Residents are being urged to prepare for bad weather this winter – as Leicestershire County Council steps up to support communities against flooding. With a number of flood events in recent years, and last winter being the wettest on record, the county council has worked with communities during 2026 to help them prepare for any future flooding. Last year, £2m of money earmarked for carbon reserves was put towards flooding, which is being put to use across Leicestershire. Comm

As of midday today, the Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in our area, lasting until at least 9pm this evening. FRIDAY 28/08/26 Last night's storms saw a lot of rainfall in a short time, and this latest alert coming soon afterwards raises the risk of flash-floods, with three flood alerts being issued for Leicester and Leicestershire by the Environment Agency. This may mean possible disruption to road and rail journeys, the c

People across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are being urged to prepare for the possibility of flooding with thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast for later this week. Months of little or no rain have left the ground extremely hard, increasing the risk of surface water flooding which can happen fast and be hard to predict, says the Local Resilience Forum (LRF). A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for Wednesday and Thursday (26 and