News in Coalville

Thringstone Miners Welfare Football Club saw the funny side when Storm Dennis hit their weekend matches.

They announced on their Facebook page that all games have been called off this weekend at their Homestead Road due to a waterlogged pitch.

• Heavy rain forecast for Saturday and Sunday

• Met Office has issued a Yellow wind warning

Leicestershire's oldest pub, The Belper Arms in Newton Burgoland is set to re-open next month, according to a post on its Facebook page.

They are advertising for new staff and is officially undergoing refurbishment in preparation of its reopening in mid-March,

Police were called in to apprehend a pig on the run in Whitwick on Thursday.

An officer from North West Leicestershire's Rural Crime Team - along with two from Loughborough - were called into action to ensure the animal was captured after it held up traffic in the Coalville village.

Rugile Savickaite and Lucretiu Pop found more than just a job when they joined Amazon.

The couple who met and fell in love while working in Amazon's fulfilment centre in Coalville have been featured in a video which is being shared across the world after it was announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

An 'unusual' application for 130 affordable homes on land in Coalville was approved by North West Leicestershire District Council's Planning Committee on Tuesday.

The application for the new homes on land off Jackson Street and Wentworth Road in the town includes an area of public open space.

Coalville MP Andrew Bridgen says residents will be 'living in a community they can be proud of' after the Government increased North West Leicestershire District Council's budget increased by 6.7 per cent.

Mr Bridgen has welcomed the Government's confirmation that Leicestershire County Council will also see its budget increased by 7.4 per cent this year - saying it is part of the Conservatives' commitment to level up local services across the country.

Traders looking to move into the new modern market being built in the heart of Coalville are being invited to submit their applications.

Work on Newmarket started in January and will see the former Litten Tree pub in Marlborough Square transformed into a vibrant space with food stalls and an eating area, as well as traditional market stalls, pop-up traders and space for events.

The Coalville couple who made an emotional appeal for the return of a stolen purse won £1,000 on national television on Tuesday morning.

Pauline and Geoffrey Walker appeared on ITV's award-winning This Morning show with Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

A couple who made a tearful plea for the return of a lost purse in Coalville on Saturday were already well known on You Tube - thanks to their heartwarming love story video entitled 'Goodnight and Godbless'.

And husband Geoffrey Walker is a published author.