Ozzy O’shea

County Councillor

T: 0116 2394336 M: 07808585825

E: ozzyoshea@hotmail.com

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order

Markfield Road / Markfield Road Service Road for 140 to 198 and Markfield Road Service Road for 39 to 127, Ratby.

Leicestershire County Council Highways has agreed to a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order at the above location.

The Temporary Traffic Regulation Order will be implemented for public safety for Lagan Homes and their appointed contractors to undertake associated development works, utility connections and infrastructure improvement works. This order may also accommodate third party works where applicable to try and minimise disruption.

The Final Phase is the full road closure which is currently in place. The road closure is required on Markfield Road, Ratby Between footpath R50 and the entrance to the car park next to Markfield Road Service Road For Numbers 140 To 198 and where Footpath R50 meets Markfield Road, Ratby on the 1st May 2023 for up to 4 weeks. This is for the final carriageway resurfacing and lining work. Access will be maintained for residents on the service roads.

The proposed alternative diversion route for the Markfield Road closure will be via: Ratby Lane, Launde Road, Markfield; A50 Leicester Road (Field Head), A50 Bradgate Hill, A50 Markfield Road, Groby Town, Leicester Road from A50, Sacheverell Way, Groby; Groby Road, Main Street, Markfield Road, Ratby and vice versa.

I appreciate this is a great inconvenience to residents. I have arranged for a Highways supervisor to monitor the progress of the work and liaise with Lagan Homes to see if the work can be completed any earlier, so that the road can be opened.

The Spring Budget.

There was some good news in the Chancellors Spring budget for Leicestershire with an additional £3,156,400 awarded for potholes and road maintenance. Although other authorities were awarded more. I very much welcome this. It will certainly go to help our pothole repairs. Roads are the number one issue that residents write to councillors about. It is a step in the right direction, as we are currently the lowest funded County Council.

Contacting the County Councils Customer Service Centre.

From Monday 3rd April a number of email addresses used by the CSC to receive queries/enquiries from members of the public mainly, customerservices@leics.gov.uk and highwayscustomerservices@leics.gov.uk, will cease. From Monday members of the public will be asked to use the online form on the County Council’s website hhttps://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/ contact-information to report any issues. Below is a user guide which may assist residents.

How to access Customer Service Contact Forms – A guide for members of the public

All contact forms can be accessed by visiting www.leicestershire. gov.uk/contact-information and selecting the relevant area of enquiry.

For enquiries relating to highways, transport or waste, visit https:// tinyurl.com/yc2538w8

When the link has been opened, it will take you to the following screen; To access the form, you will need to log in to your Self Account.

If you already have a Self-Account – Click the ‘Already have an account? LOG IN HERE’ link.

Enter your username (E-mail address) and Password and click ‘Sign in’, or click the ‘Forgotten your password?’ link if you have forgotten your password

Please note that the ‘Office Login’ is for internal Leicestershire County Council employees only.

If you do not already have a Self-Account, please click the ‘Sign up now’ link and complete the Registration page. Please note you only need to register for a Self-Account once.

Once you have registered and signed in, you will be taken to the start of the Contact Form.

If for any reason it doesn’t take you to the front of the Contact Form, click the link from the beginning and it should open with yourself logged in.

Should you select ‘Yes’ to the first question, you will be invited to contact the Customer Service Centre by telephone

10. Kuala Lumpur

9. Raphael

8. Independent

7. Shakespears Sister

6. Acid

5. Uniform

4. Omicron

3. Tittle

2. True (its red in both)

1. Arkansas

Arms & Legs Answers

10. Belly button in reflection missing

9. Diamond on robe trim missing

8. Kenny Loggins / Ryan

7. Marat Safin / Rhys Ifans

6. Ursula Andress / Colonel Sanders

5. Marc Almond / Gary Oldman

4. Eva Braun / Keith Urban

3. Tony Orlando / Cristiano Ronaldo

2. David Villa / Frankie Valli

1. Pierce Brosnan / Richard Branson

Answers

Surname Anagram Pairs

20 Banns, 23 Emir.

Should you select ‘No’ to the first question, you will be asked what you are looking to do

8. Slippers different colour

7. Wooden knob on mirror missing

6. Sceptre missing

5. Face in reflection different

4. Hair different colour

3. Cat different colour

2. Inner ear on child missing

1. Part of crown missing

Spot The Difference Answers

10. Jean Harlow / Andy Warhol

Rustic, 18 Suture, 19 Elk,

Importer, 14 Cavemen, 16

Referee, 4 Batik, 5 Camera, 6 Seashell, 9 Lac, 12

Down: 1 Dame, 2 Cassia, 3

Legion, 25 Earwig, 26 Sun.

Dressage, 22 Trek, 24

Spire, 17 Capsule, 21

11 Citadel, 13 James, 15

Azalea, 9 Lens, 10 Epilepsy,

Across: 3 Rib, 7 Parade, 8

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General Knowledge

3. Bits and bobs

Once selected you will then be asked to choose a service your enquiry relates to and provide further details.

Text Message Scams. How to Spot a Text Message Scam. Messaging scams can be very convincing, so it’s important to know what to watch out for to stay ahead of the fraudsters.

Scammers are increasingly taking advantage of smartphones and are getting very clever with how they try to take your hardearned money. Research found that text scams have boomed as consumers have become increasingly reliant on deliveries during the pandemic. Scammers use many different types of messaging systems and apps, like SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Skype, Google Hangouts, Snapchat and other messaging platforms to try scam you out of your money. By using identity masking technology to change the name displayed as the sender, scammers often make it look like a legitimate organisation is contacting you via text or a messaging app. This is known as ‘number spoofing’. If you get sent a scam message, it’s important you don't respond to it and report it so others don’t fall victim. Reporting a scam message is free and it will help stop the spread of these messages

FluBot' malware scam delivery message

Watch out for scam delivery messages containing dangerous 'FluBot' malware.

Known to affect Android devices, these messages have been found to contain a dodgy link to download an app that can infect your phone with malware. The malware can harvest passwords and other personal information, it also accesses contacts to send out further messages.

Always be wary of unsolicited texts, and think twice before you click on a link. If you think you've received a genuine delivery message, but you’re not certain, then contact the delivery company’s official customer service helpline to verify the message.

9. Tracey Ullman / Peter Mullan

Gosling

2. A bad spell of weather

1. Close, but no cigar

Pictogram Answers

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If you've received a similar message and you think it’s a scam you can simply delete it. If you'd like to report it then you can do so by forwarding the message to 7726 - a free reporting service provided by phone operators.

If you've received this message and you've already downloaded the infected app then follow these steps:

• Don't enter any passwords or log into any accounts.

• Perform a factory reset on your device.

• After resetting your device you may be prompted to restore from a backup, but do not restore any apps that you've accessed or downloaded since your device was compromised.

• Once you've restored your device you should change your passwords on your accounts to ensure they are secure

Finally, I would like to thank you all for your continued support and remind you that should you need my help or advice, I always pride myself on making myself available to residents. Remember I am only a phone call or email away.

Ozzy O’shea.

Always Working for you Locally.