News in Ashby

The Ashby Churches are holding a prayer meeting on Zoom this afternoon (Sunday).

There are three guest speakers representing Local Government, Education and Ashby Foodbank and following each one to two minute introduction there will be seven minutes in small groups of four screens to pray.

Ashby rail campaigners say they are encouraged by the Government's intention to re-open two lines that have been closed since the 1960s.

They will be restored with £794million of new funding, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.

Ashby company Journeo PLC on Friday said it has received purchase orders worth £1.3million for the supply of its public transport information systems.

The Charterpoint Way-based transport information systems and technical services provider said the purchase orders are part of the second tranche of the Transforming Cities Fund announced in December 2019, and include the supply of Journeo's double-sided thin-film transistor display systems, reports Morning Star

Another 51 coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday in North West Leicestershire - bringing the seven day total for the area to 390.

It now means North West Leicestershire's seven day infection rate - up to Friday evening - is 365.4 cases per 100,000 people, down on Friday's figure.

A Leicestershire health executive has told people not to worry if they have not been called in for their vaccination.

The over-80s age group was the first to be vaccinated, with Ashby patients attending the facility at Measham Leisure Centre.

• Through the Vaccines Delivery Plan, 61,532 doses have been administered in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

• In total, more than five million doses have been administered to over 4.6 million people across the United Kingdom – which claims to be leading the world as we ramp up our vaccination programme

An Ashby-based risk management company is trying to shake off the COVID-19 hangover and Brexit disruption by kick starting its new year with over £600k of new project wins.

Finch Consulting works across the UK, Europe and worldwide, and has secured project wins in construction, food manufacturing, electrical vehicle supply and waste processing.

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon says it expects its Shoulder of Mutton in Ashby - and elsewhere - to remain shut until April at least as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The company reports "zero" sales in 2021 so far, as all of its 872 pubs have remained closed since December 31.

Most of the weather talk this week has been of heavy rain and possible floods.

But Ashby last night (Wednesday) found snow was the latest offering from Storm Christoph.

A road closure it that has been postponed twice this month is now due to start on Monday (January 25).

Works are set to take place along Station Road and Tamworth Road in Ashby.