Match verdict: Charlton stunner rocks Leicester City's hopes
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City suffered a huge blow to their hopes of promotion to the Premier League with a 2-1 defeat at home to Charlton last night. Manager Nigel Pearson fielded a...
View Article459 Leicester City Council staff on £50,000-plus, claims TaxPayers Alliance
This is Leicestershire -- Research by the TaxPayers Alliance claims Leicester City Council increased the number of well paid officers it employed last year - despite budget cutbacks. The pressure group...
View ArticleLeicester's Moore Brentford bound
BBC Local News: London -- Leicester City defender Liam Moore is poised to complete a loan move to League One promotion hopefuls Brentford. Reported by BBC Local News 3 days ago.
View ArticleTransfer news: Leicester City's Liam Moore goes on loan to Brentford
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City defender Liam Moore is set to join Brentford on loan until the end of the season. The 19-year-old has made 14 appearances for City this season but has not...
View ArticleLeicester HMV store escapes new round of closures
This is Leicestershire -- The HMV store in Leicester has escaped a new round of branch closures. The store, in High Street, is not among 37 which have today been earmarked for closure by...
View ArticleAngry exchanges as Leicester City Council passes "savage cuts" budget.
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City Council has tonight approved controversial plans that will see millions of pounds stripped from its spending in the next two years. City Sir Peter Soulsby said...
View ArticleFree help given to Leicester food and drink firms
This is Leicestershire -- A new scheme is being launched to provide free business support to food and drink manufacturers. Trade organisation the Food and Drink Forum has received £94,500 from the...
View ArticleLeicester-born Andrew Bailey named head of banking watchdog
This is Leicestershire -- A Leicester-born financial expert has become head of the new organisation aimed at preventing another banking meltdown. Andrew Bailey has been named chief executive of the...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after young woman is sexually assaulted in student flat in...
This is Leicestershire -- A young woman was seriously sexually assaulted in a block of student flats, police said today. The 19-year-old met a group of five men while she was out in Leicester city...
View ArticleRichard III: 5,000 visitors in two weeks at Leicester's Guildhall exhibition
This is Leicestershire -- An exhibition about Richard III at Leicester's Guildhall has attracted more than 15,000 visitors in two weeks. It means Richard III: Leicester's Search for a King has tripled...
View ArticleCCTV plea as woman is sexually assaulted in Leicester city centre
This is Leicestershire -- A young woman was sexually assaulted in a block of student flats after she had spent the evening with five men. The 19-year-old met the group, who told her they worked in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: CCTV appeal after young woman is sexually assaulted in student flat in...
This is Leicestershire -- A young woman was seriously sexually assaulted in a block of student flats, police said today. The 19-year-old met a group of five men while she was out in Leicester city...
View ArticleFootball: Leicester referee Kevin Friend can't wait to blow whistle on...
This is Leicestershire -- Despite Leicester City being knocked out of the FA Cup last week, the county will still have a representative in a domestic cup final this season. Leicester referee Kevin...
View ArticleTravelling criminal gangs blamed for 47mobile phone thefts in Leicester bars...
This is Leicestershire -- Travelling criminal gangs are being blamed for the theft of 47 mobile phones from people in bars and clubs over the past three weekends. At least two gangs have targeted busy...
View ArticleTravelling criminal gangs blamed for 47 mobile phone thefts in Leicester bars...
This is Leicestershire -- Travelling criminal gangs are being blamed for the theft of 47 mobile phones from people in bars and clubs over the past three weekends. At least two gangs have targeted busy...
View Article30 apprenticeships on offer at Leicester recruitment fair
This is Leicestershire -- About 30 young people are to be offered apprenticeships. Sales and administration posts will be available at an event in Leicester next week run by SWA. Steve Walker,...
View ArticleBlackpool vs Leicester: No issues for Ince
This is Leicestershire -- Paul Ince has no new injury worries as he prepares to take charge of a Blackpool home game for the first time against Leicester. Ince's Seasiders reign got underway with a 2-0...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers announce team to face Saracens
This is Leicestershire -- Geordan Murphy and Tom Croft both make their return to the Leicester Tigers line-up for their top-of-the-table clash with Saracens at Welford Road on Saturday (kick-off 8pm)....
View ArticleRichard III: 15,000 visitors in two weeks at Leicester's Guildhall exhibition
This is Leicestershire -- An exhibition about Richard III at Leicester's Guildhall has attracted more than 15,000 visitors in two weeks. It means Richard III: Leicester's Search for a King seen over a...
View ArticleJamie Lewis Fund helps the homeless in Leicester and Leicestershire
This is Leicestershire -- For centuries, successful businesses have given money to worthy causes in their area. In the first of a series of stories on county philanthropy, Ian Griffin looks at a...
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