Throughout 2012 Wigston People has covered the latest news from Wigston and South Wigston. Here - in no particular order - are five of the biggest stories:
In June we reported how staff at RF Brooks in South Wigston were due to begin industrial action over cuts to redundancy pay, following news there would be 193 redundancies after the loss of a major contract:
Sadly in October we reported how the factory is now set to close with the loss of over two hundred jobs:
Throughout 2012 local residents have voiced their opinions about Oadby & Wigston Borough Council's plans to regenerate the town centre, with 545 people signing a petition against the plans:
Despite the petition, in October the plans were approved by the Government's Independent Planning Inspectorate:
Back in May we reported that the B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron would be parading through South Wigston:
We also covered the parade and you can see a great selection of pictures here - Freedom of Borough march through South Wigston.
Having read five of the biggest stories of the year, why not also see our end-of-year feature on Five of the most popular picture galleries from 2012 in Wigston.
What were your big stories from Wigston and South Wigston in 2012? Let us know by adding your comments in the box below. (You'll need to Join / Login first - but this can be done with your Facebook, Google or Twitter ID). You can also add your stories direct to the site via the 'Write' tab on the homepage, or alternatively email them to us at wigston@thelocalpeople.co.uk
In June we reported how staff at RF Brooks in South Wigston were due to begin industrial action over cuts to redundancy pay, following news there would be 193 redundancies after the loss of a major contract:
Sadly in October we reported how the factory is now set to close with the loss of over two hundred jobs:
Throughout 2012 local residents have voiced their opinions about Oadby & Wigston Borough Council's plans to regenerate the town centre, with 545 people signing a petition against the plans:
Despite the petition, in October the plans were approved by the Government's Independent Planning Inspectorate:
Back in May we reported that the B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron would be parading through South Wigston:
We also covered the parade and you can see a great selection of pictures here - Freedom of Borough march through South Wigston.
Having read five of the biggest stories of the year, why not also see our end-of-year feature on Five of the most popular picture galleries from 2012 in Wigston.
What were your big stories from Wigston and South Wigston in 2012? Let us know by adding your comments in the box below. (You'll need to Join / Login first - but this can be done with your Facebook, Google or Twitter ID). You can also add your stories direct to the site via the 'Write' tab on the homepage, or alternatively email them to us at wigston@thelocalpeople.co.uk
