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Jack Adcock inquest: Doctor admits error
This is Leicestershire -- A little boy died in hospital after he was confused with another youngster who had been discharged, a doctor admitted at an inquest yesterday. Jack Adcock died of pneumonia...
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Doctor admits error in stopping resuscitation
This is Leicestershire -- A little boy died in hospital after he was confused with another youngster who had been discharged, a doctor admitted at an inquest yesterday. Jack Adcock died of pneumonia...
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Woman is held over stabbing
This is Leicestershire -- A woman has been arrested after a man was taken to hospital with stab wounds yesterday. The man was found injured at a house in Keyham Lane West, Hamilton, Leicester, shortly...
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VIDEO: Woman is held over stabbing
This is Leicestershire -- A woman has been arrested after a man was taken to hospital with stab wounds yesterday. The man was found injured at a house in Keyham Lane West, Hamilton, Leicester, shortly...
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Richie Wellens leaves Leicester City by mutual consent
This is Leicestershire -- Richie Wellens has left Leicester City by mutual consent after four years at the club. The 33-year-old had a year left to run on his City contract but has reached an...
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Port Vale: Manager Micky Adams on the verge of making another signing
This is Staffordshire -- MICKY Adams is on the verge of another new signing as he looks to strengthen his squad for the challenge of League One. The Vale boss, who has brought in five new faces...
View ArticleMatch report: Port Vale 0 Leicester City 1
This is Staffordshire -- MICKY Adams might have been fearing the worst as he pondered Port Vale's penultimate warm-up clash against one of his old clubs. Having seen his team concede five times against...
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University's new conference centre secures £1m bookings
This is Leicestershire -- A conference centre has already secured £1 million in business, three months ahead of its opening. College Court, formerly a University of Leicester hall of residence, in...
View Article£16m to be spent on tackling congestion
This is Leicestershire -- Multi-million pound plans are being drawn up to tackle congestion on two of the busiest roads in Leicestershire. Transport bosses say the A50 and the A6 corridors through the...
View ArticleAlan Partridge goes back to Norwich roots for Alpha Papa movie premiere
Warm welcome for DJ and presenter, aka Steve Coogan, in fictional home as his 'love letter to Norwich' is unveiled Temporarily abjuring the dubious charms of London where, as he once remarked: "I...
View ArticlePondering over a pint: which is the city's oldest surviving pub?
This is Leicestershire -- One of my regular correspondents, Phil Dyer, has sent me an interesting question about Leicester's pubs after reading "a lovely book on most of our ale-houses"– Drink and...
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From blitzes to A-bomb guard, David's led an adventurous life
This is Leicestershire -- Iwas interested to hear the life story of David Twyford, who went from dodging Hitler's bombs as a child to guarding the RAF's nuclear bombs. David tells me that in 1939,...
View ArticleScores of lives saved by screening
This is Leicestershire -- A screening programme that began in Leicester is now available nationwide and is saving lives. In the past year, 53 men over 65 were found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm...
View ArticleHolly would like you to help her short film win
This is Leicestershire -- Many film stars turn their hand to directing later in their careers but 10-year-old Holly Jacobson has got behind the camera sooner than most. The young actor from Western...
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Unit opens to help cut number of cancellations
This is Leicestershire -- A new hospital unit has opened to reduce the number of operations cancelled at the last minute. The four-bed "advanced recovery" unit for patients coming round from surgery...
View ArticleShock as man wakes to see this on his lap
This is Leicestershire -- A man had a shock when he woke up after dozing in his armchair to find a snake in his lap. Brian Singer, 59, fell asleep in the chair after watching TV with wife Christine,...
View ArticlePassengers learn first aid skills at station
This is Leicestershire -- Rail passengers were being given the chance to learn life-saving first-aid skills today. St John Ambulance staff were at Leicester station to give free demonstrations of...
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Map is helping solve mysteries of cosmos
This is Leicestershire -- Physicists have created a new catalogue of the most exotic phenomenon in the universe. The cosmic index maps more than 500,000 objects such as super-massive black holes,...
View ArticlePurr-fect outcome: Abandoned pregnant cat hit by car has four kittens
This is Leicestershire -- An abandoned cat hit by a car while pregnant has given birth to four healthy kittens. Mia was taken to Bell, Brown & Bentley vets with a broken pelvis and facial injuries...
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Man wakes to see snake on his lap
This is Leicestershire -- A man had a shock when he woke up after dozing in his armchair to find a snake in his lap. Brian Singer, 59, fell asleep in the chair after watching TV with wife Christine,...
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