News in Coalville

A Coalville woman has used the power of art to make the town's 'invisible strengths' visible.

Victoria Herriman created the map of Coalville, which went viral on Twitter on Monday.

Swadlincote Morrisons are giving away 25 million sunflower seeds to customers in an effort to spread hope and lift the spirits of the nation.

The seeds will be offered to customers in all 497 stores and included with online orders.

Leicestershire County Council is poised to roll out surge testing if a Covid variant of concern is detected in the county.

Surge testing is a method where large parts of a population, who may not have symptoms, are tested en masse and sometimes door to door, in a bid to get a full picture of the spread of a new strain of the virus.

Coalville councillor Dr Terri Eynon says the upcoming County Council elections are important because they 'make a genuine difference to people's lives'.

In just under a fortnight's time, Leicestershire voters will go to the polls.

The Model Railway Show comes to the Marlene Reid Centre in Coalville this September.

Coalville, the home of Snibston Collies opened by George and Robert Stephenson in 1831, will now be hosting Rocket Railways' very first model railway.

Members of Coalville Foodbank will be out in the area on Saturday dressed a huge food packages.

The reason? They are fundraising for a new warehouse for the Foodbank.

The family of a man who was nicknamed Miracle Mick after collapsing in Coalville's Belvoir Shopping Centre have raised over £2,000 for the Air Ambulance Service who helped save his life.

They say it was the rapid arrival of the helicopter that helped Mick Bishop, 72, survive.

North West Leicestershire District Council has a new Covid-19 compliance officer called Jane.

The council says she will mostly be out in Coalville and the district's southern parishes providing advice and support to local businesses to make sure everyone is playing their part to stay safe.

The next week or so will be 'critical' in showing how recent lockdown rule changes impact local Covid rates, according to Leicestershire's top public health boss.

Mike Sandys, director of public health at Leicestershire County Council, said that he expects to see the numbers start to reflect April 12 relaxations – that have seen beer gardens, hairdressers, non-essential retail and gyms re-opening – towards the end of this week.

Leicestershire Police say a number of drug finds have been made in the Coalville area.

This follows a week of action where search warrants were executed by officers in North-West Leicestershire under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.