Leicester Mercury published GP care 'in meltdown'
Health and social care is in meltdown and could take a generation to fix, according to a group representing GPs. Dr Chris Hewitt, chief executive of the local medical committee (LMC) for Leicester,...
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View ArticleMercury_Sport commented Former Leicester City boss Peter Taylor says Jamie...
Former Leicester City manager Peter Taylor believes striker Jamie Vardy must still improve to be considered a regular starter for England.Vardy has won four England caps since making his debut against...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Local football: Oadby Owls on brink of Sunday...
Oadby Owls are on the brink of the Sunday Champions League knock-out stages after their fine form continued against Albion.Owls need just two points from their final two Group D fixtures to reach the...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester City's former Manchester United...
It will be a case of the ones who got away for Manchester United when they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.Danny Drinkwater, Danny Simpson, Ritchie De Laet and Matty James all...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City midfielder Andy King achieves rare...
Leicester City midfielder Andy King has achieved a rare feat of playing for the club at both the lowest and highest points in their history.King featured as a substitute in City's 3-0 win over...
View Articledanjmartin commented Soulsby writes to every hackney cabbie urging them to...
Sir Peter Soulsby has written to every hackney cab driver in Leicester warning them of the consequences should they carry out further 'go slow' protests in the city. The mayor is currently locked in a...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers lock Graham Kitchener could...
Leicester Tigers lock Graham Kitchener could make his first appearance of the season against Bath on Sunday after being declared fit for selection.Kitchener has missed the first six games of the...
View ArticleTim_Healy27 published Leicester Mercury readers grab bargains at the Fenwick...
Hundreds of people grabbed bargains galore tonight as they took advantage of the Leicester Mercury's fantastic reader offer at Fenwick.Queues of ticket holders snaked along Market Street and Bowling...
View Articledanjmartin published Row over Leicester council boycott of Israeli West Bank...
A Jewish campaign group has been granted permission to launch a high court challenge to Leicester City Council's boycott of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. A judge has granted...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Twice-the-limit drink driver jailed for crash which...
A reckless motorist who was twice the drink-drive limit when he killed his friend in a crash, after ignoring her desperate pleas to slow down, has been jailed. William Wallace (19), of The Broadway,...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Police issue photo of driver in alleged assault on cyclist
Police are searching for a driver who allegedly attacked a cyclist. Officers have released a photograph of a man they want to trace in connection with the incident, which happened at the junction of...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Jail for 'predatory' scout leader who sexually abused girl
A scout leader indecently assaulted a girl guide as she rehearsed for her role in a show he was putting on. Andrew Barratt, of Klondyke Way, Asfordby, took the 12-year-old youngster to the rear of the...
View ArticleMercury_Sport commented Leicester City's Jamie Vardy sets up V9 Academy for...
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is setting up an academy to help aspiring non-league players emulate his rise from the Conference to the Premier League.Just three years ago, Vardy was playing...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Greville Janner: alleged victims may claim £2.5...
Six men who say they were sexually abused by former Leicester MP Greville Janner are expected to submit a claim for up to £2.5 million in damages. Lawyers acting for the men, who claim the 87-year-old...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester City v Manchester United: We're making...
In the players' room at the King Power Stadium, footage from last season's Great Escape plays constantly to inspire Claudio Ranieri's men.But defender Christian Fuchs believes City are making their own...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers v Bath: Semi-final defeat is...
A combination of "new players, new coaches and new emphasis" means it is a fresh Leicester Tigers side that will look to avenge last season's semi-final defeat when they welcome Bath to Welford Road...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester City v Man United: Bastian...
Leicester City midfielders N'Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater may have come out on top in most of their battles this season, but today they face one of the world's most successful and experienced...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published There is even more to come from Leicester Tigers,...
Tongan international Telusa Veainu says the form of Leicester Tigers' backs is "infectious".Veainu, who joined Tigers at the conclusion of the World Cup last month, has made an immediate impact at...
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