Today's headlines for Hinckley and Nuneaton

4/12/2024

LIGHTS 

• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Hinckley United Reformed Church are inviting local disabled and elderly residents to come into Hinckley to see the Christmas lights this evening 
• Upper Castle Street will be open to traffic from 6pm to 8pm so that people can see the lights and then exit onto Regent Street. 

TREE 

• If you are putting up your tree remember to check that fairy lights are in good working order that's the message from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
• They are reminding people to turn off fairy lights and unplug them before going to bed or leaving the house. 

PARK 

• Volunteers have come together to give a makeover to a park in Nuneaton.
• Whittleford Park is now looking a lot brighter after the clean-up operation.
• Its the largest park in Nuneaton and Bedworth and includes a big area of important wildlife habitat including wildflower meadows, woodland, lakes and marshland.