Tomorrow, Wednesday 21 November 2018, is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day. Awareness raising activities will be set up in the main reception of Glenfield hospital on the day and hosted by the COPD Specialist Nurses, local support group Breathe Easy and a family from Leicestershire. The family are aiming to raise money and…
A free ‘Road Safety Event’ at Enderby Leisure Centre car park will use VF4 simulator
Blaby District Council and Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service are holding a road safety event at Enderby Leisure Centre between 6pm and 9pm on Friday, 30th November for young people over the age of 12. A high proportion of road traffic collisions involving young drivers happen due to one or more of the ‘Fatal Four’…
Free activity campaign helps to improve mental wellbeing
A free activity campaign has launched in the Blaby District to support local people to improve their mental wellbeing. Public Health England has launched its Every Mind Matters campaign to empower more people to take control of their mental health by getting active. Everyone Active is supporting the scheme by offering free swim and gym…
Defibrillator ‘drop-in’ event held in Enderby Civic Centre
Over a dozen residents attended a Parish Council sponsored drop-in event to see demonstrations of defibrillator operation. The event, between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday 17th November, took place in the main hall of the Civic Centre and was the second such event of its type since the public defibrillator was installed on the outside…
New Lubbesthorpe development wins Infrastructure Project of the Year award
New Lubbesthorpe, site of the first Sustainable Urban Extension in Leicestershire, has won Infrastructure Project of the Year at the ProCon Leicestershire awards. The ProCon awards are the county’s biggest celebration of the latest and best developments in Leicestershire. At a ceremony hosted by King Power Stadium, New Lubbesthorpe was recognised for the infrastructure and…