News in Ashby

One of Ashby's long-established shops is set to re-open its doors on Tuesday.

Birds Bakery is among the most popular food stores in the town.

Ashby Ivanhoe FC are expanding the amount of teams they will be running next season.

And they need played for their Under7, Under12, Under14 and Under17 squads.

Residents in Blackfordby are being treated to a six song acoustic set from villager Mark Tamplin during the Clap for Our Carers tribute each Thursday.

As our video shows, Mark appears with his neighbours each week and goes through a series of songs designed to lift spirits during the Coronavirus lockdown.

North West Leicestershire District Council has given an update on the latest situation with waste collections in Ashby during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Cardboard and garden waste collections are still suspended but the Council issued a full list on Monday of what is being collected, and what is not.

A suspicious vehicle was reported close to a farm in Lount - leading to an 'unsociable' exchange with North West Leicestershire Police's Rural Crime Team.

The 68 plate grey BMW was spotted last Thursday (April 16) at around 5pm and was not registered locally.

Ashby Mayor Graham Allman says more linen shopping bags bearing the town's name have been distributed for use by health workers.

Last week, we reported that a friend of the Mayor and Mayoress of Ashby, who is an NHS professional, had asked for the bags for front line staff to use.

Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club delivered some Easter cheer to the town's Castle Medical Centre on Thursday morning.

The club's Head of Player Development Gary Timms took some Easter eggs to the Burton Road practice to show Ashby Ivanhoe's support of medical, care staff and support team.

Central England Co-op - with branches in Ashby - is rewarding its 7,400 frontline staff for going above and beyond for their communities with a pay bonus.

The business is saying 'thank you' to its colleagues in stores for keeping them stocked with vital food and essentials, its distribution team based in Leicester for working around the clock to ensure the delivery of vital stock reach stores and funeral staff for going the extra mile to support families who have a lost a loved one at this uncertain time.

An Ashby man says he is 'proud' to be part of a volunteer team producing vital personal protection equipment for the National Health Service - particularly as his aunt is a frontline NHS nurse.

Joe Bagley, 25, is working with well-known Staffordshire company JCB on a mini-production line - and has close family ties with the NHS.

One of the founders of Help the Elderly Ashby de la Zouch says vulnerable people will need groups like his for some time to come.

The lockdown was extended by the Government for another three weeks which means people will be largely housebound until May at the earliest.