News in Ashby

More coronavirus restrictions will be lifted on Monday as part of the Government's roadmap out of lockdown.

Here's a guide to what will be changing as measures slowly begin to ease.

Alexanders Estate Agents is having a move of its own as they prepare to leave their current address for new premises in Market Street.

Currently based on The Green, Alexanders is taking over the unit that was occupied by Time Consortium jewellers and has announced the move with signage in the front window.

The Government's vaccination programme continues apace, and we have had the recent welcome news that over 50 per cent of adults have now been vaccinated.

Most of the vaccinations in North West Leicestershire have taken place at the extremely efficient vaccination centre which had delivered up to 500 jabs a day, and I am pleased that I am booked in to have my jab imminently.

Schoolchildren in Ashby now have more time to take part in the Raring2go! Letterwriting Competition, as the deadline has been extended until May 4.

The competition invites children in the local area to write about their lives during lockdown, in the hope of brightening the days of local care home residents.

Ashby School praised the 'maturity and gratitude' of its pupils as 5,000 Covid tests were carried out in nine days.

The school's headteacher Geoff Staniforth made the comments after students returned to the classroom following the first stage of the easing of lockdown.

More than 50 of North West Leicestershire's least energy efficient council homes will get a revamp thanks to £700,000 of funding.

North West Leicestershire District Council's successful bid to the Government's Green Homes scheme has secured £264,000 to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households.

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North West Leicestershire District Council has been handed £93,218 as part of the Government's Welcome Back Fund.

This is the region's share of a £56million allocation across the country.

Ashby's branch of Santander is to close in July, the bank has announced.

It is among plans to close 111 branches across the UK.

The lateral flow test centre at Swannington Village Hall is being opened up to all residents next week as lockdown restrictions start to ease across the country.

The move means that anyone living or working in the county without symptoms can take a quick swab test at the test centre - one of seven across Leicestershire.