News in Ashby

Ashby councillor and leader of Leicestershire County Council Nick Rushton has issued a Christmas message - and described this year an an 'awful' one for residents.

But he believes 'the quality of life' in Leicestershire will be restored as vaccines are rolled out during 2021.

Sew Wardrobe in Ashby has won the Ashby de la Zouch Town Council's festive Best Dressed Window competition.

The event was designed to bring a festive sparkle to the town encouraging local people back to shop safely at the end of a challenging year for businesses.

Tesco - with a store in Ashby - has introduced buying limits on some products including eggs, rice, soap and toilet roll.

In an email to customers, the move is to make sure all customers have access to products.

Businesses in Ashby and North West Leicestershire that have been told to remain closed under the tier three national restrictions can now apply for a new grant scheme.

The scheme will pay qualifying businesses grants worth up to £1,500 for each 14-day period they are forced to remain closed as part of continuing restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen has welcomed the Government's announcement that Leicestershire County Council will see its budget increased by 5.6 per cent next year - with Leicestershire Fire receiving a 2.9per cent boost,

Mr Bridgen says it is part of the Conservatives' commitment to level up local services across the country and give them the resources they need to support their communities as we recover from the pandemic.

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.