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Oadby and Wigston
Leicestershire, East Midlands · population 58,341 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Oadby and Wigston
Oadby and Wigston is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England. It covers the two towns of Oadby, where the council is based, and Wigston, which is the larger town. Both form part of the Leicester urban area, lying south-east of the city.
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CouncilOfsted chief inspector visits Coventry after children’s services achieve outstanding rating
Sir Martyn Oliver toured the council on 17 September to discuss the recent outstanding Ofsted rating, the partnerships driving improvement and plans for school-places and child-focused housing.
Coventry33 minutes ago
CouncilSandwell Council clears fresh fly-tipping at Forge Lane, West Bromwich
Council crews have removed newly dumped waste from Forge Lane and Park Lane just weeks after a joint operation that cleared 17.2 tonnes, and announced new cameras and ongoing investigations.
West Bromwich37 minutes ago
Court orders three-month closure of Vape Express, seventh shop shut in Cradley Heath
Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team secured a three-month court order to shut Vape Express, marking the seventh closure on Cradley Heath High Street as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape sales.
Cradley3 hours ago
CouncilOver 2,000 Coventry social homes upgraded with insulation, solar panels and heat pumps
A £67.6 million programme delivered by Citizen, the council and partners has fitted external wall insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and fans to more than two thousand social houses, cutting tenants’ energy bills.
Coventry3 hours ago
CouncilBirmingham council opens £400,000 arts and culture grant scheme
A new funding programme offers up to £50,000 per project to boost local arts, cultural events and high-profile attractions, with applications due by 6 November.
Birmingham3 hours ago
CouncilCoventry Market to receive £1.25m external upgrade
Coventry City Council, backed by West Midlands funding and the Hill Group, will spend at least £1.25 million on external improvements to the Grade II listed market, with work set to begin early next year.
Coventry4 hours ago
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What's on in and around Oadby and Wigston
Alan Davies - Think Ahead
Tomorrow, 19:30De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Nontaines D.C
Fri 9 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester
Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie
Fri 9 Oct, 19:30De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Elvana
Sat 10 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester
ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - LEICESTER - O2 ACADMEY
Sat 10 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester
Qawwali Live: A Soulful Sufi Experience - Leicester
Sun 11 Oct, 18:00The Y Theatre, Leicester
Days out around Oadby and Wigston
View allDevana Way Park
Great Glen · 5.6 miles
Play park and grasslands area
Bury Camp
Ratby · 5.6 miles
An earthwork site once interpreted as being a Roman Legionary fortress; though now thought to be a probable Iron Age hillfort. Late Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery and a Roman pottery sherds have been found here. The site was later incorporated into Burgh
Lake Sara
Woodthorpe · 9.3 miles
In the 1991 this site was used for gravel extraction for the building of the A6 bypass around Quorn. This earned it the name Quorn Lodge Borrow Pit. Soon after it was converted into a lake in 1992.
Hope Bell
Nanpantan · 11 miles
The Hope Bell is a clock chime installation comprising four quarter chime bells and the main Hope Bell to sound the hours.
Radmoor Park
Thorpe Acre · 11 miles
Reasonable sized grass area with a small play park and a Football/Basketball court
Foxton Inclined Plane
Foxton · 11 miles
A system for raising boats between water levels without using locks.
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His Majesty's Prison Leicester
Oadby and Wigston
Staff Secret Garden
Oadby and Wigston
Holy Trinity
Oadby and Wigston
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Infirmary Square, Leicester
The Royal Restaurant
Oadby and Wigston
Hotel Voco
101 Welford Road, Leicester
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