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The M1 was closed due to a ‘Leicestershire Police led incident.’ The part of the motorway by East Midlands Airport was shut in both directions just before 8pm last night (Sunday, December 24).
National Highways East Midlands shared an update on social …
A number of items of jewellery were taken during a daylight burglary in a Leicestershire village last month.[1] Rings, earrings, necklaces and bangles were taken from a home in Mountsorrel on Saturday, November, 4.
Charnwood Police said the property on…
Ashby’s newest cafe and lounge bar is searching for staff and holding a recruitment day[1] this week. Centivo Lounge is due to open in the New Year and will take pride of place in the town’s high street.
The cafe and bar, part of the Loungers plc group…
A Loughborough[1] man who had a 15ft fall from a mountain, breaking his ribs, which punctured his lung, said his life flashed before his eyes and he still has nightmares of death. Matt Hopper had been high up on the edge of Cave Dale, near Castleton in…
An 11-year-old girl who helps care for her disabled sister has switched on a town’s Christmas lights.Amellia turned on Loughborough’s festive illuminations on Sunday after winning a competition.She impressed judges with how she helps look after her sis…
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 …