Mercury_Sport commented Leicester City transfer rumours: Foxes set to agree...
Leicester City are set to agree a fee with SM Caen for midfielder N'Golo Kante, according to the French club.SM Caen announced through their official twitter feed that City are close to agreeing a fee...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester Riders confirm advanced talks to re-sign...
Leicester Riders have confirmed they are in advanced talks to re-sign the Great Britain captain Drew Sullivan.Sullivan played for the London Lions last season, and was the top scorer in their BBL...
View ArticleAlanThompson published Leicester Synagogue given Lottery funding for Jewish...
Leicester Synagogue has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its "Sharing Jewish Heritage" project.A grant of £81,700 has been awarded to The Leicester Hebrew Congregation...
View ArticlePA_Warzynski published Oadby telescope joins in global study of newly...
A 20-inch telescope in Oadby has been observed the awakening of a sleeping black hole which has been spewing out colossal jets of high-energy radiation for the last three weeks. The powerful cosmic...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Tunisian tourists who died in terror attack...
Thousands of people of all faiths and none united yesterday in silence to remember the victims of the Tunisian massacre.Thirty eight tourists, including Leicester couple Ray and Angela Fisher, died in...
View ArticleMercury_Sport commented Leicester City transfer news: QPR turn down...
Leicester City have had a £12million bid for QPR striker Charlie Austin rejected, according to Sky Sports.Exactly a week after City spent £7m on Japan international Shinji Okazaki, City have launched...
View ArticleTom_Mack published Touchdown a success for Simon the Space Bear who flew to...
Simon the Space Bear has been reunited with his owner after travelling 80,000ft towards the edge of the atmosphere. Pupils from Humberstone Junior Academy in Leicester released a giant helium balloon...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Inside Cricket: Who will win the Ashes when...
I am still not sure whether Wednesday, July 8, is a day to relish or fear.England pitch stumps in their bid to regain the Ashes when the first Test against Australia begins in Cardiff that day.Will it...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Picture Gallery :: Leicester's annual schools'...
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View ArticleTim_Healy27 commented Leicester travellers dump seven fridges on Red Hill...
Residents have repeated a call for action after the latest unofficial traveller encampment in Leicester left behind a hoard of dumped fridges.Neighbour Roy Maxfield was walking his dog across Red Hill...
View ArticleCiaranfagan commented CCTV clue in hunt for man who sexually assaulted a woman
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman in the early hours of yesterday.The man approached the woman outside the Co-op shop in Hillsborough Road, Glen Parva and then...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Rugby star Lewis Moody speaks on The Prince's...
Ex-Leicester Tigers and England rugby star Lewis Moody speaks about why he's supporting The Prince's Trust's Team programme.I would never have had a successful career doing something I love if it...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City's Premier League clash with Aston...
Leicester City's home Premier League fixture against Aston Villa has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 13 for live coverage on Sky Sports.Tim Sherwood's men travel to the King Power Stadium for...
View ArticleCiaranfagan published Man taken to hospital after he was mugged in Loughborough
A 51-year-old man was treated in hospital after he was robbed in the street last night.The man was attacked by two thugs in Hermitage Road, Loughborough around midnight.The robbers escaped with cash...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Speedway: Leicester Lions skipper Jason Doyle in...
Leicester Lions captain Jason Doyle chalks up another big moment in his career on Saturday when he takes part in round four of the Grand Prix at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.Doyle secured a place in...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Motor sport: Classic cars as Donington Park hosts...
Classic racing cars will take to the track at Donington Park this weekend when the Leicestershire circuit plays host to the Masters Festival.A packed schedule of 16 races, including the Master Four...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Krystals, Wilkies, the Mag, the Charlotte and...
To recap. TFI Friday is back. Chris Evans is everywhere, once again. Blur have a new album out. Leicester's very own indie noisesmiths Prolapse have reformed. We seem to be in the midst of a minor...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City expected to increase £12m bid...
Leicester City may not have a manager but that has not stopped them pursuing their transfer targets, with a £12million bid submitted for QPR striker Charlie Austin.City are also very close to agreeing...
View ArticleTom_Mack published Fire in Kate Street caused by electrical fault in gas...
Firefighters were called after an electrical fault caused a fire in a home's gas pipes.The incident happened at 3pm today at a house in Kate Street, off the A47 in Leicester's West End and the fire was...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Review: Her Name is Calla at Firebug, Leicester
Respected Leicester-based alt-rockers Her Name Is Calla are celebrating a decade of existence, writes Alex Scoppie, and as with any ten-year-old's birthday party it's a noisy affair, though there's no...
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