Barwell - Independent Councillors

07/09/2026

Not according to Andy, Peter..

The Mayor of Leicester has spoken out after a major update on the city's expansion was announced this afternoon

07/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham has paused plans to merge smaller councils into larger authorities after receiving legal advice

It means local elections next year will go ahead on existing council boundaries

Barwell Parish Council

28/08/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE — SKATEBOARD PARK CLOSED 🚨

PLEASE STAY OUT — THE SKATEBOARD PARK IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE

The Skateboard Park is now CLOSED until further notice due to serious subsidence and movement of the concrete slabs.

The concrete surface has developed large and potentially dangerous steps and changes in level where the slabs meet. These occur in several locations across the Skateboard Park and have resulted in some ramps becoming elevated or uneven.

This creates a significant risk of injury to anyone using skateboards, scooters, BMX bikes or other equipment.

⚠️ THIS IS NOT A MINOR REPAIR ISSUE
The Skateboard Park is constructed over a number of concrete slabs which also provide access points to the Severn Trent sewer infrastructure running beneath the site.

On a previous occasion, a section of this sewer pipeline collapsed beneath the Skateboard Park. This caused the surface to become uneven and required Severn Trent to replace the affected section of pipework. The ramps subsequently had to be repositioned.

Unfortunately, a similar problem now appears to be developing again — but the movement and changes in level are considerably more significant.
Simply moving the ramps is not considered an acceptable or safe solution, because the problem is affecting the wider surface of the Skateboard Park.

🚧 THE PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SAFETY
The Skateboard Park has been taped off and warning notices have been placed on the equipment.

The Parish Council will now need to consult with Severn Trent to establish the cause and extent of the problem and determine what remedial work may be required.

Because the infrastructure beneath the Skateboard Park is not owned or controlled by the Parish Council, we are currently unable to give any reliable indication of how long the Skateboard Park will remain closed.

We sincerely apologise to all users for the disruption and disappointment this will cause, particularly during the school holidays.

However, public safety has to come first.

25/08/2026

Stapleton lane - Path at flats

Reminded LCC when BT Open reach laid more cable down the path way recently they cut across a drainage channel and filled it in!!!

Hopefully this will also be chased up.

Well done BT Openreach

Photo pre cables installation

25/08/2026

Friswell Lane - School Retainer wall

This was also reported at the same time as the flats retainer wall.

Images from Google maps

Along the entire corner section several large gaps and top stones detached and unsafe.

25/08/2026

Flats Retaining Wall - Bank Terraces

I have had to deal with this several times over the years.

Yesterday its been reported again as the wall is moving again even though the trees were dealt with a couple of years back.

Its now becoming unsafe along its lengh.

25/08/2026

23/08/2026

R.I.P

PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

Two police officers who died when a car travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway crashed into their vehicle have been hailed as heroes by their families.

PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died when a Volkswagen Passat, which officers had been pursuing until seconds before, collided with their marked armed response car on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday.

The Passat's occupants Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jacob Matusiak, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and Cole Robert Worthy, 17, also died.

ByTom MacDougall and Philippa Goymer, North East and Cumbria
Published by the Daily Telegraph
23 August 2026, 17:25 BST
Updated 55 minutes ago

Image source,Cleveland Police
Image caption,
PC Matthew Blades (left) and PC Tom Clough were killed in a crash near Middlesbrough on Saturday

22/08/2026

Well done Barwell Bloomers another outstanding year making the centre village look lovely.

Of course I am little biased there...
The editor

20/08/2026