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Ashby de la Zouch

18 men crowding round for a photo after a football match. There are wearing a mixture of orange and blue tops. They are in a changing room. One man is holding a trophy.

The football team helping men through baby loss

Sands United FC uses football to support men who have lost babies or young children.

Deep ruts on a trail through Cloud Wood

Nature reserve churned up by would-be thieves

Cloud Wood near Ashby-de-la-Zouch has been damaged for the second time in a matter of months.

Tommy Hunter and Chloe Mefford sitting, in shades, by a clear blue sea

'My partner's lonely roadside death haunts me'

Chloe Mefford says justice has not been done after a man was in court over Tommy Hunter's death.

A group of netball player hugging

Netball club raises £54k in 75-hour 'marathon'

Organisers say they hope three world records will be set by the challenge.

Zouch Bridge with a pylon, trees and foliage nearby

Second phase of bridge replacement project to start

The £19.5m project to demolish and replace the existing bridge is due to be completed by 2027.

A google image of Nottingham Road in Leicestershire

Road to stay shut for hours over hit telegraph pole

National Grid said it may take up to six hours before the road can be reopened.

Swampy mud cut up by vehicle tracks in front of a wooden bench in a woodland

Wildlife 'disaster' as reserve damaged in break-in

Thieves targeting a quarry left "a right mess" at the nature reserve next door.

Teacher banned over online sex acts with girls

He admitted multiple sex offences against two teenage girls and was banned from the profession.

A row of trees without leaves and green foliage beneath them.

Diseased trees next to busy road to be felled

The project aims to protect the remaining trees which are not affected by ash dieback disease.