Hundreds of people filled Leicester cathedral and surrounding gardens to say farewell to Bishop Tim.Addressing the congregation he said: "I am moved to see so many faces of people who have meant so much to us."In a 16-minute sermon Bishop Tim said he treasured his time in Leicester with his wife Wendy.He was speaking as he retired as Bishop of Leicester after 16 years.He thanked the hundreds people from across the community who had filled the cathedral and those in the gardens outside...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 19 hours ago.
Hundreds of people filled Leicester cathedral and surrounding gardens to say farewell to Bishop Tim.Addressing the congregation he said: "I am moved to see so many faces of people who have meant so much to us."In a 16-minute sermon Bishop Tim said he treasured his time in Leicester with his wife Wendy.He was speaking as he retired as Bishop of Leicester after 16 years.He thanked the hundreds people from across the community who had filled the cathedral and those in the gardens outside...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 19 hours ago.
Residents who live near Leicester City's training ground are objecting to the latest phase of plans to upgrade the complex.The Premier League club wants to install an artificial flood lit five aside pitch at its Belvoir Drive ground in Aylestone.It has lodged its proposals with planners at Leicester City Council but there have been 11 objections from people who live nearby.The concerns relate to a fear of excessive lighting, noise disturbance, loss of nature and additional cars parking in nearby...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 19 hours ago.
A man suffered a broken jaw and damaged teeth when he was beaten up by a cosh-wielding attacker and a woman who kicked him in the head.The 29-year-old underwent an operation to repair his jaw with two metal plates and despite extensive dental treatment now has to wear dentures.Mitchell Fletcher, 53, of New Parks Boulevard, Leicester, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm, was jailed for three years and nine months.Co-accused Tiffany Martin, 28, of Knighton Lane, in the city, who also admitted...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 18 hours ago.
He's not old enough to drive, but would-be pilot Charlie Hawes has soared high above the fields of Leicestershire on his first solo flight.He celebrated his 16th birthday on Saturday by taking the controls of a single engine aircraft over Leicester Airport .He hopes it will lead to him being at the controls of a Jumbo jet in the future.His 10-minute flight, which included a touch down and take-off manoeuvre, was watched by his proud parents.Sitting in the pilot's seat of the Cessna 152 at the...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
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A drunk driver knocked down a policeman who tried to stop her making off from a fast-food outlet.Leanne Seddon was so intoxicated that staff at the McDonald's drive-thru in Thurmaston could not understand what her order was over the intercom, Alan Murphy, prosecuting told Leicester Crown Court.When she drove round to the serving hatch it was "more obvious" she was drunk as she struggled to use the chip and pin machine.Staff reported their concerns to two uniformed officers collecting...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
A man was taken to hospital after a car left the road and hit a wall before demolishing a bus stop.The incident occurred on the A426 Lutterworth Road in Glen Parva shortly after 6am.The road was closed for several hours while the debris was cleared.The incident near the junction with Glen Hills Way involved a blue BMW carrying two men. Martin Bloor was the the first person on the scene. He said the car had gone across the road and smashed into a wall of a property, careered along the path,...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 16 hours ago.
Bosses at Leicester's hospitals say they are committed to keeping children's heart surgery in the city - despite the departure of two of the leading surgeons.Giles Peak, who was head of the service, is working in New York on a year's sabbatical from Leicester's hospitals until January 2016.His colleague Attilio Lotto has now accepted a job at the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and is due to leave in the next few months, leaving one full time surgeon.His wife Robyn also played a key...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
Hospital managers have launched an investigation after a patient was given the wrong dose of an insulin drug because a nurse misread a prescription.The woman, who has not been named, was a patient at Leicester Royal Infirmary when the incident happened at the beginning of May.A doctor had written a prescription for 10 units of a particular insulin medication to be given in morning and six units in the afternoon.However, one day the nurse administering the second dose of medication mistook the...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
The Leicester City squad is starting to come together as the players given additional time off after playing in internationals have started to join pre-season.After a week of training, City have flown to Austria for a week-long training camp with nearly a full squad after several internationals returned on Friday.Jeff Schlupp, who was on international duty with Ghana, is back, while new signings Christian Fuchs and Shinji Okazaki, plus Jamie Vardy fresh from his England debut and Croatia...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 14 hours ago.
Leicester Lions moved off the foot of the Elite League table for the first time since early May after their 49-42 win against Swindon at the Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium on Saturday.But it came at a cost as Sam Masters withdrew after his second ride to leave Lions reduced to five riders.The match marked the return to the track of Swindon's Darcy Ward after his 11-month ban, and it was as though he never had been away.After such a lengthy lay-off ,he had lost none of his sharpness to win...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 14 hours ago.
The plot thickened at the weekend over the identity of Leicester City's next manager.Former City boss Martin O'Neill emerged as the outright favourite on Friday with sources stating he was the man the club wanted to succeed Nigel Pearson.One major national bookmaker seized trading on Friday on O'Neill being the next City boss after heavy betting, and an approach to the FAI for the current Republic of Ireland manager was anticipated.However, the odds on former Chelsea, Juventus and Monaco manager...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 13 hours ago.
Leicester centre Vereniki Goneva believes it will be ‘anybody’s game’ when he and his Fiji team-mates take on hosts England in the World Cup opener at Twickenham on September 18.
Reported by MailOnline 5 hours ago.
Controversial plans have been drawn up to relocate a treatment centre for alcoholics to Leicester's historic New Walk.The Anchor Centre is currently based in a premises in Dover Street but Leicester City Council, which funds the service, says the building is not fit for purpose.It is a wet centre where street drinkers can take their alcohol to consume and also get advice and treatment to tackle their addiction.There have been regular reports of anti-social behaviour near the Dover Street centre...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 27 minutes ago.
Professional footballers have always faced the problem of what to do when they hang up their boots. Many Leicester Fosse and City players took over pubs. In this series, City's official historian and archivist John Hutchinson rediscovers and revisits some of these Players' Pubs. Today, it's the legendary Mike StringfellowFollowing in the footsteps of Hughie Adcock and Mal Griffiths, who have already been featured in this series, Mike Stringfellow (picture one) is another legendary Leicester...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 33 minutes ago.
CLAUDIO RANIERI has been appointed as the new Leicester boss.
Reported by Daily Star 13 hours ago.
Claudio Ranieri has secured a return to the Premier League with Leicester City, replacing Nigel Pearson as manager of the club on a three-year contract.
Reported by MailOnline 14 hours ago.