Talk:Loughborough

message: *Shopping in central Loughborough has become a somewhat unpleasant experience in the last couple of years due to the rather severe car parking situation, as the town Council has opted to pursue a policy of discouraging car usage. This has been accomplished by means of reducing the number of available parking spaces, making those remaining "Pay and Display", and prohibiting return to a car park within one hour. As a result of this many people opt instead to travel to shops outwith the town centre or in the nearby city of Leicester. Bonnie from Big Brother lives here.  Bonnie has now moved to Coalville.
*Charnwoord Borough Council's policy of discouraging car usage has had an impact on the footfall in the town centre, as restrictions and increases in charges on car parks have resulted in many people opting to travel to out-of-town retail locations or the nearby city of Leicester.
First one is outrageously POV, second one is better, I've removed both until a source can be found per WP:V and WP:CITE. - FrancisTyers 01:24, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. The more pedestrianisation the better. People shouldn't be afraid of walking for a while every now and then. - FrancisTyers · 21:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality

message: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keele_University  Keele University weighs in at over 600 acres, more than loughborough's 400odd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.207.255.7 (talk • contribs) 12:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Home of largest campus university?

message: This article says that the curzon is the biggest independent cinema in the UK. Can someone find evidence for this, it's a pretty small cinema. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.148.105.244 (talk) 21:35, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Largest independent cinema in the UK??? 

message: Can the fair citizens of Loughborough not do better than this? You need to tell me that Loughborough has a Tesco and a Thorntons? Are you all taking the piss here or what? You make the town sound like the most boring place on earth. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Dreadful!
88.111.98.174 18:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, Loughborough is a boring place. I should know, I live here. Chevymontecarlo. 11:58, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names of chain shops not needed 

message: The name of small shops - especially for some reason those on Nottingham Rd are being added.
Unless I am mistaken none of these shops are more significant or noteworthy of the other 2500 businesses / organisations in Loughborough?
Should they be removed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.194.172.69 (talk) 12:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising 

message: The article said that Loughborough was 'more widely' pronounced /ˈlʌfˌb(ə)ɹə/ -- I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone pronounce the initial vowel as /ʌ/ rather than /ə/. I don't expect there to be references or citations, but could an example be given of a notable person from the area who would pronounce it like this? - Francis Tyers · 00:01, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No mention of Aussies calling it Loogabarooga then (as ye olde anecdote goes)?--Koncorde 20:55, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: Check links Palmiped (talk) 06:21, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Check external links

message: "sidekick of Nick Griffin in the BNP"
Is it me or is 'sidekick' a bit of a bad word to use. It could do with rewording in my opinion. Chevymontecarlo. 05:14, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Bad sentence wording

message: Do we really want a section on the local ATC group here? What next - sections on the local scout troop and the WI?--Michig (talk) 06:12, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ATC? 

message: "The M1's Junction 23 is 2 miles (5 km) west."
How somebody's managed to equate 2 miles to 5 km, I've no idea.  But in any case, from what point in Loughborough does one measure?
Looking on Google, the A512 (Ashby Road) runs just over a mile from the motorway to the edge of the university campus, then almost another mile alongside it.  So 2 miles almost reaches the Ashby Road/Epinal Way roundabout.  But it is about 5 km to the town centre.  Still, which figure should we use? — Smjg (talk) 23:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distance to M1 

message: Dear Sir/Madam,
I've recently been informed by a colleague that the link below contains inaccurate information about our business. Loughborough Town Hall is a theatre venue, part of Charnwood Borough Council, which has featured an Art Gallery since April 2011. Please can you re-word the paragraph that states:-
"... Although it has no dedicated art gallery, fine pieces of sculpture can be found in the town's environs, including the ‘Sock Man’, a bronze statue celebrating Loughborough's association with the hosiery industry."
Here is the link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loughborough.
I don't mind how it's re-worded, but the facts are:- Loughborough Town Hall opened its Art Gallery, called 'Sock Gallery', in April 2011 and features a full programme of exhibitions throughout the year, including an annual Open Exhibition. There is also a range of quality handmade British craft available for purchase.
With many thanks,
Amy Kerrigan Sock Gallery Manager 01509 634775 94.192.13.215 (talk) 18:52, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate Business Information - Loughborough Town Hall Theatre, Venue and Arts Gallery  

message: This section seems to be mostly retail-based; amongst the town's well-known employers only Brush and the University get a mention at all in the article. Might it be worth putting in a mention for other notable firms both past (e.g. AstraZeneca, Ladybird Books) and present (e.g. 3M, Fisher Scientific)?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.221.184 (talk) 23:18, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Economy 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: From 1 August 2022, four county-council-tendered bus services in Loughborough will be changing operators as follows:
Service no. - Route - Current operator - Operator from 1/8/2022
27 - Loughborough to Thurmaston - Roberts Travel Group - Centrebus
3 - Town Centre to Tynedale Road - Paul S. Winson - ditto
13 - Town Centre to Tuckers Road - ditto - ditto 
129 - Loughborough to Ashby-de-la-Zouch - ditto - Midland Classic
This means the cessation of public bus service operations in Loughborough for both Winsons and Roberts, as well as a new operator, Midland Classic. 2.26.180.35 (talk) 12:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changing bus operators in Loughborough 1/8/2022