The works will be carried out at the Mountsorrel, Kibworth and Melton sites. A programme of essential improvement works will be carried out at three recycling and household waste sites run by Leicestershire County Council over the autumn and winter months. The Mountsorrel site will close temporarily from Tuesday 27 October to allow repairs to the concrete base in the bottom yard to be carried out to ensure the site remains safe to operate for the future. The site will reopen

Consultations are launching focusing on preventing local councils from turning drivers into “cash cows” by profiting from enforcing traffic restrictions. This includes fines for drivers going into yellow box junctions, parking restrictions and bus lane fines. Motorists are set to benefit from smoother journeys and reduced congestion, with local people getting a stronger voice on road schemes that affect them, thanks to a crackdown on anti-driver road schemes, over-zealous tra