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Girl wearing a pink jacket with her hair tied up

'Coalville is more fun than I thought'

Pupils unlock their creativity by writing funny fictional tales about their town's rich history.

Mr Culpin and Riley dressed in warm clothes standing on a green 3G football pitch

Children's football club is thriving, founder says

Up to 36 children now take part in the pan-disability training sessions every week.

A CGI of a warehouse which could be part of the finished scheme

Proposal to build warehouses on village fields

An outline planning application is submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council.

Overturned lorry on a carriageway

Road reopens after lorry overturned

The lorry overturned at Bardon Road in Coalville on Friday morning, Leicestershire Police said.

The front of a car smashed up with a tree against its front passenger side. Bits of the car are scattered around the trunk and wires trail from the car.

Fire crews attend dozens of Christmas emergencies

One included when a car left a motorway and crashed into trees on Christmas Day.

An exterior shot showing the front of the empty red-brick toilet block which has boarded windows and doors.

Empty public toilets to be used as office space

The disused toilet block has stood empty since it was closed more than a decade ago.

Overhead view of the Cliffe Hill Quarry site

Quarry given permission to extend into farmland

Planning officers say the move would "release around 30 million tonnes of reserves".

Exterior of Coalville CAN headquarters in Memorial Square, Coalville

Council apologises for funding 'misunderstanding'

A community group says councillors have withdrawn a cash promise to help it buy its HQ.

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.