Local people have said “No” to plans by the Conservatives at County Hall to merge Oadby and Wigston with all the other districts in Leicestershire and the County Council.

Nearly 9 out of 10 responses to the Borough Council’s survey rejected the idea. The Liberal Democrat Leader of the Oadby and Wigston, John Boyce has written to County Council Leader to highlight residents’ concerns about losing influence in a much bigger unitary council and the likely reduced services and increased costs from such a move.

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