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It has been suggested that Medbourne could benefit from a 20mph speed limit.

While we reside well to the east of Offa's Dyke, the recent experience in Wales has been instructive (for and against 20mph limits). For the uninitiated, the Welsh Government introduced a default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads across Wales in September 2023. The Welsh government is now conducting a review to make sure... Read More »

Whilst we enjoy some respite from the recent heavy rain, it is worth reflecting that this is early in 'the season' and the land around us has had a through soaking making the situation for our excellent village flood defences ever more challenging. I recently attended a 'flood summit' with our local MP where we discussed how we can help ourselves in the face of these extreme weather events –... Read More »

All Medbourne residents please be aware that there is an Amber Weather Warning issued by the Met Office for heavy rain for the Medbourne area from 0500 on Mon 23 Sep to 2100 on Mon 23 Sep. The definition of an Amber warning is "There is an increased likelihood of bad weather affecting you, which could potentially disrupt your plans and possibly cause travel delays, road and rail closures, interruption... Read More »

The Parish Council has been informed by Leicestershire Highways that works on the Hallaton Road Vented Ford will be ongoing from Monday 22 July 2024. Any further information on the expected duration of works will be posted when this becomes available.

Seb Kendall

Chair, Medbourne Parish Council

Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has unveiled a robust engagement programme giving residents, businesses and partner services a front seat in his plans to make Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland safer.

In the first major engagement exercise since his re-election, the PCC is asking everybody who lives or works in the force area to identify the issues that matter most to them. The survey... (July/August 2024)" class="read-more">Read More »

'First Homes' in Medbourne

Building of 'affordable housing' is a requirement stipulated in the Medbourne Neighbourhood Plan and as a result, the Hereward Homes development on Hallaton Road features a number of 'First Homes' for sale (this is a government policy to promote new home ownership at a discounted price).

See online advert from Hereward Homes for these houses giving details of how to register... Read More »

'First Homes' in Medbourne

Building of 'affordable housing' is a requirement stipulated in the Medbourne Neighbourhood Plan and as a result, the Hereward Homes development on Hallaton Road features a number of 'First Homes' for sale (this is a government policy to promote new home ownership at a discounted price).

See online advert from Hereward Homes for these houses giving details of how to register... Read More »

The formal period to inspect MPC's Internal Audit report and annual reporting return has been set for 10 June to 19 July 2024.

All documents can be found on this website under the 'Finance' tab, and then selecting '2023-24 Financial Information'.

Sometime during the hours of 2200-0500 on the night of 7/8 April a significant theft of farm equipment happened in the vicinity of Medbourne. The police have designated a GREY VAUXHALL ASTRA VRN YF57 JKK as a 'vehicle of interest' related to this crime. If anyone has CCTV footage from home camera systems or indeed personally witnessed this vehicle in and around the village during this time, please... Read More »

The Parish Council has just been informed by Leicestershire County Council Highways that the long awaited repairs to the packhorse bridge are due to commence on 3rd April 2024.

It is anticipated that this work will take six works to be completed.

An update on repairs to the ford is still awaited.

Sen Kendall

Chair, Parish Council