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New same day evening and weekend GP appointments coming to Leicestershire.From 1 April 2026, people registered with GP p...
30/03/2026

New same day evening and weekend GP appointments coming to Leicestershire.

From 1 April 2026, people registered with GP practices in Leicestershire will be able to access new and improved same day GP appointments during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

These appointments are designed to make it easier for people to get urgent help for non life threatening health concerns, with more appointments, longer consultation times and consistent availability across the county.

Appointments will be available Monday to Friday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Saturdays from 9am to 5pm, and Sundays and bank holidays from 10am to 2pm. They will be delivered at local GP practices and health centres in areas including Mountsorrel, Hinckley, Ashby, Coalville, Melton, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Leicester Forest East and Oadby.

These new appointments replace services previously provided at urgent care centres in Coalville, Enderby, Hinckley, Market Harborough, Lutterworth and Melton, which will close on 31 March 2026. People will still be able to walk in for urgent help at Loughborough, Oadby and Merlyn Vaz urgent treatment centres, as well as the minor injury units in Market Harborough and Melton.

Patients will continue to access help in the same way — by contacting their GP practice or NHS 111, who will book them into the appointment type best suited to their needs.

Patients across Leicestershire will soon be invited to give their views on the new appointment model by completing a short questionnaire.

Find out more about the same-day appointment changes https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/improved-evening-and-weekend-same-day-nhs-appointments-for-leicestershire-patients/

25/03/2026
17/03/2026

Just two weeks remain to have your say on the future of local government in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

There are three options for the area:
📍Two councils with an expanded Leicester city boundary and a single council for the rest of Leicestershire and Rutland (proposed by Leicester City Council)
Under this option, the following areas of Blaby District are within an expanded city boundary:
Blaby
Braunstone Town
Cosby
Countesthorpe
Enderby
Glen Parva
Glenfield
Huncote
Kilby
Kirby Muxloe
Leicester Forest East
Leicester Forest West
Littlethorpe
Lubbesthorpe
Narborough
Thurlaston
Whetstone

📍 Two councils with one single council for Leicestershire and Rutland and one for Leicester on its existing boundary (proposed by Leicestershire County Council)

📍 Three councils with a council for north Leicestershire and Rutland, a council for south Leicestershire and one for the city on its existing boundary. It is called the North, City, South proposal (proposed by the seven district and borough councils and Rutland County Council)

The government is seeking your views now in its consultation – the deadline for responses is 26 March.

📣 Find out more and have a say using the link in the comments.

NEWS RELEASE New grant scheme will boost small businesses A new grant scheme to help District micro enterprises grow is ...
17/03/2026

NEWS RELEASE

New grant scheme will boost small businesses

A new grant scheme to help District micro enterprises grow is launching in April.

The Blaby Business Grant Scheme was approved by Blaby District Council’s Cabinet Executive as a one-year pilot project with a £25,000 grant pot.

Micro businesses, employing one to 10 people, make up some 90% of local companies in the District.

These small companies often struggle to access funding grants because they are unaware of relevant schemes, lack the expertise to apply, or want amounts too small to fit the criteria.

Continued work between the Council and local firms, who are members of the new Blaby District Business Board, has found that there is a local need for small companies to have access to simple, practical help to grow.

The Blaby Business Grant Scheme will meet this need, providing small sums to help ventures to develop.

The money could be used for a range of improvements including increasing productivity, developing digital tools, expanding premises, actions on decarbonisation, reducing running costs and sprucing up shopfronts.

Two grants will be available for businesses meeting the criteria:

Shop Front Improvements Grant

A total pot of £5,000. To improve the appearance, accessibility and safety of local business premises.

Decarbonisation and Business Growth Grant

A total amount of £20,000, granting up to £3,000 per business (with a requirement for 50% to be match-funded), to help cut carbon emissions, or support a business to improve products, services or ways of working.

If successful the pilot could be extended to offer extra support to micro business owners.

Marc Greenwood, Blaby District Council Executive Director for Place, said: “We are proud of our work in helping firms to access external loans and grants. However, this funding tends to be targeted at medium to large operations, leaving few options for smaller businesses.

“We hope our new Blaby Business Grant Scheme will help fill this gap and provide valuable extra funds to make real change for micro enterprises. These are tough times for businesses in every sector, so we hope this new initiative will make a positive difference.”

Further details about the scheme will be made available soon. If you have any queries about what Blaby District Council can do to support your business, click Support and Advice for Businesses – Blaby District Council (www.blaby.gov.uk/business-licensing-and-investment/business-support/support-and-advice-for-businesses) or email: [email protected]

09/03/2026
NEWS RELEASEUnsung heroes honoured Unsung heroes who freely give their time to make local communities a better place rec...
03/02/2026

NEWS RELEASE

Unsung heroes honoured

Unsung heroes who freely give their time to make local communities a better place received rightful recognition during a special ceremony.

Winners and runners-up in the 2025 Blaby District Council Community Awards were honoured at the annual prize-giving.

The event, held in the Council Chamber, was attended by more than 100 representatives from the local voluntary sector community. This included nominees from the three traditional categories: Volunteer of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year and Community Group of the Year, plus this year's new category, Sport and Physical Activity Volunteer of the Year.

As always, the judging panel found it extraordinarily difficult to choose between the nominees, as all were deserving of praise.

However, after much deliberation the Volunteer of the Year Award was given to Laura Thirlby with Jack Barber as runner-up.

Young Volunteer of the Year, which was supported by Central Co-op, was split between two inspiring young women, Grace Egbetokun and Promise Jones, with runner-up Conor Freeman.

In the new category, Sport and Physical Activity Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by Everyone Active, Kate Measures was the winner with Katie Griffin as runner-up.

The winners and runners-up in the Community Group of the Year category are always chosen by public vote. This year there were more than 3,000 public votes.

The top prize of £1,000 went to Gather Create Grow's Cosby Crafters Group, runners-up were Vipers RFC Inclusive Team, while a Special Recognition award went to The Winstanley School for their work to champion volunteering among pupils.

Councillor Ben Taylor, Leader of Blaby District Council and compere for the evening, said: "This is my first year as compere of our Community Awards evening and what an absolute honour it has been. To be in the company of so many amazing, selfless people is truly humbling. Every nominee does such a wonderful job enriching the lives of so many others – they are all champions in their own way and as always choosing the final winners and runners-up has been a monumental task. Well done everyone."

Thanks also go to our sponsors who help make the awards a reality - Everyone Active, Central Co-op and the Love Blaby Lottery.

03/02/2026

⏲️ Time is running out to join those who have already responded to our budget consultation survey. Tell us your thoughts on service priorities before the closing date on 16 February. Find the survey in comments:

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