A bid to add more lodges to a holiday park in an old quarry has been denied, with the applicant denying claims it’s a secret attempt to build a travellers’ site. The site on land next to the M69 in Earl Shilton was previously approved for 21 holiday lo…
Any place where food is supplied, sold or consumed is given a rating for food hygiene[1]. Whether you’re doing the weekly shop or dining out it’s good to know the place where you’re spending your hard-earned money is up to snuff.
Scores range from the …
A pair of vacant factories in Hinckley town centre can be turned into new homes, councillors have ruled – with one set to be torn down. The buildings, in Wood Street, at the eastern corner of the town centre conservation area, have struggled to find te…
Leicestershire residents are being encouraged to have their say on a controversial plan to build a huge rail hub in the county. The £750 million rail freight terminal has been proposed for a huge section of countryside between Leicester and Hinckley[1]…
A much-loved lecturer is among 64 people whose death notices have appeared in the Leicester Mercury in the past week. Derrick Hewitt received Maundy money from the Queen at Leicester Cathedral in 2017.
As well as working an engineering lecturer at Loug…