Plans to expand a Leicestershire quarry to bring it closer to two villages and to extend digging there for another 18 years have caused outrage among residents. Proposals to expand Mountsorrel Quarry, ...

A large fire broke out at a quarry in Leicestershire, causing thick black smoke to be seen across the county. Firefighters said they were called to Mountsorrel Quarry, in Wood Lane, at 06:30 GMT on ...

Residents in Leicestershire are angered over plans to expand the Mountsorrel Quarry closer to the villages of Quorn and Mountsorrel and extend its operations for 18 more years. The quarry, run by ...

A young man died after getting trapped on a conveyor belt at a Leicestershire quarry, an inquest has heard. Luke Branston, who was a contractor at Mountsorrel quarry, was completing maintenance work ...

A quarry company has been fined over £1m after a 26-year-old worker was fatally crushed by machinery while on its site. Tarmac Aggregates Limited, part of Tarmac Group was fined £1,275,000 after ...