Garden waste collections will be suspended for two weeks from Monday 16th November due to staff shortages as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Blaby District Council say that a number of the waste collection crew are required to self isolate as part of the national test and trace effort and as a result, they…
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Test centre comes to Narborough
A temporary Covid-19 walk-in test centre will be set up on the Visitors Car Park at Blaby District Council’s Offices on Desford Road in Narborough. The site will be managed by Department of Health and Social Care and their contractors, and will remain in place for six months, although this may be extended depending on…
For our tomorrows, they gave their today…
If nothing else significant happens between now and December 31st, 2020 has been the strangest of years. The coronavirus pandemic has caused misery to many and seemingly looks set to be with us for some time. The job of protecting citizens is the government’s prime role and among its defensive measures the ‘lockdown’ strategy has…
Planning proposal comments submitted
Blaby District Council is urging the government to ensure any changes to the planning system are thoroughly scrutinised after submitting comments to its White Paper proposing planning changes. ‘White Paper – Planning for the Future’ is the Government’s biggest proposed change to the planning system in more than 70 years. Its suggested changes include introducing…
Shop safely online – “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” are nearly here
During ‘Lockdown’, Online Shopping fraud has increased and it is really important people know what to look out for and how to protect themselves from this type of crime especially in the run up to Christmas. Fraud Vulnerability Officer at Leicestershire Police, Rebecca Spilane, has published a timely message via Neighbourhood Alert explaining how online…