News in Ashby

• Andrew Bridgen says rise in vehicle theft in Ashby must be stopped
• Improved Police Presence in the area is only the start says MP
• Criminals must not be able to keep coming back to the area
• Police in the region have been trying to get a pint from a half-pint mug
• Mr Bridgen wants big turnout for the Police & Crime Commissioner elections in May

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen has confirmed he is self-isolating amid the spread of the Coronavirus bug.

Speaking from his home, Mr Bridgen told Press Association: "I have a cough and a cold but I am working via Skype and the telephone."

Severn Trent Water have explained why some people in the Ashby area may have been having low water pressure on Thursday morning.

They explained that strong overnight winds caused a power cut at one of their water treatment works,

Ashby Ivanhoe FC have taken steps to improve drainage at their NFU Ground after seeing a string of games called off this winter.

The club are now facing playing as many as four games in a week to catch up with their Midland League Division One backlog.

Rebound Inflatable Park in Ashby has announced measures to guard against the spread of Coronavirus at its Smisby Road venue.

They have moved to reassure customers that cleanliness and hygiene procedures have been stepped up and all precautions taken regarding the use of equipment.

Ashby's Castle Medical Group has suspended Sit and Wait clinics as part of its Coronavirus plans.

The Burton Road Surgery operated the system which allowed patients to Castle Medical and wait if they needed to see a doctor.

Ashby Fire Station is recruiting and will be announcing opening dates soon.

The station held its latest Tuesday night training this week and published photos on its Facebook page.

An Ashby company with a £35million turnover has sealed a catering contract at IM Properties' One Central Boulevard building at Blythe Valley Park in Solihull.

Wilson Vale is based at the Ivanhoe Business Park and currently employs over 900 people.

Ashby de la Zouch Town Council joined with more than 850 locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories, and Commonwealth countries on Commonwealth Day 2020, on Monday at 10am, in raising the Commonwealth Flag.

The Mayor of the Town, Councillor Graham Allman and his wife Mayoress Charmaigne, joined with Curate Stewart Betts and schoolchildren from Woodcote Primary School at a ceremony at the War Memorial on Brook Street, Ashby de la Zouch to raise the Commonwealth Flag in a shared celebration of the family of nations that encompasses the globe. 

Ashby is set to benefit from quicker police response time and greater visibility under a new approach which will see more officers based in Leicestershire neighbourhoods.

From Wednesday (March 11) Leicestershire Police will be introducing its new Target Operating Model (TOM) across the force area.