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Shoe shop in Zone as its profits shoot up
Shoe Zone posted a leap in profits as the retail chain – whose products sell for under £10 on average – continues to enjoy a decent start to life as a stock market company. The Leicester-based firm,...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Dean Pugh (46), of Newton Lane, Wigston, pleaded guilty to exceeding a 30mph speed limit at Glen Road, Newton Harcourt, on November 8. He was...
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Leicester house fire deaths: Arson murderers jailed for life
Two men have been jailed for life for the murders of a mother and her three children in a botched revenge attack on their home. Tristan Richards (24), of Sparkenhoe Street, Highfields, Leicester, was...
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Pair Jailed For Life Over Leicester Fire Deaths
Two men convicted of starting a house in fire in Leciester that killed a mother and three children have been jailed for life. Reported by Sky News 6 hours ago.
View ArticleHorse racing: Sentinel tipster Charlie McCann is up for the cup...
Fun Mac is no bit part player in today's feature race at Salisbury, says Sentinel tipster CHARLIE McCANN THE Bibury Cup is the feature race at Salisbury this afternoon and Fun Mac's win at Leicester in...
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Somalis in Leicester say drugs ban on khat should be celebrated
An addictive plant chewed by members of Leicester's Somali community became an illegal drug yesterday. People who had campaigned for khat to be made illegal said yesterday – when it became a class C...
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Leicester house fire deaths: What the judge told killers
Seven men and a youth have today been jailed for the deaths of Shehnila Taufiq, 47, and her three children, Zainab, 19, Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, who were killed in an arson attack on their home in...
View ArticleArson family killers jailed for life
BBC Local News: Leeds and West Yorkshire -- Akeem Jeffers, 21, from Leeds, is among eight men jailed for an arson attack that killed four members of a family in Leicester. Reported by BBC Local News 5...
View ArticleEight defendants sentenced to a minimum of 134 years in custody
Eight defendants convicted for their part in a fire that killed a family of four in Leicester have been sentenced to a minimum of 134 years in custody. Kemo Anthony Porter (18) of Browning Street,...
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House fire in Luther Street, Leicester, caused by 'cannabis...
A fire which saw 20 homes evacuated was caused by the electrics of an illegal 'cannabis factory', it has emerged. The blaze took hold of a house in the Luther Street, off Hinckley Road, in Leicester's...
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Gang who killed mother and 3 children in Leicester house fire are jailed
They were convicted at Nottingham Crown Court after a trial during which the jury heard that the family died when their home in Leicester was mistakenly set alight. Reported by MailOnline 2 hours ago.
View ArticleLeicester house fire: Two men jailed for life for blaze that killed mother...
Two men have been jailed for life after a mother and her three children died when their home was mistakenly set on fire in a botched revenge attack. Reported by Independent 32 minutes ago.
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Making their voices heard with flash mob
People with learning disabilities and their families joined health workers in a flash mob to make themselves heard.They went to Leicester's Town Hall Square equipped with placards, banners, balloons...
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Kasabian: Leicester fans getting ready to do it all again at...
Kasabian follow up their triumphant homecoming gig by headlining at Glastonbury on Sunday.A decade after their Glastonbury debut, the Leicester rockers will top the Pyramid Stage bill on the final...
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Leicester house fire deaths: Judge's tribute to innocent victims
The judge paid tribute to the four victims and the dignity displayed by Dr Muhammad Taufiq.Mr Justice John Griffith Williams, speaking at the sentencing, said: "That the victims were the wholly...
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Employers meet job hunters at Leicester Mercury jobs fair
Hundreds of people visited the Leicester Mercury Jobs Fair at the King Power Stadium yesterday.The event brought two dozen employers from a range of sectors together with potential employees.The...
View ArticleCity win promotion
Leicester City Tornadoes have been promoted following a successful play-off campaign.Tornadoes move up to the Central England Regional League Two for the first time in their history and are now two...
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Bike stolen from garden of a house
Police have released an image of a motorbike which was stolen from the back garden of a home.The theft happened between 6pm on May 31 and 8.15am the following day, in Braunstone Lane, Leicester.The...
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Thomas Waldrom working hard as Exeter Chiefs start pre-season
Exeter Chiefs' summer arrival Thomas Waldrom is trying his best to hit the ground running as his new club begin pre-season training. The former Leicester Tigers No. 8 joined his new team-mates as they...
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Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Natasha Malik (27), of Heybridge Road, Humberstone, Leicester, was fined £600 with £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge after being proven in...
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