Have your say on county council consultation

Conservatives on the county council are proposing further cuts to our tip opening times, with the hours in summer (April to September) being reduced to 9am to 5pm. The Oadby tip will still be closed on Thursdays and Fridays.

A few years ago the Conservatives cut winter opening times, closed the Oadby tip on Thursday and Fridays and started charging for disposal of “hard-core” waste (soil, rubble and crockery).

In the following years, fly-tipping incidents rocketed by a quarter across the county.

Further cuts will make it even harder for businesses and residents to dispose of their waste properly. Some may fall prey to unscrupulous operators who offer to take rubbish away, only to dump it illegally.

Please have your say in the County Council’s consultation on this plan by 23rd September.

The cuts are due to huge reductions in funds for local services. The Conservative MP here has twice voted in Parliament to make cuts to the money that central government provides to local councils.

Liberal Democrats believe that the busiest tips like Oadby should remain open longer and that Conservative County Councillors are wrong with their plan to cut opening times across the board.