News in Ashby

Two local wartime heroes - with important connections to Leicestershire's past - have been nominated to be honoured with a Green Plaque.

Lt Col Eric Bent VC DSO, who attended school in Ashby and was awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War; and Sgt Herbert Ernest Black RAFVR, a Second World War bomber pilot from Measham, are among 12 nominees.

North West Leicestershire District Council is among local authorities calling on residents to help them find homes for Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban.

Leicestershire councils are pulling together to support the Government's two Afghan resettlement schemes and they are asking those who live in the county for their help.

Covid infection rates in North West Leicestershire are among the highest in the country, according to weekend figures.

BBC East Midlands reports that half of the 10 local authorities with the highest rates in England are in Leicestershire.

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen this week showed his support for British food and farming on Back British Farming Day.

Mr Bridgen says he recognises the crucial role farmers in North West Leicestershire play in producing food for the nation.

Pat Collins Fairs has clarified the situation over paying for rides at the Ashby Statutes which returns to Market Street and Brook Street tomorrow (Friday).

Earlier this week, it was announced that a token system would be put in place as part of the Statutes making the event as Covid-safe as possible.

A van driver in his 50s died in a road accident near Ravenstone yesterday evening.

Leicestershire Police detectives are appealing for information following the fatal single-vehicle collision.

Detectives from Leicestershire Police's Complex Investigation Team (CIT) are conducting enquiries following the theft of cash from an ATM in Castle Donington this morning (Wednesday 15 September).

At around 12.45am the machine at a petrol station in Station Road was struck by a van and cash was taken.

Tomorrow (Thursday) a group of employees at Fishers are heading to the Maher Centre in Leicester to attend an award ceremony to see if they have been successful in winning the Leicestershire Live, Employer of the Year award.

In order to enter the award, the team at Fishers wrote an entry form detailing how they go above and beyond for their employees.

Ashby's FABulous is back next month - with a theme of All Around The World.

The shop window event takes place in the town centre on October 2, from 10.30am-3pm.

Ashby is set to stage a 'Big Weekend' double attraction next year - with the REALFest and Proms in the Park events lined up for the August Bank Holiday.

Following the success of the Proms show in the Bath Grounds last month, Ashby de la Zouch Town Council now wants to run it over two days with REALFest, which is set to make its return following two sets of cancellations due to the Covid pandemic.