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Have your say – Rights of Way Improvement Plan
Leicestershire County Council is responsible for over 1915 miles (3084km) of public rights of way, including paths in both the countryside and urban areas. They are important for leisure, travelling to work or school and health and wellbeing.
Although Leicestershire's rights of way network has developed over hundreds of years, the Council recognises that it must meet the current and future needs of...
Posted: Fri, 30 May 2025
NOTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORKS - M69 Eastbound Junction 1
National Highways will be carrying out essential maintenance of the installation of signal loops works on the M69 Eastbound junction 1.
These works will take place between 8pm and 6am, Monday 2nd June and Tuesday 3rd June with the road being open from 6am on Wednesday 4th June 2025.
Please note that all planned works may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.
A copy...
Posted: Fri, 30 May 2025
Scale Changes to Enderby Hub
NEWS RELEASE
The new owners of the Enderby Logistics Hub site are looking to reduce overall roof heights on buildings in two sections of the warehouse development off St Johns.
The proposal would see minor changes to building heights, which will be less visible as they are dug further into the ground in Zone A, the largest area, and a reduction in building height in Zone C, the area nearest to existing...
Posted: Fri, 30 May 2025
New bus services and free journeys roll out across Leicestershire
Bus travel boosts, including new 'shopper' services and revised routes to Loughborough and Market Harborough, are launching on Monday 2 June.
For the first month, free journeys will also be available on the bookable FoxConnect Service in south west Leicestershire, which will have a new app, phone line and new bus operator.
Leicestershire County Council is making the improvements as part of its review...
Posted: Fri, 30 May 2025
Emails from Parish UK
We are aware that some parishioners and local businesses may have been confused or concerned about emails received by them from Parish UK, which is the trading name of Parish Services Ltd, a company based in Portsmouth. The Parish UK website is built around publicly available data drawn from sources including the Office for National Statistics and Wikipedia. Under each 'parish' is a business listing,...
Posted: Fri, 23 May 2025
Action Fraud Alert: rise of extortion phishing email reports
Action Fraud are urging the public to look out for phishing emails that relate to extortion as the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) received over 2,924 reports in March 2025, a staggering increase compared to only 133 reports made in February.
The reported phishing emails received by the National Cyber Security Centre's SERS relate to a type of extortion referred to as 'Financially Motivated...
Posted: Wed, 14 May 2025
Council responds to homelessness challenges
NEWS RELEASE
Blaby District Council has developed a new homelessness strategy in the wake of record demand.
The revised strategy has been created following a detailed review of homelessness and rough sleeping over the past five years.
In that time homelessness cases across the District have increased by some 70% and continue to rise.
Currently around 90 temporary accommodation places are being taken up...
Posted: Tue, 13 May 2025
Could you benefit from one of Blaby District Council's Community Grants?
NEWS RELEASE
Blaby District Council's long-running Community Grants Scheme is open for 2025-26 and local charities, community groups and sports clubs are being urged to apply.
Different grants are available to suit a whole range of projects from health and wellbeing initiatives thanks to support from Everyone Active, to action on climate change. Our Large Capital and Capital Green Grants are now up to...
Posted: Tue, 13 May 2025
Reminder: Call for evidence on men’s health
On 24 April, the government encouraged men of all ages to come forward and feed into England's first ever men's health strategy.
The 12-week call for evidence will gather vital insights from the public, health and social care professionals, academics and employers so the government can consider how to prevent and tackle the biggest issues facing men from all backgrounds.
It will ask for their views on...
Posted: Tue, 13 May 2025
Reminder: Pathways to Work consultation
On 7 April, the government launched a consultation on the government's proposals to help ensure that sick and disabled people have the same opportunities to work as anyone else.
The government is urging those likely to be affected by the changes – either individually or through disability charities and organisations – to have their say through the consultation, ensuring their views help...
Posted: Tue, 13 May 2025
