Police close Vaughan Way in Leicester to deal with incident
This is Leicestershire -- Police have closed Vaughan Way while they deal with an incident in Leicester city centre. The road is closed, in the direction of Burleys Way, from Highcross Street....
View ArticleLeicester City team news: Sean St Ledger and Tom Hopper join injury list
This is Leicestershire -- Defender Sean St Ledger and young striker Tom Hopper have joined the injury list at Leicester City. St Ledger picked up a groin and abdominal injury while on international...
View ArticlePolice want to trace driver of car which crashed in Leicester's Saffron Lane...
This is Leicestershire -- Police want to trace the driver of a car involved in a crash. Officers said the silver Ford Focus registration number V962 DTV was seen driving "at speed" along Asplin Road,...
View ArticleTown Hall protesters oppose plans to cut Leicester play schemes
This is Leicestershire -- Campaigners staged another noisy protest outside Leicester Town Hall last night to object to proposed cuts to supervised play schemes. About 200 demonstrators banging drums...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers lock Ed Slater signs new deal at the club
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester Tigers lock Ed Slater has signed a new deal at the club with praise ringing in his ears from director of rugby Richard Cockerill. The 25-year-old has amassed 77...
View ArticleLeicester City Council could axe 100 jobs at children's centres
This is Leicestershire -- More than 100 jobs look set to go at Leicester's children's centres by next April if plans to scale back some services are given the go-ahead, union leaders fear. The cuts...
View ArticleLeicester City's shirt sell-off aims to boost Poppy Appeal
This is Leicestershire -- Football fans are being given the chance to bid for a signed Leicester City shirt in a charity auction. The Foxes have put their poppy shirts, worn by the team for...
View ArticleLive: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
This is Leicestershire -- *7.25am: * No problems reported so far on roads in the city or county. *For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:* *MOTORWAY...
View ArticlePreview: Leicester v London Irish
George Skivington, Marland Yarde and Shane Geraghy return for London Irish's Premiership clash with Leicester Tigers on Saturday. Reported by Planet-Rugby 5 hours ago.
View ArticleRoadworks in Leicester next week
This is Leicestershire -- Roadworks are taking place in Leicester in the following locations next week. New work starting: * St Peter's Road: Nagar Kirtan procession. Rolling road closures as required...
View ArticleHundreds of foreign nurses on the way as Leicester's hospitals face staff...
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester's hospitals are having to recruit more than 300 extra nurses from overseas because of a severe shortage in this country. Nearly 100 have already been recruited from...
View ArticleFour England players back for Leicester Tigers in London Irish clash
This is Leicestershire -- Four England players have been named in the Leicester Tigers team to face London Irish in the Aviva Premiership clash at Welford Road tomorrow. Club captain Toby Flood...
View ArticleIpswich Town v Leicester City: Predictions for all the Championship games
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City return to action tomorrow after a two-week international break with a trip to Ipswich. How will Nigel Pearson's men fare against the Tractor Boys? That's the...
View ArticleIpswich Town v Leicester City
BBC Local News: Suffolk -- Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Ipswich Town and Leicester City. Reported by BBC Local News 5 hours ago.
View ArticleLeicester v London Irish (Sat)
Team news as Leicester host London Irish in Saturday's afternoon's Premiership fixture at Welford Road (15:00 GMT). Reported by BBC Sport 4 hours ago.
View ArticleRichard III: Discovery earns University of Leicester prestigious award
This is Leicestershire -- The University of Leicester has been honoured with a royal award in recognition of its discovery of King Richard III. It has won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher...
View ArticleCrash causes delays on busy Welford Road in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Motorists travelling on a busy main road in Leicester have been delayed after an accident. Police were called to a crash on Welford Road, just after 2.30pm today. The...
View ArticleMan banned from Leicester NatWest after indecently exposing himself to female...
This is Leicestershire -- A man has been banned from a city centre bank for a year after he indecently exposed himself to a female employee inside the branch. Kyle Landen (46), of Strathern Road,...
View ArticleLeicester City manager Nigel Pearson: My players have made big strides this...
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson believes his players have taken big strides forward from last season. City have made a strong start to the season and went into this...
View ArticleLeicester Square is transformed into Xbox One Square ahead of Microsoft's launch
The signs in Leicester Square have been replaced and the location has been renamed Xbox One Square ahead of the consoles going on sale at midnight. Reported by MailOnline 6 hours ago.
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