News in Ashby

A Packington children's charity has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Coalville.

The Phoenix Children's Foundation raises funds each year, to then support children and young people with special needs and their families, by funding life-enhancing and enriching activities.

Residents in parts of North West Leicestershire have been told to take extra care over the coming weeks - as the district has jumped into the top 20 of the country's coronavirus hotspots.

Leicestershire public health chiefs have issued a warning residents.

A man tried to steal a 13-year-old boy's bike in Ashby town centre - before chasing him and his friends along Station Road.

Leicestershire Police are appealing for information to help identify a man after an attempted theft, in broad daylight, was reported.

Covid case rates in North West Leicestershire are the highest outside of Leicester according to the latest figures released today (Monday) - on the day the four steps out of lockdown were announced.

The seven-day infection rate in the district remains higher than in recent weeks.

Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown has been met with caution in Leicestershire where a 'worrying plateauing' of infection rates has been revealed.

As the Prime Minister announced how the latest and hopefully last lockdown will come to an end, cases in the city and county have started to level off in the last week or so.

The East Midlands Business Chamber has called for a speeding up of the re-opening of the economy - if the Covid vaccination programme works faster than expected.

But it also says that if there must be support in place for businesses until they can be fully operational again.

Shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality will reopen on 12 April in England if strict conditions are met, under plans being set out by the PM.

The BBC reports that up to six people from separate households could be able to meet in beer gardens from that date.

Labour Councillors on North West Leicestershire District Council have submitted a series of proposed improvements to the Council's budget.

They feature new initiatives to help recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as additional investment in new council houses and electric vehicle charging points.

All schools in England will re-open to all pupils on March 8 under the Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown to be announced on Monday - with outdoor after-school sports and activities also allowed to restart.

And on the same date, outdoor recreation with one other person will also be permitted, meaning people will be allowed to sit together in a park with a coffee, drink or picnic.

Ashby de la Zouch Town Council is planning to hold a public consultation about the introduction of a renewed Public Space Protection Order.

This is designed to help the town's economic recovery with a view to safely welcoming back visitors to Ashby once they are allowed following the planned easing of lockdown restrictions.