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HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio
Property damage: Stony Hill Road
A tow truck crew removing a disabled car from a ditch at 5:42 p.m. July 14 lost control of the vehicle when a cable snapped, causing the car to flip and roll back into the ditch.
The car had repo…
The A5 was closed for several hours after a lorry hit the infamous railway bridge outside of Hinckley[1] overnight. The bridge, which has resulted in a multitude of crashes and incidents over the years and was once dubbed the country’s ‘most-bashed’, w…
Every time a lorry smashes into the notorious Rugby Road bridge near Hinckley[1], traffic comes to a standstill and trains are halted. And new figures show that in the five years up to last September, ‘Britain’s Most Bashed Bridge’ was struck 88 times,…
Two railway bridges in Hinckley were struck by lorries just hours apart. The incidents happened on the A5 and in Rugby Road on Wednesday (April 26) which led to road and rail disruption[1] throughout the day.
Emergency services were first alerted to an…
Residents were left scratching their heads after passing a Leicestershire river to find that it had been turned bright blue. Parts of the River Sence,[1] which runs from Charnwood Forest and Coalville to Hinckley, were found by locals to have suddenly …
HSBC has closed its branch in Market Harborough, leaving customers to travel six miles if they want to go to the bank. Most major banking companies have been shutting branches at a rate of knots since the Covid-19 pandemic, saying customers simply don’…
Lidl wants to expand in 14 locations across Leicestershire. The German discount supermarket[1] has earmarked locations in the city and county for new stores.
Detailing its expansion plans the chain confirmed it wanted to achieve opening more than 1,100…
A local dad who won big at the Grand National has thanked his daughters. Melvin Pratt went to the iconic race at Aintree Racecourse with his wife, Lesley – and after his win, he is now preparing to treat the whole family.
The lucky man won just over £1…
This is how a vast £750 million rail freight terminal could look if it gets planning permission for green fields between Leicester and Hinckley. The image shows nine warehouses along with new road access to the M69 motorway as well as a rail terminal c…