News in Coalville

North West Leicestershire Police have alerted motorists to a spate of catalytic converter thefts in the Coalville and Ashby area.

This is a problem that was spotted in the North Warwickshire area recently and appears to have headed up the A42.

Coalville's Apollo Business Park is 'thriving' according to Leicestershire County Council.

And it is part of what the authority describes as 'a programme of 'wise investment' which continues to help the local economy and the County Council to maintain and protect its services, despite what it says is 'insufficient Government funding'.

Six of North West Leicestershire District Council's recycling lorries have been named as part of a competition run with local primary schools.

And a pupil from Ibstock Junior School was among the winners.

Coronavirus cases have shown another decrease over the past seven days.

Where the region once had an infection rate, per 100,000 of the population, of just over 400,000, the figure now stands at 245.1, with 254 new cases in the past week.

North West Leicestershire councillor Nick Rushton has explained the County Council's five per cent council tax hike, saying: "We were left with no alternative".

Leicestershire County Council officials say the rise is designed to help the authority 'weather the Covid crisis'.

Leicestershire Police have issued a renewed appeal for information after a police car was damaged in Ibstock last week.

We reported that someone had apparently jumped on to the bonnet of the vehicle on Thursday, leaving it dented and having to be taken off the road.

Coalville MP Andrew Bridgen has welcomed the announcement that Leicestershire has been bolstered by an additional 155 officers since the Government launched a major police recruitment drive over a year ago.

The addition of these new officers brings the total number of police across Leicestershire up to 1,998, meaning there should now be more frontline officers on the streets.

North West Leicestershire Police have issued a warning to watch out for rogue doorstep sellers who are conning elderly people in the region.

The supposed tradesman are over-charging large amount for cheap products.

The county council says people across Leicestershire should be prepared for more wintry weather this week.

Forecasts initially indicated significant snowfalls arriving in parts of the county last Saturday, but a yellow warning of ice and snow has now been issued by the Met Office for between Monday morning and Wednesday night.

Leicestershire County Council has announced it is planning a council tax rise of almost five per cent this year.

For a house in Band D, that will mean an increase of £5.59 a month.