Clik here to view.
Next season's Leicester Tigers squad will be 'hungrier for...
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill said next season's Leicester Tigers squad will be "hungrier for success" after the disappointment of a trophyless 2013-14.Some of the club's players have already...
View ArticleClik here to view.
World Cup 2014: Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez and Algeria...
Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez and his Algeria team-mates will be out to create history when they take on Germany in the knock-out stages of the World Cup on Monday night.Mahrez was again an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kasabian fan furious after rogue flare gives him first and second...
A Kasabian fan is furious after a rogue flare set his clothing on fire at the band's homecoming gig.Rob Desbrow, of Leicester, only managed to see the first 25 minutes of the long-awaited event, in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy all fired up for Premier...
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is fired up and ready to make a big Premier League impact.That is the view of former City striker Alan Young.The 27-year-old Vardy was a revelation last season after...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Burglar alarm conmen told 'downright lies' to householders,...
Householders were told "downright lies" to con them into signing burglar alarm contracts costing thousands of pounds, a jury has heard.Some customers were deceived during "cold calls" into thinking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faulty gas cylinder valve sets fire to catering tent
A catering tent caught fire when a gas cylinder on a cooking range developed a fault in a field in the city yesterday evening. Fire crews were called to the incident off Loughborough Road. Leicester,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Father and son jailed for 'savage attack' on son-in-law at...
A father and son have been given lengthy jail terms for a "savage attack" on a relative, who feared he would be beaten to death by the pair. The victim was repeatedly kicked and punched during the...
View ArticleUniversity of Leicester celebrates 50th anniversary of Joe Orton’s...
Free public event featuring luminary speakers to mark 50 years since the West End premiere of Leicester-born Orton’s first stage play tomorrow, Sunday June 29. The University of Leicester will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mobile speed camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and...
Mobile speed cameras will be in the following locations this week, from Monday, June 30. A47 Route: Billesdon - East Norton A5199 Bull Head Street, Wigston A6 Glen Road, Oadby A6 Harborough Road,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Glastonbury: Leicestershire's Molly Smitten-Downes delights fans...
Leicester's Eurovision songstress Molly Smitten-Downes kept festival goers entertained when a thunderstorm wiped out the power at Glastonbury. This year was the first time the Anstey singer songwriter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Owner's anger after her two cats are shot in the face and blinded
A woman whose two cats were shot in the face with an air weapon has hit out at the "twisted" person responsible for the attacks. Emma Taft's pets, Isis and Freya, have both lost sight in one eye...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TRANSFER TALK: Crystal Palace 'in move for ex-Tottenham and Man...
CRYSTAL Palace are lining up a move for striker Frazier Campbell, according to Sunday newspaper reports. The Cardiff City striker is looking to leave the Welsh club after their relegation from the top...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leicester City squad 'buzzing' for return to action, says Matty...
For most professional footballers, returning for pre-season training is the moment they dread, but not for Leicester City's Matty James.City return to Belvoir Drive for pre-season testing today before...
View ArticleClose calls in early games
The Leicester League's summer competition kicked off with close encounters across the board as all three matches finished 12-8.The tournament, in which 10 teams of three compete for the Elbow Tankard,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basketball: Leicester Riders star Drew Sullivan gets Great...
Leicester Riders star Drew Sullivan has been named in the 22-man Great Britain squad for their EuroBasket campaign.He will co-captain the squad, along with Kieron Achara, for the second-qualifying...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Athletics: Gold medals in shot and discuss complete fine comeback...
Eden Francis rounded off her remarkable comeback from injury by clinching double gold at the British Athletics Championships.The 25-year-old, from Leicester, only returned to full training in April...
View ArticleAbbey earn schools win
More than 300 primary school children took to the fields at Wyggeston Queen Elizabeth College for a Kwik Cricket tournament.Twenty-three schools from around the city competed at the event.Abbey Primary...
View ArticleNottingham's skyline: The good, the bad and the ugly
FOR nearly 30 years, as an influential planner, he helped shape Nottingham.During that time, the city's prosperity mirrored the peaks and troughs of the national economy. Good buildings, bad buildings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's mud, glorious mud for youngsters
Forget good clean fun – youngsters at Allexton Day Nursery, in Leicester, enjoyed mud, glorious mud in a special day where it was all about getting dirty.Children aged from 13 months to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Event marks premiere of Joe Orton's classic play, Entertaining Mr...
The University of Leicester is celebrating 50 years since the premiere of a Leicester writer's powerful West End stage play.An event was held at the university on Sunday in honour of Joe Orton's black...
View Article