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My name is Talitha, and I’m the Community Liaison Officer for Leicestershire on Severn Trent’s Mains Renewal programme. As part of this initiative, we’ll be replacing 870 miles of mains pipe across our regions to help secure a reliable water future and invest in our communities for generations to come.

 

Over the next four years, we’ll be working across all nine of our regions. We are currently working across Leicestershire and the next area identified for renewal is in Shenton, where the existing mains have been showing signs of age and an increased risk of bursts and supply issues.

 

We understand that this work may cause disruption, particularly due to necessary road closures, so we wanted to share some of the details with you.

 

Project Timeline & Locations:

We’ll begin on A444 Twycross Road Monday 14 September 2026, working our way to Bosworth Road and then on to Sibson Lane, Shenton Lane and Main Road towards the end of the year. We expect this work to be carried out using a mixture of road closures and traffic lights.

 

Road Name	Traffic Management
A444 Twycross Road	Traffic Lights
Bosworth Road	Road Closure
Sibson Lane	Road Closure
Shenton Lane	Road Closure
Main Road	Traffic Lights

 

Letters and emails have been sent to residents advising of the above works.

 

Kind regards,

 

Talitha

Community Liaison Officer

CE Mains Renewal Community Liaison

( 07929072491

*  Mainsrenewalsupport@severntrent.co.uk

The External Audit for the financial year 2025 2026 has now bee completed all documents relating to this are listed below.

Notice-of-Conclusion-of-Audit-for Sheepy Parish Council

Signed External Auditor Report and Certificate 2025-26_2086373

Sheepy Parish Council LRALC IAS report 2025-2026 v2

 

Consultation begins on next draft of Local Plan

Consultation on the next draft of the Hinckley and Bosworth Local Plan is under way.

The Proposed Submission Local Plan, known as a Regulation 19, is a key stage in Local Plan preparation and the final opportunity to comment before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination by an independent Inspector.

The Regulation 19 Local Plan is out for consultation until 5pm on 21 September 2026.

The Local Plan will guide how the borough grows and changes over the coming years, including where homes, employment and community facilities should be located.

At this stage, comments should focus specifically on whether the Local Plan is sound (meaning it has been positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy) and legally compliant (meaning it has been produced in line with the legal and procedural requirements).

All comments received during the Regulation 19 Consultation will be submitted alongside the Local Plan to the Secretary of State later this year when the plan is submitted for examination.

Executive Member for Planning Cllr Bill Crooks said: “The Borough Council remains committed to delivering a clear and deliverable Local Plan that supports sustainable growth, provides new and enhanced infrastructure, and protects the borough’s environmental and heritage assets, along with so much more.

“I encourage all residents and local organisations to get involved as the Local Plan reaches this important stage. Our planning officers have organised drop-in events at venues across the borough to support this consultation. They look forward to seeing you there and hearing your views.”

Drop-in consultation events:

• Saturday 15 August, 9:30am to 12pm: Newbold Verdon Pavillion, Alans Way, LE9 9LB
• Thursday 27 August, 4pm to 7pm: Groby Library, Leicester Road, LE6 0DQ
• Thursday 3 September, 4pm to 7pm: Sibson Village Hall, Sheepy Road, CV13 6LE
• Wednesday 16 September, 4pm to 7pm: Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, LE10 1QU

Click here for more information, including how to view the Local Plan and associated documents, and how to make comments.

Alternatively, you can contact the Planning Policy team on PlanningPolicy@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk or by calling the Council on 01455 238141.

All updates on the next stages of the Local Plan, including submission and examination will be published on the webpage linked above.

Thank you for reading and giving your views.

Due to the predicted high temperatures from Tuesday 11 August to Friday 14 August, residents due to have their bin/s collected on any of these dates are asked to present their bin by 6am.

Please tell any affected friends, family or neighbours who may not be online. Thank you.

Kind regards,
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

Dear resident,

Due to the predicted high temperatures on Wednesday 29 July, residents due to have their bin/s collected on this date are asked to present their bin by 6am.

Please tell any affected friends, family or neighbours who may not be online, thank you.

Kind regards.
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council