News in Ashby

Members of Ashby Branch Labour Party are out and about this week delivering a new Autumn Newsletter highlighting local issues in Ashby's Willesley ward.

The new Ashby Labour Rose leads on the condition of the Royal Hotel which has been deteriorating since it was closed in 2018.

A schoolgirl was offered a lift by a stranger in Measham yesterday (Weds).

The approach happened in Atherstone Road, at around 3.20pm.

Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen showed support for British food and farming on Back British Farming Day (Weds) by visiting local farmer and NFU Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland county vice chairman Joe Stanley.

The visit to Joe's farm near Ashby recognised the crucial role farmers play in producing food for the nation and caring for the countryside.

Ashby councillors have expressed concern at the prospect of traffic congestion in Nottingham Road when work starts on the proposed new Money Hill housing development.

Town councillors have been told work could begin 12 months from now.

Leicestershire Police's chief constable is warning officers will enforce the tougher social gathering restrictions if residents do not follow the Government's new 'rule of six'.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that from Monday (14 Sept) social gatherings of more than six people will be unlawful.

Social gatherings of more than six people in Ashby and beyond will be banned from Monday (14 Sept) - with some exceptions - under a tightening of Government coronavirus restrictions.

The move comes after a spike in infections has prompted concerns over a second wave.

Building work is nearing completion at a housing development in the village of Heather, where a limited number of homes remain for sale.

Bellway is building a selection of just 34 homes at Heathlands, off Swepstone Road, with 29 of the homes being provided for private sale and five as affordable housing.

Ashby motorists face a major diversion when a section of the town's Leicester Road is closed from tomorrow (Thurs).

The stretch between The Croft and Ruthyn Close is scheduled to be shut to traffic for up to two weeks to allow Network Rail to undertake infrastructure maintenance and repairs and for various highway maintenance works.

An Ashby fitness studio is offering the town's only martial centre for children - and enrolling new students.

Motiv8 is based at Wood Street in Ashby but uses space made available in the Town Hall for youngsters.

A fire crew from Ashby is among seven Leicestershire Fire and Rescue vehicles tackling a corn fire this afternoon (Tues).

The fire service received several calls about the blaze in a field of corn in Chiswell Drive just before 3.45pm.