Blaby Business Boost January 2019

What is Beat the Street?

Beat the Street is a fantastic opportunity to bring together schools, businesses and communities – there will be hundreds of pounds worth of prizes available to win.

Designed to get children and communities moving

Beat the Street is designed to inspire people to make small changes, such as walking or cycling to school every day, to improve health and help re-set the way... Read More »

Timetable for the elections

Parish Council elections will take place on Thursday 2nd May 2019

The Electoral Commission timetable for the local elections can be viewed here

Prospective Councillor Event – taking place in the Council Chamber at the Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, LE19 2EP on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at 6.00 p.m.

Car parking is available in the Visitor's Car Park on the right... Read More »

The appearance of Snowdrops tells us we are on the brink of spring. The National Garden Scheme's fourth annual Snowdrop Festival brings the first signs of spring to everyone with the opening of over 90 Snowdrop gardens around the county.

George Plumptre, Chief Executive of The National Garden Scheme, says:

"Over the last few years the National Garden Scheme's Snowdrop Festival has attracted tens of thousands... Read More »

Trading Standards are advising residents to be aware of e-mails claiming that payments made for TV licences haven't been made or that something has 'gone wrong' meaning their TV licence can't be automatically renewed. These messages provide a link for payment to be made and threaten that licences may be cancelled and debt collection agencies involved if no money is paid. Trading Standards advise not... Read More »

A Leicestershire waste carrier has been fined £3000 and ordered to pay an additional £877 after waste fell onto the highway on two occasions in 2018.

Leicester Scrap Processors and Suppliers Limited, based in South Wigston, failed in its duty of care to ensure the waste being carried on their vehicle was under control and to take all reasonable measures to prevent waste escaping. This is... Read More »

COULD YOU SPEAK UP FOR YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? Be the Voice of Your Community.

Blaby District Council - Prospective Councillor Event - 6pm, Tuesday 29th January, Council Offices, Narborough, LE19 2EP. Find out how you can represent your community on a parish or district council.

This Event aims at giving you:

* an overview of the council
* an idea of the varied roles of a councillor
* an opportunity to ask... Read More »

A Building Control partnership led by Blaby District Council will be joined by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.

The Blaby District Council Building Control Partnership (BCP) began in June 2018 with Harborough District Council. Set in a competitive industry, the partnership was created to help ease the issue of a shortage of local authority Building Control Surveyors across the country.

With the addition... Read More »

Leicestershire County Council's Cabinet considered the results of the consultation held in April 2018 at their meeting on the 18th of December 2018.

The proposed scheme was turned down.

Please click on the link below for further information.

http://politics.leics.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=5793