Transport and Logistics Network
Police are attempting to return a haul of stolen goods to their rightful owners. Detectives recovered a number of items believed to have been stolen between July last year and this March.
An electric boat, a tile cutter, a mounted wall fire and leaf bl…
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…
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’…
Leicestershire country casuals brand Joules is planning redundancies at its head office under plans to merge more of its operations with new joint owner Next. Next, which helped buy Joules out of administration last December[1], said the cuts would be …
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…
Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove[1] has said his department will be in talks with Oadby and Wigston Borough Council[2] to discuss its financial position. Mr Gove was contacted by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien who requested intervention into the council’…
A plan to pull down a number of buildings on a site Coalville[1] and develop a 36-bed care home in their place has been submitted to the local council. Applicant S Rigby has asked North West Leicestershire District Council[2] for permission to build th…
Taxi drivers say they can’t afford a rise in the fees they must pay to operate due to losing up to 85 per cent of their business following the Covid-19 pandemic and competition from Uber. Charnwood Borough Council[1] is reviewing the fees it charges fo…
A lorry was left hanging off a bridge on the M1 in the early hours of today after a crash. The heavy goods vehicle smashed into a bridge barrier over the A14 shortly before 4.40am.
The driver made a lucky escape from the lorry and was left injured, Lei…
People in the Coalville[1] area are being asked to keep an eye out for an elderly lady who has gone missing from her home. Christine Cliff, who lives in the Standard Hill area of Hugglescote, left her home at about 4am this morning (Sunday).
Leicesters…