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A new poll has revealed the beauty spots that Leicester residents are most proud of are Bradgate Park, Foxton Locks and Abbey Park. The survey of 200 adults who live in Leicester and the surrounding area also found that streams and rivers (48 per cent)…
Derbyshire passengers are being advised not to travel as no services will be running tomorrow – with more disruption to follow on Saturday. (Photo: submitted)
East Midlands Railway’s (EMR) services will be significantly affected later this week due…
A gang who organised dangerous people smuggling journeys between mainland Europe and parts of Essex have been jailed for a combined total of more than a decade. Essex Police’s marine unit managed to intercept the gang’s efforts to sneak people into the…
A narrow residential street in Knighton[1] was blocked this morning after a van smashed into parked vehicles. Residents in Pope Street woke up to two fire engines, an ambulance and police on their doorstep at around 9am.
The road, near Ellesmere Colleg…
A bid to convert part of the ground floor and the entire first floor of the Dulux store on Burleys Way into a new Christian church has been given the green light. The decision was made by Leicester City Council’s[1] planning committee this week, despit…
Families living in the shadow of Alton Towers[1] says the headache of congested village roads and noisy thrill-seekers is compensated by the free tickets they receive every year.
The North Staffordshire attraction brings in more than 5.6 million visito…
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…
EMR has announced more disruption on the line. (Photo: Submitted)
On Saturday, August 26, and Saturday, September 2, most of its routes will be reduced to one train an hour and will only run between 06:30 and 18:30 – with the last departures starti…
A “serious incident” has led to the closure of the M1 in Leicestershire today. Both sides of the motorway were closed between Lutterworth and Leicester from around 8am.
All traffic was stopped in both directions, with drivers trapped within the closure…
Nine new homes are to be built at Wyggestons Hospital. Wyggestons offers ‘affordable’ rented homes, support and care services for people aged 60 and older.
In 2019, Leicester City Council[1] gave the green light for a three-storey extension to the admi…