Water supply issues are currently affecting about 700 customers of South East Water and Anglian Water across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire, leaving them without water on the hottest day of the year. Source link
Parents have criticised a secondary school in Leicestershire, UK, after it banned pupils from wearing jumpers until October, with some students reportedly placed in isolation for breaking the rule. Lutterworth High School introduced the policy after Easter, prompting complaints that children are cold, uncomfortable and unfairly punished. Some parents described the move as “draconian”, while the school said jumpers are a winter‑only item and uniform changes are under review. Source link
Shocking photos have been released of the aftermath of a crash which closed a bypass near East Midlands Airport. The southbound carriageway of the A42 was closed near junction 23 of the M1 in Leicestershire, as well as a slip road off the motorway following a single-vehicle collision on Saturday (April 11) morning. A large number of fire service, police, ambulance and highways vehicles attended the scene, which reportedly happened due to the driver experiencing a medical episode. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, which deployed multiple crews to the incident, published photos showing the wreckage of a black Mercedes behind the barrier on the slip road. In a statement issued on Saturday, the station said: “Today we attended a Road Traffic Collision on the M1 A42 slip due to the driver suffering a medical episode.” Leicestershire Police were contacted for more information about the crash, but are yet to respond. Issuing a warning to other motorists, Coalville fire station said: “Your reactions, concentration and judgement can all be affected if you are feeling unwell. A …
Fallow deer are grazing under ruined brick walls in the house where Lady Jane Grey was born. It’s a moody spring day at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire and there are few visitors. Instead, there are fieldfares in the hedges and skylarks singing in the mist. I’m walking, through bracken and craggy outcrops, towards Old John Tower, a folly that looks like a giant beer mug on the hill ahead. It sometimes feels as though England’s much-photographed beauty spots get more booked up and overpriced every day. But there are scenic corners of the country that still fly under the insta-radar and Charnwood, around Loughborough, is one of these. The largest borough in Leicestershire, Charnwood is the area between Leicester and the Nottinghamshire border. Its gentle wooded hills and well-kept villages offer country walks to gourmet pubs and cafes. It’s like a cheaper, quieter Cotswolds with better transport links. The Navigation Inn in Barrow upon Soar. Photograph: Terence Wright/Alamy An hour and a quarter by train from London or 50 minutes from Sheffield, Loughborough is easy …
