Swepstone church roof stripped of £50k of lead

A village church has had £50,000 worth of lead stripped from its roof by thieves. St Peter

Church roof lead is stripped by callous thieves

Merciless thieves have made off with thousands of pounds worth of lead from the roofs of churches across the area, leaving ancient places of worship open to the elements and congregations facing huge fundraising drives to cover the cost of replacemen

Firefighters called to several crashes over weekend

Emergency services were called to the junction of Swepstone Road and Gallows Lane shortly before 8.30pm/. A fire service spokesman said: