Leicester Mercury published Leicester Lions NEWS: Track alterations work is...
Alterations to Leicester Lions' track are on target despite the wet weather.The work is being carried out by the club's track curator, Glyn Taylor, who has experience of building speedway circuits...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Most dangerous roads in Leicestershire revealed
The 10 most dangerous roads and junctions in Leicestershire have been revealed. Leicestershire County Council has released the figures which show there were 179 accidents at these 10 sites, involving...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Street mugger robbed newspaper delivery boy, 15,...
A street mugger who robbed a newspaper delivery boy of his mobile phone has been convicted in his absence and jailed for two years. Habib Shobowale, 22, went on the run and failed to attend his trial...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City POLL RESULTS: Shinji...
Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki has been voted man of the match by Mercury online readers for his performance in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Villa Park.Japanese international Okazaki gave City a...
View Articledanjmartin published 'We aimed to arrest Janner like we arrested Frank Beck'...
Mick Creedon was a Leicestershire Constabulary detective sergeant who investigated Lord Janner in early 1990s. He is now chief constable of Derbyshire Constabulary and today responded to Sir Richard...
View ArticleIFrodsham published George vice president in Lutterworth leaves company...
A leading figure at Lutterworth-based George has left the company, amid reports of job losses at its owners Asda. Fiona Lambert, vice president of own label development, has left her role at the...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City NEWS: Claudio Ranieri backs Jamie...
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has backed striker Jamie Vardy to rekindle his goal-scoring form. Vardy has failed to find the net in his last six appearances after scoring 15 goals in his first...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Homes without water in Belgrave overnight due to...
About 70 homes in the Marfitt Street area of Leicester were without water overnight on Monday due to a burst pipe. Severn Trent was called out to the burst, just off the Melton Road, shortly before...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester Tigers NEWS: 'No chance of quarter-final...
Leicester Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen has said there will be 'no chance' of the club's Champions Cup quarter-final taking place at the King Power Stadium.The last time that Tigers earned a home...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Janner: Three boys whose abuse claims should have gone...
Greville Janner, then a 47-year-old MP, allegedly sexually abused a 14-year-old boy he had first met in a primary school in his constituency, according to an official report. The boy later told police...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Janner: Three chances missed to put MP on trial for...
Three chances to put Greville Janner on trial for child abuse were blown because of mistakes by the police or prosecutors, according to a senior legal figure today. Retired High Court judge Sir Richard...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Taxi drivers row: Date announced for public meeting
The RMT union has released details of the public meeting it intends to hold about its long-running taxi dispute with Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby.The union represents 325 hackney cab drivers in...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Police investigating car fire cordon off...
Police investigating a car fire have cordoned off a road.A forensics tent was put up at the scene in Hermitage Road, Birstall, and police and fire service investigators were at the incident this...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Police investigate fatal car fire in Hermitage...
Police are investigating a fatal car fire. Emergency services were called to Hermitage Road, in Birstall, at about 5.50pm yesterday after reports that a car was on fire. Police have said that enquiries...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published School sports: Team Leicestershire gets chance to...
A new venture, Team Leicestershire, has been launched across the county to offer every young person the opportunity to participate in and represent their school in high-quality sport.The association...
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