News in Coalville

Volunteers from across the county have united to rid Coalville of a staggering amount of litter.

North Leicestershire Litter Wombles, South Leicestershire Litter Wombles and hundreds of feeder groups from local towns and villages have collected a total of 576 bags of rubbish that had been strewn across the town so far this calendar year.

Masons Chemist says it is now taking bookings for Covid vaccinations at its Coalville branch in Belvoir Road.

The North West Leicestershire chain of chemists announced on Sunday that the service is available from next Monday, March 22.

Staff at the Spar supermarket in Coalville were threatened with knives during a late night robbery.

Leicestershire Police are appealing for information after what they describe as a 'frightening experience' yesterday evening (Saturday).

A local councillor has become the scourge of off-road motorbikers causing anti-social behaviour around Coalville.

District Councillor for Ellistown and Battleflat, and Chairman of the local parish council, Keith Merrie, has been campaigning for months to stop off-road bikers disturbing the peace and quiet in the village at 'Ellistown Flats' - a disused part of the former Ellistown Pit site which is highly regarded by local residents and dog walkers.

North West Leicestershire's seven-day Covid infection rate is falling - but remains the second highest in the county.

The region was named as having the highest rate in the country last week - but the number of cases per 100,000 population is down to 124.5, according to the latest figures released at 4pm on Friday (March 12).

A new grant scheme has opened for non-profit voluntary organisations, community groups, and sports clubs in North West Leicestershire who need a financial boost after a challenging year.

North West Leicestershire District Council's Community and Sports Club Coronavirus Support Grant will provide financial help to allow organisations to re-open or continue to run in a Covid-safe way once restrictions allow.

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Building work on the new, modern indoor market in Coalville has been completed - with the final touches now being added ahead of a planned opening when Covid-19 restrictions allow.

But North West Leicestershire District Council says the project has been done 'the hard way'.

North West Leicestershire's coronavirus case rate has overtaken Leicester for the first time and is now the highest in the country.

Public Health England figures now show the region has the worst figures in England.

Last week, the Prime Minister set out the Government's roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions in England, and although I believe we should be driven by data rather than dates, what it does offer is offer hope that this will be the irreversible end of lockdown.

The positives are that we are the first major country in the world to set out a plan to end the Covid-19 restrictions, and this has only been made possible by our vaccine programme which is the envy of Europe - those aren't my words but that of Germany's most popular daily newspaper.