News in Coalville

Leicestershire residents are being urged to 'take action now' to stem a rise in coronavirus rates after cases more than doubled in a week.

Figures have risen above the national average after jumping from 15.2 to 38 for every 100,000 people, underlining the call for residents to take care and get vaccinated to prevent further spread.

Cattle broke out of a field in Whitwick after thieves stole equipment that caused an electric fence to shut off.

The incident happened at Swannymote Road last month and North West Leicestershire Police have appealed for information.

Litter pickers in North West Leicestershire can now sign up to a new scheme to help tackle littering thanks to funding for new equipment.

North West Leicestershire District Council has taken its latest step in reducing litter across the district by announcing £15,000 in funding for its volunteer litter picking scheme.

A video helping parents and carers get young children ready to start primary school for the first time has been produced.

The short film by Leicestershire County Council explains what it means for a child to be 'school ready' and includes some practical suggestions on how families can get involved.

When Coalville resident, Natalie Marriott visited Specsavers for a routine sight test, her family never imagined it would result in emergency surgery to remove a satsuma-sized brain tumour.

Natalie, 40, has always been an advocate of having regular eye examinations.

A second man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery on a Coalville store.

Staff at the Spar supermarket in Broom Leys Road were threatened with knives during a late night robbery in March Knife wielding thieves threatened supermarket staff with knives.

The Marlene Reid Centre has replaced Swannington Village Hall as the lateral flow testing centre for North West Leicestershire.

North West Leicestershire District Council announced the change this morning (Tuesday).

Central England Co-op - with a number of stores in the Coalville area - has relaunched its Community Dividend Fund in an effort to offer vital support to good causes, groups and charities.

Groups can now apply for between £100 to £5,000 every two months to support projects that aim to support access to food, health and wellbeing, inclusion and the environment.

People are being asked their views on when school holidays in Leicestershire should be.

Leicestershire County Council has launched consultations on school term and holiday dates for Autumn 2022 through to Summer 2027.

A grateful patient has promised to return to the Coalville hospital that helped set him back on the road to recovery from Covid-19.

Kully Sidki spent eight weeks in three different hospitals, including a fortnight of rehabilitation at Coalville Community Hospital.