More people in Charnwood on low incomes or who are dependent on certain benefits are set to gain as the Council widens the criteria for “Home Repair Assistance”. Cllr, Betty Newton, Cabinet Lead Member for Housing explains, “Home Repairs..