Work will be taking place right across the Christmas[1] period as Network Rail[2] engineers upgrade large sections of the Midland Main Line[3].
Most of the disruptive work will take place during Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when passenger trains do no…
Network Rail[1] engineers will be working hard delivering presents to passengers on – and above – the railway.
Two major projects will take significant steps forward this Christmas; to upgrade signalling at West Hampstead and to strengthen a railway br…
A driver has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A47 this morning, which was still causing delays in the area three hours later. The emergency services were called at about 11.20am to the collision at the Dans Lane junction, which involved a ca…
Two major projects will take significant steps forward this Christmas; to upgrade signalling at West Hampstead and to strengthen a railway bridge in Kentish Town, while maintenance work takes place throughout the route.
The signalling work will “recon…
Property specialist Bradley Hall hosted its annual Festive Fundraiser and raised £55,000 for local charities NE Youth, Bravehearts of the North East, and Great North Children’s Hospital Foundation. The event, which welcomed 600 guests to The Fed in Gat…
Drivers are avoiding one of the East Midlands’ major roads and businesses are spending hundreds of pounds on vehicle maintenance due to its poor condition, according to a new survey of the A1 by Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM).
Congestion, poor …
Motorists are being warned that Leicestershire Police[1] will be starting their annual drink-driving campaign today, catching drivers who are over the limit.
There are more than 100 arrests for drink-driving offences around the county every month but t…
A dad-of-two stole thousands of pounds worth of duty-free perfume from East Midlands Airport after buying cheap plane tickets[1]. Gareth Colcough entered the airport, went through security, stole £5,700 worth of duty-free items and then made an excuse …
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 …