Two refuse workers were taken to hospital after the dustbin lorry they were travelling in overturned in high winds on a main road in Leicestershire.
The vehicle – operated by waste contractor Biffa on behalf of Melton Borough Council – was reported to …
Borough council statement
Melton Borough Council has issued a statement about the incident.
A spokesperson said: “At 12pm today, Tuesday February 23, a vehicle operated by waste contractor, Biffa, was involved in an incident on the A607 Leicester Road …
Specialist 4×4 volunteers dashed to the rescue after a lorry got stuck in deep snow in the Harborough district last night (Monday) – triggering serious traffic tailbacks.
Leicestershire and Rutland 4×4 Response team were called out after the truck g…
Leicestershire Police have recovered a stolen caravan after it was spotted in a village by an officer from a neighbouring force.
Officers seized the caravan yesterday after it was seen in a location in Shawell, near Market Harborough, by a rural police…
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A Coalville construction materials company has launched a new competition for local schoolchildren.
Aggregate Industries, who kicked off the competition on Tuesday, January 26, are calling on…
A lorry driver has been charged with drink driving after police caught him swerving along the M1 in a 44-tonne truck.
Leicestershire Police officers stopped the HGV on the northbound section on the M1 through the county yesterday, Tuesday January 26.
T…
Three 4×4 vehicles linked together to tow a truck carrying NHS supplies after it got stuck on snowy road in Leicestershire.
Members of the Leicestershire and Rutland 4×4 Response team went to the rescue after the lorry got stuck on a hill on the A512 n…
Gritters are out in force
It was a busy weekend for Leicestershire County Council’s gritters, which have been out and about across the region since Saturday evening.
A total of 23 gritters cover 17 routes across the county who go out spreading roughly …
A BMW driver ploughed across a roundabout without stopping, smashing into a Ford Fiesta and sending it spinning, before speeding off.
The hit-and-run left the Fiesta a write-off. Driver Ryan Laird has now shared the dashcam footage of the crash in the …
‘Shelves are half empty!’: Shoppers despair as Brexit border chaos leaves shortages of salad, fresh veg, frozen food, wine, beer, and fruitFrance is demanding that truckers have Covid tests 72 hours before entering leading to delays at ports No10 …
A man has been charged after an alleged hit and run crash that left two people needing hospital treatment.
Police were called to High Street in Measham at 9.50pm on Saturday, July 4, last year, where they found two men injured. A white pick-up truck th…
She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the school she was working with was doing “absolutely everything they could” to keep staff safe.
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“It’s a great early Christmas gift,” said one shopper on the high street of Ashby-de-la-Zouch on hearing news of a Brexit trade deal.
The market town, described by its local MP as “the heart of Middle England”, voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU and …
Two people have been fined £10,000 each for holding a flat party with more than 60 guests in Leicester.
Bodycam footage showed officers knocking on the door of the property – which is in a Tier 3 area, where any indoor household mixing is banned – on 1…