Residents living in a small Leicestershire village are fighting a plan which could see houses built next to the local primary school. Applicant Church Farm Billesdon Ltd wants to build 56 ‘high quality homes’ on land at Gaulby Road.[1]
As part of the s…
A road closure near a Cambridgeshire hospital will see diversions put in place. The closure of Bretton Gate between Peterborough[1] City Hospital and the A47 will be in place between September 12 and 14.
The closure will be overnight between 8pm and 6a…
A man died after falling unwell in a Leicester street. Multiple police and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Painter Street after initial reports of a medical emergency were made.
East Midlands Ambulance Service[1] were first called to the sc…
People are being warned of traffic delays in and around Leicester this lunchtime following an incident on the A47 to the west of the city centre. The incident has reportedly involved a number of vehicles and seen a traffic light hit.
No further details…
Overnight road closures are planned on a number of key roads across Cambridgeshire[1] and surrounding areas in the coming week. Work is set to take place on major routes such as M11, A14, A1 and A47[2].
These works include carriageway reconstruction an…
A tractor driver has been taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash, which caused an oil spill. The police were called to the incident[1] at 7.45am on Monday (August 21), and the A47 was subsequently closed between Thorney and Guyhirn while the in…
Teenager is caught speeding at 102mph on a motorway – just four HOURS after passing his testThe teenage boy was stopped at 2pm on August 2 on the A47 at SwaffhamBy Katherine Lawton[1] Published: 10:44, 4 August 2023 | Updated: 11:08, 4 August 202…
There are traffic delays on the A146 near Thurton after a collision. (Image: Google Maps)
Motorists are facing traffic delays along a major route into Norwich after a crash.
The collision happened this morning at around 7.30am (Tuesday, August 1) o…
Plans for a new industrial development to be built on the former Dogsthorpe Landfill site have been given the green light by Peterborough[1] City Council. The decision was confirmed earlier this week.
The application, submitted by FCC Environment Ltd, …
A field in Hinckley[1] could be turned into four ‘much-needed’ pitches for the travelling community. Applicant David Winter has submitted plans to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council[2] to build a small traveller site on land adjoining Newquay Close….
Boney M legend Liz Mitchell has been rushed to hospital after crashing her car on her way to visit her jailed brother. Liz drove into a ditch on the A47 on Friday while travelling to Whitemoor Prison in March in Cambridgeshire.
A source told The Sun: “…
A woman was cut free from a car following a crash on a busy Cambridgeshire[1] A-road. Emergency services were called to the A47 near Thorney Toll on Thursday morning after the vehicle ended up in a ditch.
A Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service spokes…
More than 20 acres of land to the east of Leicester with development potential[1] has gone on the market. Agents say the land is in a “prime location” and offers the chance for complete transformation – if planning permission is approved.
The land is l…
The vessel is understood to have had four people on board when it went down on the river Waveney, near to Aldeby and Barnby, at 10pm last night.
Fire crews, police, ambulance and coastguard crews were called to scene.
A spokesman for the ambulance serv…