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Leicester Mercury published December date for Junior's life-changing op
A couple are busy fund-raising to pay for a life-changing operation for their young son, which has been scheduled for December.The race is on now to make sure some £60,000 is in the bag to pay for the...
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Mercury_Sport published Tigers hopes of signing South African international...
Leicester Tigers hopes of signing South African international centre Jean de Villiers have come to an end.The 34-year-old would have bought just the levels of experience the club needs to an area of...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 25 Years Ago
A COUNTY pub landlord enraged by French farmers' actions in the "lamb war" is set to hit back with his own trade boycott.Landlord Mr Nick Raven and his wife Karen, of the Red Lion, Sibbertoft, are...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 50 Years Ago
MR BILL Maycock thought he had found 22 pieces of good luck yesterday when he came across 22 silver threepenny pieces on a Leicester demolition site. But he was wrong.While he was standing under a...
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PA_Warzynski published Mars spoon seen floating on the Red Planet's surface
The Mars rover Curiosity has photographed a peculiar image of what appears to be a floating spoon on the Red Planet's surface.The Nasa robot took the picture on August 30, which shows a curious...
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Leicester Mercury published Party people enjoying their night out at Jukebox...
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Leicester Mercury published Drug dealer caught with £700 worth of...
A drug dealer caught with a £700 haul of amphetamine, hidden in a back garden wheelie bin, was given a suspended jail sentence.When the police carried out a search, Kyle Ashley O'Neill, 26, confessed...
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Barry_Cooper1 commented Great British Bake Off: Cypriot flaoun recipe
Tonight on the Great British Bake Off, the bakers will be given the task of making a Cypriot flaoun - a type of cheese-filled pastry as part of the technical challenge from host Paul Hollywood.Take a...
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Barry_Cooper1 published Leicestershire villages named among best in country...
Leicestershire is one of the best places in the country to bring up a family according to research by a leading property website.The county has two villages that have rated highly when it comes to...
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PA_Warzynski published Curve designer given architectural wooden spoon for...
The man who designed the £61 million Curve theatre has been named winner of the Carbuncle Cup 2015 - the award for Britain's worst building.Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly has picked up the prize for...
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Tim_Healy27 published Police fail to find person who threatened to burn down...
Police have drawn a blank in their investigation into who sent a letter threatening to burn down a council leader's house.The hand-written threat, with a match attached, was posted to the home of...
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DavidWOwen published Menphys adds Narborough fund-raiser to its...
A charity offering a lifeline for parents with disabled children is appealing for people to take part in a new annual fund-raising event.The Menphys Walk has been held in Oadby for the past 34 years,...
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Barry_Cooper1 commented McDonald's trials table service in Leicester store
A McDonald's restaurant in Leicester is one of the first in the city to offer table service to its customers.The fast food restaurant at Fosse Park will be giving customers the chance to order via...
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Mercury_Sport published LV= County Championship: Leicestershire wickets...
Leicestershire let slip a promising position on day two of their LV= County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Grace Road.At one point they were in the box seats at 177-2 but by lunch they...
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danjmartin published 'Save our Star Wars toys' - Concern over fate of...
A man who designed iconic Action Man and Star Wars figures at Coalville's renowned Palitoy factory says he is concerned about the future of toys that were on display at the former Snibston Discovery...
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AlanThompson published Former Met police chief calls on Madeleine McCann...
A former senior Metropolitan Police chief has called for the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann to be wound up.John O'Connor, the respected former head of the force's elite Flying...
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Barry_Cooper1 commented Great British Bake Off: Vol-au-vents recipe
For tonight's showstopper, the Great British Bake Off contestants will be challenged to produce one of the great party foods, vol-au-vents.Having already tasked the bakers with producing a frangipane...
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Mercury_Sport published Rob Tanner's Blog: Have Leicester City done enough in...
As the transfer window closed last night there will have been fans up and down the country questioning if their club had done enough business.As spending during the summer hit a new record of £870...
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Leicester Mercury published Cyclists raise £53,000 for vital medical...
Vital medical equipment to help train doctors and nurses looking after children born with heart defects has been handed over to Leicester's Glenfield Hospital.The "SimBaby" has been bought thanks to a...
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