Latest news from Charnwood Borough Council 

Increased restrictions for Leicester and parts of Leicestershire

Residents in Leicester and its outlying areas, including Birstall, Thurmaston, Wanlip and Hamilton Lea in Charnwood, are to be asked to continue to follow stricter lockdown restrictions for at least two weeks, and non-essential shops will be closed.

Non-essential shops that reopened on 15 June will be asked to close from 30 June. Bars, restaurants and hairdressers will not open on 4 July. Schools will close from Thursday 2 July except to vulnerable children and children of key workers. They will not reopen until next term.

Read more

Loughborough Town Deal consultation ends soon

Time is running out to have a say on a draft plan which will shape the future of Loughborough.

The Loughborough Town Deal is aiming to secure up to £25 million of government funding to transform the town and a consultation on a draft investment plan ends at midnight on Sunday, July 5.

The project is being led by the Loughborough Town Deal board involving a range of organisations, including Charnwood Borough Council, Loughborough University, Loughborough College, Love Loughborough, Leicestershire County Council, the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, Charnwood Together Economy and Skills Group, local businesses and Loughborough MP Jane Hunt.

The draft investment plan outlines four areas of focus:

• Physical regeneration and how Loughborough functions as a place
• Equipping people, communities and businesses for the future
• A smart, green Loughborough
• Loughborough – ‘innovation city’, global national and regional destination

Read more