In February this year, I found in the toys aisle of the Tesco at The Rushes - summer toys! The sands of winter.

  Granby Street car park. Clay Pipe Jitty, near Swan Street end. Market Street, adjacent to Pizza Palace. Several murals are located around Ashby Square. Note the intended optical illusion of the mural in the foreground. However, Peter has since been painted black, so the illusion no longer works (unless there are plans to alter the mural as well). Hastings Street, off Ashby Road.

 A new branch of Londis opened recently on Devonshire Square, in premises formerly occupied by Lloyd's Bank, then the ill-fated Morrison's M Local/My Local convenience store. Morrison's ventured into the world of convenience stores with Morrison's M Local in 2011, but unfortunately, the new chain struggled to make a profit. The Loughborough branch of Morrisons M Local opened in July 2014. Mike Greene, a British entrepreneur and convenience shop veteran who was critical of how Morrisons had run the chain, boasted of his ability to turn the struggling chain around, and bragged that the chain would be profitable in its first year. He founded My Local in September 2015 and proceeded to buy the Morrisons M Local stores. However, the chain collapsed in July next year, and the vacant space on Devonshire Square was left vacant for four years. However, some new progress has been made; the shop just became a new branch of Londis! In late August this year, a banner appeared on the

Volvo has a facility for maintaining buses, coaches and trucks on Byron Street Extension, opposite the Willowbrook Retail Park and off Derby Road. The facility on Byron Street. 10/2020 The facility appears to be having an unbusy day in October 2020. The garage in November 2020. On this visit, some buses had come from rather far away. The two blue VDL Jonckheere coaches are that of Golden Tours of London, who operate open-top bus tours in London as well as day trips. The single-decker bus is a Volvo-engined MCV eVoRa, destined for Lothian in Scotland. Byron Street Extension, looking towards Derby Road; the garage is on the right.

Alan Moss Road (upper section) in October 2010. Epinal Way in January 2009. Queen's Park in July 2009. In the foreground of both pictures was where the bell casing of Great Paul, which was formerly the largest bell in the British Isles, was put on public display.

  Ashby Road, looking away from the town centre. Burton Street, from Burton Walks. A Morrisons delivery van on Frederick Street, turning the corner into Browns Lane. William Street, looking towards the block of flats near Ashby Road.. A National Express Caetano Levante 2 thunders through the rain on Ashby Road on its way to London. Schofield Road, looking downhill. The Spar and hairdressers on Old Ashby Road. The Bargain Booze off-licence on the corner of Alan Moss Road and Albany Street. Council properties on Shelley Street. Loughborough Fire Station. It was opened in 1974, replacing Bridge Street fire station. The MUGA at Jubilee Park.     Windsor Road, looking towards Sandringham Drive. Derby Road, looking towards Bishop Meadow Roundabout and in the opposite direction (below).

  Swan Street, looking towards the Market Place, Sept. 2018. High Street, from the first floor of the town centre McDonalds. 09/2017 Scenes of High Street and the Market Place taken from the first floor of the town centre branch of McDonalds. The window offer some excellent views. 09/2017 Swan Street, looking towards Derby Square. 02/2020 The Carillon Court Shopping Centre. 02/2020 Inside the shopping centre car park. Note the unusual lift arrangement. 02/2020 The view from the car park also gives impressive views. 02/2020. The former Loughborough Echo building. 02/2020.