Residents living in a sleepy Leicestershire village that has become as a major diversion route say life has turned into a “true nightmare” because of increased traffic and vehicles speeding. Work to the Midland Mainline railway has meant a number of br…
Transport company Network Rail has apologised to residents for the extended closure of a busy commuter road that has been shut since January.
Transport company Network Rail[1] has apologised to residents for the extended closure of a busy commuter ro…
Transport company Network Rail[1] has apologised to residents after it emerged a busy commuter road that has been shut since January will now not re-open until November. Parts of Station Road, which runs between Great Glen and Fleckney, have been close…
Business owners in Market Harborough[1] have raised concerns about a spike in shoplifting in the town. A recent meeting with the Harborough District Council[2] leader Councillor Phil Knowles saw businesses express worry about a rise in theft.
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A busy commuter road that has been shut for seven months will remain closed because of “unexpected delays” to a railway bridge upgrade. Parts of Station Road, which runs between Great Glen and Fleckney, have been closed since mid-January[1], preventing…
There will be no train services serving Market Harborough this weekend because of engineering works including the demolition of a bridge in West Langton.
The line between Leicester and Kettering will be closed tomorrow and on Sunday, with a replacement…
Work will begin on a temporary bridge
A temporary footbridge is being built in Kibworth after residents raised safety concerns about the long closure of a bridge used by hundreds to get to school and access shops.
School Bridge is set to be demolishe…
A temporary footbridge is being built in Kibworth after residents had their safety concerns heard about the long closure[1] of a bridge used by hundreds to get to school and access shops. School Bridge is set to be demolished in Autumn and then rebuilt…
Network Rail[1] has begun building a temporary bridge at Kibworth in Leicestershire[2] for pedestrians to use while it adapts the current footbridge to facilitate the electrification of the railway[3] between Kettering[4] and Wigston.
The temporary foo…
A Kettering[1] man, 62, has died after being hit by a HGV as he crossed the A43. John Barker died on Friday, July 7, after being struck by a lorry on the northbound carriageway, close to the junction for the logistics park, while on foot.
Officers have…
Two people were “seriously injured” after a crash on the A6 in Northamptonshire. It happened at around 4.10pm on Tuesday (July 11) on the A6 between Rothwell and Desborough.
It involved a man driving a white Volkswagen Golf, travelling north, which was…
A Kettering[1] crash on the A14 saw a car hit the back of a “Volvo goods vehicle”. The collision occurred at around 9pm Sunday (July 9) and happened between junctions 9 and 10 on the westbound carriageway of the A14.
Northamptonshire Police[2] said a g…
A man in his 60s has died after being hit by a lorry while crossing the A43 in Kettering[1]. The incident happened shortly after 2.20pm on Friday (July 7).
A male pedestrian in his 60s was crossing the A43 northbound, close to the junction for the logi…
A pedestrian who was crossing a section of the A43[1] in Kettering[2] died after a collision with a lorry, police have confirmed.
Emergency services[3] were called to the northbound stretch opposite Weekley Wood Avenue, close to the junction for the l…