News in Ashby

More coronavirus cases have been confirmed across Leicester and Leicestershire in the past 24 hours.

The biggest increase was in Leicester – 45 – while another 19 cases were recorded across the county.

A total of 111 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Leicester and Leicestershire combined today (Fri).

Sixty-three were in Leicester and the rest spread across Leicestershire.

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into a house in Ashby in the early hours of this morning (Fri).

The 19-year-old woman has since been released under investigation following the incident in Wood Street.

A driver rammed a police car head-on twice before speeding away - narrowly missing hitting one of the officers - in Ashby last night (Thus).

Leicestershire Police is now appealing for dashcam footage following the incident in Moira Road shortly before 9pm.

Hospice Hope, which runs Ashby Support Café, is changing its name to provide 'greater clarity and purpose'.

In the Ravenstone-based hospice's summer newsletter, chairman Stewart Shepherd, explains: "For some considerable time, the trustees, staff and leaders have been discussing the need to change the name of Hospice Hope.

New coronavirus cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours have dropped off slightly in the city and county.

North West Leicestershire had one new confirmed case.

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.