The event company behind an upcoming major firework display have defended their decision to continue with the event. MLE Pyrotechnics who organise the Belvoir Castle Fireworks Championships say that conditions have been carefully assessed and a number of precautions have been put in to place. The decision to host the event given the recent hot and dry weather has prompted anger from some residents with some saying money is being put before safety. The Belvoir Fireworks Champi

A national governing body has begun an investigation into the death of an experienced skydiver near an airfield in The Vale of Belvoir. Emergency services were called to Langar Airfield on the Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire border at 12:13 on Sunday afternoon. It was then confirmed that a 22-year-old experienced sky divver was found in a nearby field and pronounced dead at the scene. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed that no one else was injured. Police pictured at Langar Airf

A young woman has died after a skydiving incident near Langar Airfield. Emergency services were called at 12.13pm today (Sunday). The woman, aged 22, was found in a nearby field and pronounced dead at the scene. A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said that her family have been informed and will be supported by specially trained officers. Police at the scene near Langar Airfield. Photo: NEMM No one else was hurt and a file will now be prepared for the Coroner. Detective Ins

Leicestershire Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage after a cash machine was stolen in Rutland this morning. Police received a call at 2.53am this morning (Friday 3 July) to say that a telehandler had been driven into the front of the store in Braunston Road, Oakham. The telehandler pictured on Friday morning. Photo: Rutland & Stamford Sound Significant damage was caused to the building as the ATM was removed and dragged away from the scene by a 4x4 pickup tru

Tributes have been paid to a 13-year-old boy who died after getting in to difficulty while paddling in a lake in Syston. Hayden Jones-Powell has been described by his family as a 'cheeky, gorgeous 13 year old' in a Crowd Funder online. Hayden was a West Brom fan and tributes at the local skate park include football shirts printed and pinned to a fence. Hayden’s family said in the Crowdfunder that he had gone “paddling with his friends” after school. Tragically, Hayden got int

Specialist police dive teams searching for a teenage boy following reports he entered a lake in Syston yesterday afternoon (Thursday 25 June) have recovered a person from the water. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "We can confirm it is the teenager known to have entered the lake and his family are being supported specialist officers." Police were called just after 1.30pm to Meynell Lake, in Fosse Way. Officers attended along with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue

Firefighters from four counties are currently tackling a large fire in the Vale of Belvoir. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue received a call earlier today (Thursday) to reports of a fire in Langar. Crews from Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire are working hard to fight the fire which involves a large amount of scrap metal. A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue who are leading the operation said: “UPDATE | 16:15 We've currently got 12 fir

Police have arrested three teenage boys in connection with a major fire at Thurmaston Shopping Centre. Police were called to the shopping centre in Barkby Thorpe Lane just after 4.15am on Saturday 20 June following a report of a fire. Officers attended alongside colleagues from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. No one was injured in the incident. During the past few days, the fire service has been working to establish the cause of the fire and this remains ongoing. Exte

Network Rail have advised that a rail crossing which was damaged by the recent lightning strike at Melton railway station is planned to be fixed tomorrow (Wednesday). Currently there's no step free access for wheelchairs or pushchairs to change platforms at Melton station after the magnetic lock failed resulting in the closure of the crossing. Passengers have been requested to travel to Oakham or Leicester and swap platforms in order to carry on their journeys. The crossing i