Sarah Dickinson and the Grange Ward Focus Team would like to say Thank You to everyone who voted in the local elections on May 3rd.

In a close result, Sarah was elected as one of the three councillors to represent Grange Ward on Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.

Grange was one of 5 losses for the Conservatives in Oadby and Wigston, which means they have 5 councillors on the new council to the Liberal Democrats ' 21 councillors.

You can contact Sarah Dickinson and your Lib Dem County Councillors Dean Gamble and Mike Griffiths via the councillors and campaigners page.

The Election Result is here.

Due to the poor weather conditions, not all the usual refuse and recycling collections were made on Thursday, 8th February.

If icy conditions continue into Friday 9th February there may be more missed collections.

Residents who are not collected on these days will receive a double collection on the following week, the 15th and 16th February.

The refuse and recycling contractors apologise for any inconvenience to residents.

The County Council web site has some details about the road works on the B582 Gartree Road at the junctions with Shady Lane, Stoughton Road and Gaulby Road over the next 7 weeks or so.

The description is "Traffic Calming/Carriageway Resurfacing"

There will temporary off-peak signals. Also be aware that the road will be completely closed at some point for resurfacing. I will post any further information here when it appears on the County Council web site.

The County Council provide an estimated start date of 06/03/06 and estimated end date of 23/04/06

Added 19/3/06:
The County Council web site explains that there have been several accidents at the junctions of Shady Lane, Stoughton Road and Gaulby Lane in recent years. This stretch of Gartree Road is currently subject to the national speed limit of 60 mph.

The road alterations include:

• A mini-roundabout at the junction of Gartree Road and Stoughton Road, with high friction surfacing and improved street lighting.
• High friction surfacing on the approaches to the Shady Lane Junction.
• Improved road signs and markings throughout.
• A reduction of the speed limit along Gartree Road from 60 mph to 40 mph from the BUPA hospital to past the junction with Stoughton Road. Also a 50 mph limit covering the junction of Gartree Road and Gaulby Lane.
• A reduction of the speed limit along Stoughton Road from 60 mph to 40mph from the end of the existing 30 mph limit, past the University Sports Grounds and up to the Gartree Road junction.

A plan of the works can be downloaded as a Acrobat file here

Date: Sunday 2nd April, 10am to 3.30pm
Venue: Brocks Hill Visitor Centre, Washbrook Lane, Oadby.

• Stalls will include specialists on:- fritillarias, hellibores, wood anemones, corydalis, bamboos, arums, ranunculus and spring bulbs.
• Children can decorate plant pots with their own design (a small charge will be made for this activity).
• The centre, cafe & country park are open all day.

More information can be found here.

Oadby & Wigston are holding an Environment Day on Saturday 18th March from 10am to 4pm at the Council Offices on Station Road, Wigston and Brocks Hill Environment Centre, Washbrook Lane off Wigston Road, Oadby.

There will energy-saving and recycling advice and products, including 1000 free energy saving light bulbs and cut-price compost bins.