News in Coalville

A Coalville councillor has warned Leicestershire is facing a pandemic of unhealthy children - with almost one in five of youngsters of reception age classed as overweight or obese.

Cllr Craig Smith, who represents North Coalville, highlighted the problem at a Leicestershire County Councilmeeting, which was discussing a new strategy of how to tackle problems with children's health.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are running a firefighter 'Have a Go' day in Coalville this month - ahead of their next round of firefighter recruitment.

'Have a Go' events give you an insight into life as a firefighter, the opportunity to speak to current firefighters to find out more, and the chance to have a go at the seven job-related tests involved in the application process.

A Whitwick man has appeared in court accused of planning a terrorist attack on "vital national infrastructure".

Oliver Lewin, of of Ferrers Road, is charged with preparing acts of terrorism, the BBC website reported.

Coalville fire crew freed a dog that had been caught up in barbed wire this morning (Wednesday).

A call was received just after 9am and the Coalville crew went to Oaktree Road where the animal was found in bushes and trapped by the wire.

Actor Stephen Graham stopped off at the Central England Co-op in Ibstock to help staff in their efforts to raise money for charity.

The star of big and small screen hits that include Line of Duty, This is England and Pirates of the Caribbean nipped in to the Ashby Road store as the team put on a Back To The 80s event and raffle to raise vital funds for the retailer's corporate charity Dementia UK.

A community food store in Whitwick - where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during lockdown - has been given a fresh new look following investments totalling over £100,000.

The Central England Co-op store in Market Place has received a raft of updates to give them a fresher, lighter feel and to include several new ranges and features to boost their offering to the local community.

North West Leicestershire Police's Rural Beat Team say they have found people using woodland bird hides as places for taking drugs.

The Team's latest newsletter did not reveal the location where the offenders were found, only that action was taken to stop it happening again.

Ten staff members at Specsavers in Coalville have collectively covered the equivalent distance of the Atlantic ocean in the space of three months - raising £400 for the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands.

Starting the challenge in March, when restrictions permitted individuals to exercise outdoors, the team from the Belvoir Shopping Centre opticians donned their trainers to walk, run or cycle 2,880 miles before June 30.

The Covid-19 booster programme will be run from Measham Leisure Centre - with some groups of patients being lined up for a third vaccine jab.

Eligible patients from Coalville and North West Leicestershire will be invited offered a third booster vaccine.

Coalville's improved B&M store on Stephenson Way has opened its doors to the public again.

The outlet says that, following feedback from regular customers that said they wanted a bigger shop and even more products, B&M decided to make its Coalville store "bigger and better".