Did you know that Ashby Nub News has its own local What's On page?

Here, readers can submit their upcoming local events, no matter how big or small, and spread the word for free on our site to our thousands of people in the Ashby area.

Make sure to check out our What's On page regularly to find out about the latest upcoming local events, as we update it several times a week with all the newest things happening in the town.

We are now also going to be giving you the highlights of our What's On page in our news section - and this week we have picked out three events coming up in the Ashby area over the next week.

If you have an event you would like to be publicised here, on our social media pages and in our 3,000 strong weekly newsletter, then go to our What's On page HERE, click on the black Nub It button, fill in your details and press 'submit'. It's that easy.

Here are three events happening this week in and around Ashby.

Tonight (Saturday), the Venture Theatre in North Street is hosting the Wendy Kirkland Jazz Quartet.

Wendy is a superb vocalist and keyboard player.

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She performs songs by the likes of Diane Krall and Blossom Dearie and is a fresh face to the jazz club.

You can find out more about the show HERE.

On Sunday, it's the Staunton Harold Duathlon in the grounds of the South Derbyshire beauty spot just a few miles outside Ashby - with an 8.30am start.

You can find out more about that event HERE.

Next Thursday, the Lyric Rooms in Ashby stage the British Comedian Of The Year Semi Final, with the Funhouse Comedy Club - 8:00pm (doors 7:15pm).

It promises to be one of the biggest events of the year.

The national competition with the biggest prize in comedy, 10 professional and semi-pro comics battle it out.

Industry judges and you the, audience help pick the winners.

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You can find details of the night HERE.