Packington Hot News
Legendary Acoustic GuitaristGordon Giltrapcomes to PackingtonFriday 9th April 2010at 7:30pmat the Memorial HallTickets available - more details here |
Packington Nook DevelopmentGood News ... 17 March 2010 |
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Planning Permission Refused and Appeal to Secretary of State rejected
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"Accordingly, for the reasons given above, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby dismisses your client’s appeal and refuses planning permission for approximately 1000 dwellings ... on land at Lower Packington Road ..." Read the whole 16 March decision here (pdf, 47k) Read the whole background Report 27 January here (big pdf, 590k, 95 pages) Read more at Nook Residents' Association website |
Bridge Street closed: until EASTER ?
No 7 Bus re-routed through Mill Street.
No 16 Bus bypasses village during Bridge St closure.
Council workers had said on Wednesday 10th March that the emergency repairs needed to the drains on Bridge Street Packington had proved more extensive than anticipated, and that the road would have to be closed for more than the anticipated one week only.
Now it seems even worse. Here's the latest information from Leics County Council, in a terse email dated Wednesday 17 March at 8:18am
"I have just spoken with the supervisor for the works and they have come across further problems than expected. He has told me the road will be definitely open by Easter."
See ALL the great Roadworks photos in this gallery,
courtesy of Normanton Photography
More information perhaps available from Leicestershire County Council, Department of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management, Northern Area Office, Telephone 0116 305 0001.
Bridge Street closed: until EASTER ?
Bridge Street closed: until EASTER ?
No 7 Bus re-routed through Mill Street.
No 16 Bus bypasses village during Bridge St closure.
Council workers had said on Wednesday 10th March that the emergency repairs needed to the drains on Bridge Street Packington had proved more extensive than anticipated, and that the road would have to be closed for more than the anticipated one week only.
Now it seems even worse. Here's the latest information from Leics County Council, in a terse email dated Wednesday 17 March at 8:18am
"I have just spoken with the supervisor for the works and they have come across further problems than expected. He has told me the road will be definitely open by Easter."
See ALL the great Roadworks photos in this gallery,
courtesy of Normanton Photography
More information perhaps available from Leicestershire County Council, Department of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management, Northern Area Office, Telephone 0116 305 0001.
Robbery on The Grange - Saturday 6th March 2010 |
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A car, a flat screen television, laptops, jewellery and a wallet are thought to have been among valuable items stolen from a house in The Grange, Packington, on Saturday evening 6th March 2010, while the occupants were absent for about 2 hours. The car on the house drive was believed to have been securely locked, but the thieves may have found a car key inside the house. Access seems to have been gained using a ground-floor window in the house The laptops had been upstairs. |
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Little Lane Closed8th March 2010, for 3 weeks till 26th March - possibly longer
Replacing the Little Lane footbridge, to try to improve the flow of water when the Brook alongside Mill Street is swollen by heavy rain.
(Don't bother looking at the web address they have given - Leics CC haven't actually bothered to put up any information there!) |
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More on this Little Lane Closure at this Packington Info newspage The Packington Parish Council website also has news articles on these closures
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Survey on the "Packington Post" magazineVillage Residents Click here to take the 2-minute survey |
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The elected councillors of our Packington Parish Council seem generally keen NOT to spend our money - anyone who has attended some of their monthly meetings will know of their painstaking dedication to avoiding waste. They aim to keep our village precept (the village part of Council Tax) as low as possible. You can come along to any of their meetings to observe what they do - usually on the second Tuesday in the month, Eg 9th March, 13th April 2010.
The Parish Council have so far been very keen to continue with the village magazine, but now want to know what YOU think, and have asked village residents to complete a survey.
Each household has had a paper copy delivered already, and an online copy is available to be completed
Please make your views known by 31st March 2010
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These are difficult economic times, and one suggestion for reducing the precept has been made in the village. The Parish Council pays about £6 per household to cover most of the printing cost of the bi-monthly village magazine, the Packington Post. If you pay Council Tax, you are paying that £6 a year - that's about £1 for each copy. 
Food Group starts in PackingtonLike Food? Hot as well as cold? see story here |
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A concise history 2002 - 2010 of
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ASHBY Community Forum including Packington £20000 available for worthy projects
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Saturday 5 December photos of village groups,
at the Memorial Hall Formal re-opening
and look-around day. Here is our late MP David Taylor, helping to cut the ribbon
Were you there? if so, look HERE!
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 Police action removes Travellers from Normandy Wood
Friday 13th November
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Famously Family-friendly with Food every day, Lunchtimes and Evenings -
Ample Car Parking
Thursday is Pie Night - booking advisable! |
The ultimate convenience store and newsagent, at the very heart of our village Park right outside! Fresh Fish special on Wednesdays! |
Click above- Photos by courtesy Normanton Photography
See the photos !Packington Show of Saturday 5th September !
