News in Ashby

Ashby Museum is enjoying a successful reopening today (Mon) after being closed for almost six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The North Street volunteer-run visitor attraction has spent a month preparing to open its doors to the public again.

Garden waste and cardboard collections are returning to their usual fortnightly cycle in Ashby later this month.

From the week starting Monday, 28 September, residents should revert to using their normal collection calendar that was in use pre-coronavirus.

emh care & support has shared images of the interior of the new £13.1m Springfields supported living development with Ashby Nub News ahead of the marketing brochure being released.

The brochure is at the final production stage and will be available shortly but, in the meantime, the company's CGI images give Ashby residents a sneak peek of the internal design and apartment layout.

Leicestershire County Council has confirmed that all parents and carers across the county are 'requested' to wear face coverings at school drop-off and pick-up.

Ashby Nub News reported last night (Tues) that schools had been notified of the new measure in a regular update sent to headteachers yesterday.

A new online survey has launched to gauge public opinion on crime and antisocial behaviour.

The survey asks residents about their personal experience of crime and if they feel that community safety is getting better or worse in their neighbourhood.

Ashby town centre could see Covid marshals patrolling the streets.

North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) confirmed today (Thurs) that it is not ruling out using marshals to help ensure social distancing guidelines - tightened again this week - are followed.

More than 100 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours before yesterday (Tues) across Leicester and Leicestershire.

Although North West Leicestershire's figure rose by another two new cases, the rate per 100,000 population - 362 - remains the lowest in the county.

Britain faces a jobs crisis and the Labour Group on North West Leicestershire District Council tabled a motion to this month's full council meeting calling on the Government to change course before it's too late.

The Government has begun its one-size-fits-all withdrawal of support for businesses which have furloughed their staff.

Schools across Leicestershire are being asked to urge parents and carers to wear face coverings at drop-off and pick-up.

Leicestershire County Council made the request in a regular update sent to headteachers today (Tues).

Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed in North West Leicestershire over the weekend.

In total, there were almost 200 new cases across Leicestershire and Leicester.