Transport and Logistics Network
There was a major diversion last night (Wednesday) after a level crossing near Melton Mowbray was damaged.
The level crossing at Station Lane, near Asfordby IMAGE Google StreetView
Police[1] closed Station Lane, between the junction with the A607 Lei…
Road still closed as investigation into crash continues
The A42 Southbound remains closed while police continue their investigation into the crash which happened early this morning.
An update by traffic trackers Inrix says: “A42 – ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH – S…
Police officers helping a delivery driver who had broken down on a busy city road discovered that he was drunk on vodka. Mzengi Mumba, 26, had been driving in Waterloo Way, in Leicester city centre[1], when his Peugeot van broke down under the New Walk…
A Gloucestershire nurse has been struck off after she abruptly told a patient “you will have to wait for the next shift for your pain relief”. Jeannette Makuete Gibson worked as a nurse in the Gloucestershire area since December 2007 and worked in adul…
A furious man who tried to attack his partner at a house party had to be held back by a boy. The youngster saw 43-year-old Thomas Ward screaming at the woman during the drunken party at a house in Coalville[1].
At Leicester Magistrates’ Court[2] on Wed…
Fire crews have lashed out at irresponsible parking which prevented them from reaching an at risk person. The message is the second in three months from Eastern Fire Station[1] who have warned of the consequences of problem parking.
The latest message …
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A man arrested in connection with making threats to endanger others[1] in a Leicestershire village has been released. Armed officers were called to Swannington, near Coalville, on Monday, November 20, while neighbours were made to evacuate from their h…
A woman who crashed her car while over the limit on alcohol and drugs killing one man and seriously injuring another has been jailed. Rachael Boardman, 43, was sentenced to six years in jail and banned from driving for 13 years in court yesterday (Wedn…
A stoned biker crashed through a garden wall into a car just hours after buying a new motorbike. Benjamin Green, 21, had no insurance and claimed he had been on his way to buy some when he crashed off Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, at 11.30pm on Monda…