News in Ashby

Staunton Harold Church has been granted permission to make alterations to the building following a damage caused by thieves last year.

In April, the lead roof coverings were stolen from the chancel and south aisle.

Plans to install over 900 solar panels at a farm in Packington have been given the go-ahead by North West Leicestershire District Council.

Planning permission has been applied for the installation of a solar farm at Lower Fields Mushroom Farm in Normanton Road.

The new Ashby Hastings school will be holding a virtual 'Welcome' meeting for prospective parents and the local community later this month.

At this meeting, the ambition, ethos and vision of the school will be outlined and there will be an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions.

Leicestershire County Council is urging residents and businesses to be prepared for cold weather all this week following a Met Office warning of continuing freezing conditions.

The snow, which has already fallen, has led to disruption of services at several of the county's recycling and household waste sites.

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at Spinning School Lane Car Park in Tamworth, as part of the Government's UK-wide drive to continue to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.

Testing at this site, half an hour's drive from Ashby, is only available for those with coronavirus symptoms – a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.

North West Leicestershire recorded the second highest number of new coronavirus cases outside of Leicester in the last 24 hours.

But the seven day rate of infection is falling rapidly - and currently stands at 222 cases per 100,000.

Ashby's Castle Medical Group says 'great progress' is being made with coronavirus vaccinations in the area.

Currently, the health centre is calling people in the over-70s age group housebound vaccinations planned for this week.

Police discovered a naked man in a car park in Calke on Saturday.

Officers from Melbourne and Mercia Safer Neighbourhood Team approached the man, who had his car engine running but was wearing no clothes.

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Armed police raided an address in Moira last night (Friday) in the hunt for a man wanted on suspicion of theft.

A number of officers and police vehicles raced to a property in Cherry Tree Court, off Ashfield Drive.