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Tax officers in Leicester on strike over pay and pensions
This is Leicestershire -- Tax officers in Leicester went on strike today over pay, pensions and work conditions. Picket lines were in place outside tax offices at Saxon House, in Causeway Lane, and...
View ArticleExeter 9-12 Leicester | Premiership match report
Exeter 9-12 Leicester For Leicester's England contingent this was a less-than-relaxing post-Six Nations weekend in the West Country. The Tigers, with seven survivors from the sobering retreat back...
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Leicester Tigers admit draw with Exeter Chiefs would have been fair
This is Exeter -- Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill admitted that a draw would have been a fair result between Exeter Chiefs and the Tigers. The Tigers ground out a 12-9 victory in front...
View ArticleBath dream of Heineken Cup qualification after laying out Leicester
• Bath 27-26 Leicester Bath won their first away game of the season and now they must win their last. The bad news is that, in between, they have not won once away from home in the Premiership. The...
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Toby Flood's painful admission after Leicester Tigers defeat to Bath
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester Tigers skipper Toby Flood had to make a painful admission that Bath "wanted it more than us" after the 27-26 defeat at The Rec. The fly-half gave a brutally frank...
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Bath v Leicester Tigers - Martin Crowson's match verdict
This is Leicestershire -- Those fans bathed in glorious Spring sunshine at The Rec saw an almost unique occurrence on Saturday afternoon. A Leicester Tigers team coming second to an opposition that...
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Leicester man, 65, jailed over child porn images
This is Leicestershire -- A man who accessed more than 1,500 indecent images of youngsters on the internet has been jailed for 10 months. Roy Widdowson was caught after an associate found some images...
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VIDEO: Scouts, Cubs and Beavers on the march in Leicester to mark St George's...
This is Leicestershire -- Hundreds of proud Scouts, Cubs and Beavers marched through the city streets to mark St George's Day. The annual event yesterday saw more than 400 youngsters take part in a...
View ArticleWe were worthy of all three points, says Leicester City midfielder Andy King
This is Leicestershire -- Andy King said Leicester City would have taken a point from their clash with play-off rivals Crystal Palace before the game. However, the midfielder, who scored City's first...
View ArticleSikhs bring a splash of colour and music to Leicester city centre
This is Leicestershire -- More than 15,000 people were drawn to the city centre yesterday for one of the most colourful parades of the year. The annual Vaisakhi procession saw people from Sikh temples...
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Francois Louw secures Bath Rugby a brilliant win against Leicester Tigers
This is Somerset -- There was no disguising the elation felt by Bath Rugby defence coach Mike Ford after his side's dramatic bonus-point Aviva Premiership victory over the Leicester Tigers at the...
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New University of Leicester conference centre to create 80 jobs
This is Leicestershire -- A new University of Leicester conference centre will create about 80 jobs. College Court is a £14m project which will turn the Grade II-listed College Hall buildings, in...
View ArticleWaterstone's bookshop in Market Street, Leicester to close on June 1
This is Leicestershire -- One of the city's two branches of leading book shop Waterstone's is to close. The Market Street store, which used to be Dillon's until the merger of the two companies, will...
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Waterstone's bookshop in Leicester to close
This is Leicestershire -- One of the city's two branches of leading book shop Waterstone's is to close. The Market Street store, which used to be Dillon's until the merger of the two companies, will...
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'Brutal, drunken thug' jailed after attacks at Leicester taxi rank
This is Leicestershire -- A "brutal, drunken thug" who punched a man unconscious and kicked him in the face has been jailed for eight years. Chay Carter (21) also head-butted another man and punched a...
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Leicester Tigers fans are 'out of this world', says Shaun Edwards
This is Leicestershire -- Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has described Leicester Tigers supporters as "absolutely unbelievable". The 46-year-old was at Welford Road on Sunday to 'coach' Matt...
View ArticleMATCH DAY LIVE: Live updates from Nottingham Forest v Leicester City
This is Nottingham -- Get all your Nottingham football in one place this Saturday. We'll be here from 2pm with all the action from our reporter at the City ground, Paul Taylor, as Nottingham Forest...
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Leicester's YMCA building and Y theatre in line for £64,000 face lift
This is Leicestershire -- One of Leicester's main shopping streets is to get a £64,000 revamp including work to improve the look of a Victorian theatre. Granby Street, which links the city centre to...
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Elephant homes sought as Leicester MP plans Mango festival
This is Leicestershire -- Keith Vaz faces an elephant-sized headache as he tries to organise the country's first ever Mango festival – in two weeks' time. The Leicester East MP wants Belgrave's Golden...
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150 hi-tech jobs could be created at Leicester centre
This is Leicestershire -- The developers behind an innovation centre being built on the city's outskirts say they are confident of attracting high-profile businesses to the site. The 15,000sq ft...
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