Leicester will go head to head with Plymouth for City of Culture title
This is Plymouth -- Leicester has confirmed it will go head to head with Plymouth in the battle to be named UK City of Culture in 2017. Plymouth has already announced it is bidding for the honour,...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers star released by England
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester Tigers forward Thomas Waldrom is the only player released by England and available for this weekend's home clash against Sale Sharks. The No.8 is among 10 players...
View ArticleLeicester City 3-0 Blackburn Rovers | Championship match report
Two weeks ago, Leicester City lay second in the Championship, but one point from three games had seen the Foxes begin to slip down the table, albeit with games in hand. In the circumstances, and with...
View ArticleLeicester City 3 Blackburn 0 - City's automatic promotion hopes back on track
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester got their challenge for automatic promotion from the Championship back on track with an impressive 3-0 victory over Blackburn at the King Power Stadium. Chris Wood...
View ArticleLeicester vs Blackburn: Foxes step up the pace
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester got their challenge for automatic promotion from the npower Championship back on track with a 3-0 victory over Blackburn at the King Power Stadium. Chris Wood headed...
View ArticleChampionship wrap: Leicester back on track
Leicester City returned to winning ways after beating Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the Championship on Tuesday. Leicester City returned to... Reported by SoccerNews.com 16 hours ago.
View ArticleFears grow for missing Leicester teenager
This is Leicestershire -- The family of a missing 18-year-old Somalian student have said her disappearance is out of character. Monira Mubaarak, of Spinney Hills, Leicester, has not been seen for a...
View ArticleArrest made after fire at house in Kimberley Road, Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Residents were forced out on to the street and roads were blocked off when a fire tore through a flat in a three-storey house. The house and two neighbouring properties were...
View ArticleDelays for motorists after crash on Burleys flyover in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- A crash on Burleys flyover is causing delays for rush hour motorists in Leicester city centre this morning. The accident happened on the inner ring road at about 6.50am and...
View ArticleSolar Style UK, of Leicester, creates new jobs at new base
This is Leicestershire -- A solar panel business has created 27 jobs at its new offices in Leicester and plans to increase its workforce to 100 in the coming months. Solar Style UK opened its new...
View ArticleTraders form group to fight mayor's £4m Leicester plaza plans
This is Leicestershire -- Traders have formed a group to oppose plans for a new £4 million public square in the city centre. Workers in and around St Nicholas Place said the development of Jubilee...
View ArticleUniversity of Leicester buys 133-year-old painting of Richard III
This is Leicestershire -- A 19th century oil painting of Richard III created by a local artist has sold for more than twice the estimate at auction. The University of Leicester bought the artwork...
View ArticlePolice issue CCTV images following serious sexual assault in Leicester city...
This is Leicestershire -- Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to about a serious sexual assault in Leicester city centre. It happened between 3.15am and 3.35am on Friday,...
View ArticleNew dates set for Derby County under-21 matches against Nottingham Forest,...
This is Derbyshire -- DERBY County have confirmed new dates for four Under-21 Professional Development League Two North fixtures. The Rams' away match at Coventry City, which was postponed due to snow,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Courteeners, Leicester O2 Academy
This is Leicestershire -- With a reaction from fans almost rivaling that evoked by our local heroes Kasabian when they played their Radio 1 gig here, indie-rockers The Courteeners brought the house...
View ArticleLeicester health centre manager Ashok Patel guilty of fraud
This is Leicestershire -- A Leicester health centre manager has been found guilty of fraud. Ashok Patel (54) has been found guilty of three counts of fraudulently using Highfields Medical Centre...
View ArticleTesco denies rumours it is planning to open a store in Clarendon Park, Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Supermarket chain Tesco has denied rumours it is to open a store in Clarendon Park, Leicester. The shopping giant has been the subject of speculative Twitter messages, with a...
View ArticleTeenager badly hurt after crash on Krefeld Way, Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- A teenager has been badly injured after a crash in Beaumont Leys, Leicester. The 13-year-old was crossing Krefeld Way close to Butterwick Drive when they were involved in a...
View ArticleLeicester's Hospitals Selects Nervecentre as Hospital at Night Solution
WOKINGHAM, England, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nervecentre's mobile healthcare technology and communications solution to enable Leicester's Hospitals to achieve safer clinical care out of hours...
View ArticleCardiff City 1-1 Leicester City | Championship match report
Cardiff are four points clear at the top of the Championship, with a game in hand, but fans who have become used to the label Cardiff Chokers were starting to wonder if history was about to repeat...
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