Transport and Logistics Network
The centre of a village in Charnwood was closed to traffic this morning after a lorry was reported to have hit a telegraph pole. Police advised drivers to avoid Mountsorrel due to the incident.
The closures were in place along Loughborough Road, from t…
Angel Lynn’s emotional mother reveals paralysed daughter’s first word in three years was ‘mum’ after she was left brain-damaged during horror kidnapping by jealous ex-boyfriendAngel Lynn was 19 when she fell out of a moving van at 60mph on the A6 By K…
Two people were taken to hospital after a lorry and car collided on the M1 on Wednesday, August 16. The smash, at around 1pm, led to a complete closure of the motorway between junctions 21A and 22.
Traffic was abruptly halted and held stationary on app…
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 crash on the M1 near the Leicestershire border led to long delays this morning. The crash happened on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 24 and 25, not far from East Midlands Airport[1].
Congestion stretched back several miles to junction …
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…
Three teenagers have been arrested after a blaze caused severe damage to the front of a Loughborough[1] charity shop. The Cancer Research store in Market Street caught[2] fire after a “large quantity” of rubbish outside it was set alight.
Leicestershir…
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a crash involving two vehicles near a Nottinghamshire village. A motorcyclist and driver in a 4×4 vehicle were involved in a road traffic collision on Sunday, April 16.
The incident occurred in Normanton L…
A man has been seriously injured[1] following a collision on the A47 at Uppingham. The incident involved a pedestrian and a lorry, leaving the road closed for much of the day.
The collision happened at around 6.54am on Thursday (April 13) when police w…
Large queues have formed for ferries and trains forcing holidaymakers to wait for hours.
Cars faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday, and were seen snaking all the way to the nearby town, with lorries thought to be stretching back fu…