The Kirby Muxloe village website

Last night i answered a knock at the door to find a young man selling various household items from a bag. He showed me his identification and explained that he had recently been released from prison, and as part of his probation he was selling the enclosed items to raise money for college fees.
Firstly i [...]

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I heard this week from a resident in Kirby that, a young man was held at knife point outside of the local shops on Main Street to surrender his cards and money. Is this true? has anyone else heard of this crime being committed? if you were a witness or even the victim let us [...]

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Are the roadworks, delays and disruptions driving you mad?
They are here for a little longer yet whilst renewing gas pipes, from the 6th to the 25th March. I confess, whilst the traffic lights on Main Street can cause some disruption at peak times, the rest of the time they are quite welcome. The lights prevent [...]

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The activity of “lamping”, hunting and vermin control of land game with a rifle, a strong lamp and occasionally a dog to flush the game out. The light causes the rabbit to freeze which allows the hunter to take a clean shot.
This activity has been observed on regular occasions in Kirby’s surrounding fields. I understand [...]

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I have recently had the misfortune of being a victim of lost information and personal details. We are not talking ID fraud here  but it is never the less concerning and extremely frustrating, especially when the details have been lost by our District Council.
It took over 8 weeks for the council to reply to a [...]

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Last night my husband notified the police when two men were acting suspiciously outside the house. One man was observed looking down our drive from the road, he approached the front door and looked in, he then walked down the drive just looking around around and we waited for him to knock. He didn’t [...]

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