North West Leicestershire Local Plan Review

Bird Flu

Road Closure

From 1 December 2019, NWLDC will collect used batteries and mobile phones with household recycling collections.

This information has been communicated to residents on the back of the Christmas/2020 collection calendars and in the household recycling guide enclosed with the calendars.

Residents need to put out the batteries and mobile phones as follows:

1. Put batteries and mobile phones in a lidded, recyclable... Read More »

Swepstone Parish Council have installed a new red phone box on Main Street, Newton Burgoland which will serve the parish as a "Library Swap Stop".

The parish were lucky enough to receive a combination of a kind donation from a parishioner, plus grant money to provide us all with the opportunity to upcycle the books we no longer read, and to treat ourselves to a new book.

The final touches are being made... Read More »

We thank everyone who has taken the opportunity to deter thieves by taking their home and personal security seriously and using the Community Safety Scheme list. This is an ongoing initiative while district funds last, and is free!

You can still request this equipment and kit to help protect yourselves from rural crime. Please take a look on the parish website and e-mail the clerk with your request,... Read More »

Get involved in re-designing community health services

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, the people who plan and buy health services, have started a conversation with people asking them about their experiences of community health services including community nursing, intensive community support services and therapies.

Over the last three months we have been... Read More »

January's newsletter is a bumper edition with extra focus pages on the forthcoming "Councillor Elections", and our "Community Safety Scheme".

As there will be vacancies on Swepstone Parish Council this May, we are looking for new Councillors to support our Parish. If you're unsure about the role of a parish councillor, please read a brief overview of the role in the newsletter that came through your... Read More »

Measham Medical Unit & The Surgery Ashby – Merger

Measham Medical Unit and The Surgery Ashby have been working together in response to improvements to be made at The Surgery Ashby requested by the Care Quality Commission, the organisation that reviews quality of care in the NHS.

GPs at the two practices believe the working arrangements have worked well and would now like to make these formal... Read More »

Thank you to everyone who made this fund raiser a success.

Go to our "Community" tab on the left hand menu options, then select "What's On" and go to the 1st September calendar entry, and click on the event title to find the link to the amazing video that has been put together