News in Ashby

North West Leicestershire District Council's Health and Wellbeing Team are making an opportunity available to organisations and community groups that want to make a difference to the physical activity of residents in the area.

They are inviting groups or organisations in the Ashby area to submit an expression of interest in co-creating a programme within their community that specifically targets inactive groups, aiming to increase their level of physical activity.

A letter which could signal the start of huge changes to the way local councils in Leicestershire are set up has been sent to the Government by Nick Rushton.

The Leicestershire County Councilleader - and Ashby Town Councillor - penned the letter to the Secretary of State for housing, communities and local government, Robert Jenrick MP, earlier this month after the Tory cabinet at County Hall gave the nod.

Two new coronavirus cases have been reported in North West Leicestershire in the past 24 hours.

And fewer than 50 new cases have been confirmed in the city and county.

The Campaign to Reopen the Ivanhoe line has received another boost after the award of a grant letter from the Department for Transport's Restoring Your Railway initiative.

Of the 10 initial winners, CRIL is the first private organisation to receive such an award from the DfT who have adjusted their procedures to allow for groups such as this to receive grants in the future.

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An Ashby man who ran the equivalent of a marathon dressed as the TV character Mrs Brown earlier this year is doing it again.

In April, Richard Bebbington ran 240 times up and down the road where he lives on the day he was meant to be taking part in the London Marathon.

The Friends of Ashby Bath Grounds say many of the town's residents are concerned about the Royal Hotel falling into a state of deterioration - which is why Historic England has been asked to put it on the 'At Risk' register.

Historic England has responded but explained that for the hotel to be added to the register, the local authority has to 'trigger a request' - and this has been delayed by the Covid-19 emergency.

A Measham company worth £20million has been bought out by the building materials firm Etex Group.

Manufacturer and supplier of firestopping products, FSi - based on Tamworth Road - employs around 110 people and has been experiencing strong year-on-year sales growth in recent years.

Tesco has introduced new limits on certain items following the introduction of new Government Covid-19 guidelines.

The store - which has a Tesco Extra in Ashby - says they still have plenty of stock.

An Ashby school is staging birthday parties for pupils as they cannot have them at home with friends due to coronavirus restrictions.

Woodcote Primary is holding the celebrations so that children can still have happy memories despite the difficult times everyone is having to live through at the moment.