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

The temporary closures have been extended until further notice at Bottesford, Lutterworth, Oadby and Shepshed. National pressures impacting waste sites across the country are continuing to affect Leicestershire. The temporary closures at four recycling and household waste sites have been extended until further notice at Bottesford, Lutterworth, Oadby and Shepshed while teams work to clear waste and empty containers that have filled up following exceptionally high demand in re