Conservative controlled North West Leicestershire District Council has set out to help green-fingered community groups bring colour and life to towns and villages after they received bulbs through the district council's 'Green Shoots' scheme.
Newly released government statistics have revealed that whilst unemployment in Britain as a whole is at a 40 year low the North West Leicestershire economy is in a particularly buoyant state with the number of people out of work falling even quicker than in most other parts of the country.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have announced that Conservative controlled Leicestershire County Council been successful in the first phase of a funding bid to the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF).
Conservative controlled North West Leicestershire District Council has commenced work on delivering 52 new permanent car parking spaces for drivers visiting Ashby.
New powers mean enforcement officers in North West Leicestershire can dish out £100 fines for not carrying dog poo bags.
The Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) means that if a dog owner cannot prove they have the means of picking up their pet’s muck they will be fined £100.
Andrew Bridgen questions the Government about the new protocol between the Prison Service, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers in relation to prison safety.