Transport and Logistics Network
A main road[1] near a Derbyshire[2] town remains closed seven hours after a serious collision involving a car and a lorry. Officers were called to the A444 between Overseal[3] and Acresford, on the Derbyshire/Leicestershire border south of Swadlincote[…
Long delays[1] are expected near a Derbyshire[2] village after a “serious” collision between a lorry and a car. The A444 Acresford Road is closed between The Cricketts Inn and Lamberstitch Drive near Overseal – south of Swadlincote[3] – following a cra…
By Frankie Elliott[1] Published: 12:37, 7 January 2024 | Updated: 12:37, 7 January 2024
The mother of a disabled family who were left soaked after a driver sped through a puddle has said her children have been left ill f…
(Google Maps)Police are hunting a driver who sped through a large puddle drenching a family with disabled children from “top to toe”.[1]The family-of-five, including children, 8 and 10 and a baby in a pushchair, were completely soaked by the “unbeliev…
An arrest has been made following the discovery of a body believed to be that of missing man Thomas Hunter from Newhall, Swadlincote. Just after 8.30am on Monday, December 11, the body of a man was found in some hedges on Burton Road in Ashby-de-la-Zou…
A Stoke-on-Trent mum-of-five was high on drink and drugs when she crashed into a tree – killing one man and seriously injuring another. Rachael Boardman – who had left the Potteries to start a better life in Derbyshire – was sentenced to six years behi…
Crouch, 39, was jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years in August (Photo: Derbyshire Police)Crouch, 39, was jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years in August after being convicted of murdering baby Jacob Crouch.Following a trial he was also found…
A bus burst into flames just over the Leicestershire[1] border yesterday. The blaze caused police and fire officials to close a main road while the response took place.
The fire broke out shortly before 9am on Thursday morning (October 26) when a bus t…
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Steven Walters, 55 – along with Anthony Ritchie, 46 – who worked for West Midlands Police, abused their power for sexual gratification after preying on three women….
Poundland bosses say they are “disappointed” that a Derbyshire store will close its doors for the final time this month. The retailer is currently trading from The Pipeworks retail park in Swadlincote.
But the store, off Coppice Side in the town centre…