More than 600 letters of objection have been submitted to Blaby District Council.

New government rules will require councils nationwide to stop sending food waste to landfill.

If approved the development would link up Blaby and Countesthorpe, the plans show.

The scheme was given the go-ahead in 2022 and now the finer details are ready to be discussed.

The council says selling the green spaces could save £25,000 a year in maintenance costs.

A council is increasing fines for littering next year to deter offenders in a Leicestershire town.

Residents will receive two food waste recycling bins as part of the government initiative.

A first set of documents has been submitted ahead of a full application being drawn up.