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Great Central Railway[1] (Nottingham[2]) Ltd (GCRN) has received a grant of £40,000 of grant that will allow it to complete a part-finished carriage[3] shed building that will accommodate four operational passenger carriages.
The £40,000 funding was gr…
Firefighters battled a blaze in a Kegworth[1] home on Thursday (August 10) afternoon. Three fire engines attended the scene on Heafield Drive.
The report was received by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service[2] at 1.50pm. The resident reported a fire …
LTNs (Low Traffic Neighbourhoods) have sprung up across South London adding new open spaces on roads and restricting car access. Some people object to these but a majority of Londoners[1] appear to welcome them.
Regardless of that, they are new and …
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One of PACTS unique selling points is its wide membership base across transport modes, the public, private, and third sectors. In July, our community of members met twice, at a joint-working party meeting on Tu…
It may be the smallest railfreight operator, but DC Rail is playing a key role in not only building major projects but in how the sector is operating, as Cappagh Group director of rail David Fletcher tells Richard Clinnick.
No. 60029 Ben Nevis rumbles…
People concerned about the closure of hundreds of railway ticket offices across the country[1] have been given longer to share their views on the proposal. Five Leicestershire train stations could lose their ticket offices as part of a government plan …
Two major players in Leicestershire politics have criticised a government plan to potentially close hundreds of railway ticket offices across the country[1]. Both the Leicester city mayor and Leicestershire County Council[2] have spoken out against the…
An historic watermill could have to close if plans to create a new road opposite go ahead, a local council has been warned. The privately-owned and restored Shepshed Watermill dates back to at least the year 1080 when it was featured in the Domesday Bo…
The Black Country tennis club where a Wimbledon star began playing aged just two-and-a-half say they’re not surprised by his historic victory. Henry Searle, aged 17, from Wolverhampton[1], lifted the Boy’s Singles title at Wimbledon[2] yesterday, the f…
A much-loved chimpanzee at Twycross Zoo[1] has been found dead. William was found by zoo keepers in his outdoor enclosure on Tuesday (July 11). The chimp was 41 and had shown no signs of ill health before his death, according to officials.
Experts at T…