News in Ashby

A Birmingham school has delivered over 70 Christmas cards to residents of Ashby Court Care Home in Ashby.

Last month, the home put out a festive plea to the local community to send in messages of goodwill this Christmas.

The 2020 Ashby Santa Family Fun Workout will be held online tomorrow morning (Sunday).

With Covid restrictions making it impossible to run it as normal, organisers have made other plan and hope people will tune in tomorrow at 11am.

A man had to be rescued from a house in Measham following a fire caused by burnt cooking.

Fire crews from Ashby and Swadlincote were called to the property in Dysons Close this morning (Saturday).

Ashby and North West Leicestershire will remain in Tier Three Coronavirus Restrictions - that means the very high alert puts in place on December 2 stays as it was.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons today (Thursday) that very few areas would be going down from Tier 3 to 2 and that includes Leicestershire.

The Government has published its reasons for keeping Leicester and Leicestershire - including Ashby - in Tier 3.

And it says cases in North West Leicestershire have risen by more than 10 per cent - which is why the tier status has remained unchanged following the December review.

Ashby councillor Nick Rushton - the leader of Leicestershire County Council - says he hoped for a 'different outcome' after the county heard it would remain in Tier 3 until after Christmas.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed the House of Commons today (Thursday) and said only few areas would see their coronavirus restrictions change after the latest review.

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen has welcomed a recommendation by the National Infrastructure Commission to site the HS2 East Midlands Hub at East Midlands Parkway rather than Toton.

The plans unveiled today (Wednesday) will see the HS2 line run to the existing East Midlands Parkway Station instead of Leeds.

Ashby is to get a new Covid-19 marshal who will support and advise businesses, reassure shoppers and help to encourage a shop local atmosphere in the area.

North West Leicestershire District Council has appointed compliance officers primarily to provide support and offer guidance to businesses across the district.

The congregations of St Helen's and Holy Trinity in Ashby have got together to create a special Christmas Windows trail for families.

Over 40 households in Ashby have decorated and lit up a front window in the theme of a Christmas carol = and families are invited to follow the trail and work out the carol that each window is depicting.

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen has predicted a quick return to Tier 2 for North West Leicestershire if coronavirus cases in the district remain low.

Mr Bridgen, the Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, said he was lobbying for the area not to be included in the same tier as Leicester, where rates have been high in recent months.