Ciaranfagan commented £137m fraud pair jailed for failing to repay...
A crooked accountant who was jailed for his role in a $200 million (£137 million) investment fraud has been sent back to prison after he failed to pay back the proceeds of his crimes. Shinder Singh...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Boxing: Sheldon Purdy on Leicester bill after...
Leicester flyweight Sheldon Purdy is heading home for his next fight after making a winning return in London.His points win over Bulgaria's Georgi Georgiev in Mayfair has secured the 29-year-old from...
View ArticleAlanThompson published Firefighters free casualty trapped in car in ditch
A casualty was released from a car which had gone into a ditch this evening.Fire crews from Wigston and Southern stations went to Lubbesthorpe Way, in Braunstone Town, shortly before 6pm.One person in...
View ArticleAlanThompson published Taxi protests: Union boss calls on black cab drivers...
A national union boss who controversially called for Conservative ministers to be "taken out and shot" over Government cuts has called on Leicester's protesting black cab drivers to turn the city into...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers v Sale: Matt Smith is ready to...
The record book says simply that Leicester Tigers won last weekend's Aviva Premiership clash against Gloucester 19-18 at Kingsholm.It does not suggest that for long passages of the game Tigers looked...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Man City v Leicester City NEWS: The Teenager the...
Manchester City's young forward Kelechi Iheanacho will be hoping to enhance his growing reputation in the top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad today.The Nigeria international scored a hat-trick at...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers v Sale: Richard Cockerill wary...
Leicester Tigers boast a sound record at home to Sale Sharks ahead of Saturday afternoon's Aviva Premiership clash.But Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill is well aware that the Sharks will...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Police appeal for help to trace missing Malachi
Police are appealing to the public to help locate a missing Leicester teenager.Malachi Quintyne-Bayliss, 15, was reported missing to police on Sunday, January 24. There was a reported sighting of him...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City NEWS: Jamie Vardy, Barack Obama,...
It's the big one. Leicester City against Manchester City. Top versus second. The Premier League title at stake. Are you excited? We certainly are. Anticipation for the gargantuan clash at the Etihad on...
View ArticleMerc_Reporter commented Market trader fined for selling fake branded sport...
A Sunday market trader who displayed fake Nike, Puma, Polo by Ralph Lauren and SuperDry sports shirts on his stall wept in court as he was ordered to pay more than £1,500 in costs and a fine.Afran...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester Tigers v Sale: This clash is part of...
Leicester Tigers' clash with Sale on Saturday afternoon is part of a season-defining run of fixtures, scrum-half Sam Harrison believes.With no LV= Cup this term and the Champions Cup quarter-finals not...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury commented Nurse who tried to goad suicidal mental health...
A nurse who squared up to a suicidal mental health patient and tried to goad him into throwing a punch has been struck off.Kovalen Nursingen told the vulnerable man 'come on then, if you are going to...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Athletics: Jane Potter makes it back-to-back titles...
Jane Potter made it back-to-back titles as she defended her crown at the Midlands Cross-Country Championships.The Charnwood athlete came out on top as she battled against mud, wind, competitors and...
View ArticleDavidWOwen commented Leicester back in the spotlight for its diversity
Leicester is famous for being one of the most diverse city's in the United Kingdom. Our self-deprecating city, however, has become better known in recent times for the discovery of King Richard III's...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester City OPINION: Fans have their says on...
Leicester City fans give their thoughts on the top-of-the-table Premier League clash at Manchester City, Jamie Vardy's screamer against Liverpool, and watching Claudio Ranieri's side passing like...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Manchester City v Leicester City – Premier...
Leicester City face the biggest test of their Premier League title credentials when they travel to rivals Manchester City in Saturday's lunch-time kick-off. Claudio Ranieri's side hold a three-point...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Man City v Leicester City NEWS: I feel sorry for...
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri sympathises with his opposite number Manuel Pellegrini over the way he is set to leave Manchester City.But the City boss knows all too well that it is part and...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester City BIRCH column: Interest in our club...
Phew! The place is buzzing, not just our club and the city but around the globe, writes Alan Birchenall in his exclusive Leicester Mercury column.It is all about Vards' goal on Tuesday night. What a...
View ArticleDavidWOwen published King Richard III up for tourist crown with arts centre...
The Richard III experience has reached the finals of a national tourism awards. It will be joined in the finals of Visit England's Awards for Excellence by the Attenborough Arts Centre at the...
View ArticleCiaranfagan commented Police child abuse campaign: play your part in ending...
Today, the Leicester Mercury joins a major campaign to eradicate the evil of the sexual grooming and abuse of children. We invite our readers to support the effort, which is called CEASE – Commitment...
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