News in Ashby

Donations for Ashby Trussell Trust Foodbank are being accepted outside Blackfordby Old School Room between 10am and 2pm on Saturday, January 9.

Organisers say a volunteer will be sitting in a clearly designated car and accepting any donations in an appropriately socially distanced manner.

The G-Park complex planned for the outskirts of Ashby is set to be given the go-ahead next week by North West Leicestershire District Council - but there is strong opposition from key figures and organisations in the town.

And the development has been described as a 'monstrous ugly building'.

If you are thinking of popping into the McDonald's at Flagstaff Services in Ashby for a walk-in takeaway - don't.

The fast food chain has announced that all its 1,300 restaurants across the country have been closed for walk-in takeaways.

A new housing development in Ashby is fast becoming a hotspot for first-time buyers looking for an affordable place to find their first home.

Bellway West Midlands' Ashtree Gardens, which is being built off Burton Road, comprises 114 two, three, four and five-bedroom properties for private sale.

The Campaign To Reopen The Ivanhoe Line is preparing to submit its next step in the Restoring Your Railways process at the end of January.

The group is working hard to continue its work with Network Rail and the Department for Transport despite the sad death of chairman Geoff Bushell two months ago.

Around half the Covid-19 infections currently being confirmed in Leicestershire every day are the more infectious mutant strain of the virus, according to the county's top public health boss.

Mike Sandys, Leicestershire's director of public health, said today (Tuesday) that the new strain has already moved into the Midlands from the south east of the country and is likely to be behind the recent spike in cases confirmed each day.

The Patients' Group (PPG) charity at Castle Medical Group in Ashby has organised weekly Yoga Classes ti run during the new period of lockdown.

The group would like as many people as possible to take advantage of this programme for maintaining good health during the Covid19 restrictions.

Ashby Councillor - and Leader of Leicestershire County Council - Nick Rushton says communities and businesses will be supported during the latest lockdown.

And he called on residents to remain 'resilient' and work through the new lockdown while a vaccine is being made available.

Ashby School's headteacher has told parents that students will be fully supported when details of summer examinations are made clear.

The school - with sites on both Nottingham Road and Leicester Road - will stay closed until at least February along with others across the country.

Aldi - with a store in Ashby - has re-assured customers that they are fully stocked and have regular deliveries despite the new lockdown.

The supermarket chain says shoppers do not have to over-buy products during the coming weeks.