Leicestershire residents have expressed fears for the future of their green spaces and services after it emerged new homes due to be built in the city would be accommodated in the county because of a lack of suitable land. In a joint statement last week, the city, county, districts and borough said they were working ...

Excavators have moved back in to restart work on new homes on a former clay pit in Hinckley – which residents fear will cause more floods. Plans for the development on the town’s Big Pit were turned down twice by the borough council before developers, Orbit Group Ltd, appealed against the decision and were given ...