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Bins in the Village
We are increasingly seeing instances of people using the public waste bins to tip their domestic waste. These bins can't handle that amount of rubbish and is something that can lead to a fine.
Serco empty these bins twice a week but as you can see from the picture, it's taking less time than that to fill it.
Please be aware that Serco will check domestic rubbish thrown into public bins like this and... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:06 by Martin Clayton
Allotment Site, Shepshed Road
In the interests of all allotment holders, and in view of the damage being caused to the track due to the current weather conditions, vehicles must not be driven onto this allotment site until further notice. The Council will review this situation when conditions improve.
Thank You
Posted: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:44 by Martin Clayton
Parish Council Meeting - 11th January 2021
A reminder that our Parish Council meeting is to be held at 7.30pm on Zoom, on 11th January.
All members of the public are welcome to attend the whole meeting, and any questions are more than welcome at the beginning of the meeting.
Zoom Code - 758-7729-228
Posted: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:00 by Martin Clayton
Christmas Bin Collections
More rubbish from the Parish Council (every pun intended)
Note a change of bin collection dates during Christmas Week from CBC.
Luckily, no collections missed, just a change of date! Spread the word.
Posted: Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:00 by Martin Clayton
Parish Council Meeting
A reminder that our Parish Council meeting is tonight.
This is held virtually over Zoom - all welcome and any questions from the public are welcome at the beginning of the meeting.
Agenda is available here
Posted: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:10 by Martin Clayton
Brown Bin Collection over Christmas
Charnwood Borough Council have released the following:
Garden waste collections over the Christmas period
Dear garden waste service customers,
We are writing to remind you that there will be no garden waste collections for two weeks over the Christmas period, which are the weeks commencing Monday December 21 and Monday December 28. This means that there will be no garden waste collection on Monday December... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:10 by Martin Clayton
Flooding in Hathern - Progress
You may have noticed some work being undertaken on the A6 in the last couple of weeks.
This was Leicestershire County Council & Severn Trent, who have installed a new cattle grid to try and provide a run-off for flooding.
This was really positive to see and a good first step in the right direction - we look forward to seeing if it works and keeps the A6 clear!
Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:34 by Martin Clayton
Community Woodland Project
A £43,000 bid has been submitted to the Forestry Commission to fund the creation of a 15-acre community woodland in Hathern.
We've been working with Charnwood Borough Council, and in particular our Borough Councillors, Keith Harris & Emma Ward, on the project which could see around 15,000 trees planted on the council-owned land near Golden Square.
Local residents will be able to get involved... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:37 by Martin Clayton
Narrow Lane Road Closure - 16th & 17th November
The original works on Narrow Lane, due on 21st October, are now to take place on 16th & 17th November 2020.
During this time, the stretch of Narrow Lane between Cottage Gardens Close & Cross Street will be closed.
This is to allow Severn Trent to carry out works.
Posted: Mon, 09 Nov 2020 09:00 by Martin Clayton
Garden Waste Service to resume on November 9
The Council's garden waste service will resume on Monday November 9.
The service which is operated by the Council's waste partner Serco was paused for two weeks after a small number of Serco staff tested positive for Covid-19 and a number of employees were required to isolate.
Collections will return to normal from November 9 and customers can check their collection days via the Charnwood Borough Council... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:09 by Martin Clayton
