60103 Flying Scotsman will be on the mainline this Wednesday (13th December) as it hauls a tour to Worcester[1].
Departing Cambridge[2] at 06:25, the train will pass through Ely[3] (07:20), Manea[4] (07:38), March[5] (07:47), Peterborough[6] (08:10), O…
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…
Residents of Melton have reacted with disappointment to news that the southern leg of the town bypass was being put on hold due to increased costs of £27m. One said the Melton Mowbray[1] Distributor Road going ahead without a southern leg was “like hav…
A woman arrested on suspicion of murder after the sudden death of a man at a home in Melton[1] has been released with no further action. The 69-year-old woman was arrested after officers were called to an address in Ferneley Crescent by East Midlands A…
A bid to build hundreds of homes on the site of an old factory in Melton[1] has been made. And residents in the area, while concerned about the impact of the new housing on the town, agree the proposed estate is an improvement on the land being left st…
A major incident is ongoing near Melton[1] after two gliders are believed to have collided mid-air. Leicestershire Police[2], Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, East Midlands Ambulance Service, and an Air Ambulance are in attendance at the scene.
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New research has revealed the UK’s top 20 favourite regional delicacies. In a study commissioned by social media platform, Playsee[1], the nation’s favourite regional delicacy has been named as the Yorkshire pudding, in a poll of 2,000 Brits.
In second…
A diversion route is in place due to a crash that has closed the A1 in Rutland today (Wednesday, July 5). The northbound carriageway is shut between Stamford and Stretton, with emergency services at the scene.
The crash was first reported shortly befor…
Artist's impression of completed relief road
The closures are part of the Grantham Southern Relief Road project.
Below is a list of upcoming closures on the A1 near Grantham (subject to weather):
Night-time closure of northbound A1 / Monday 17 J…
Leicestershire County Council has paused a review into which bus services it should axe after receiving new funds. The authority[1] announced the review in February, saying it could no longer afford to keep the buses running[2].
All 26 of the services …
A man has died in a crash in Melton after his motorbike collided with a telegraph pole. Officers were called to reports of the serious crash on Saturday morning, March 9.
The rider, in his 40s, was travelling on Saxby Road at 10.40am when his red Ducat…