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It's a tough run-in, but we can make the play-offs – Leicester City's...

Andy King has no fears about facing the Championship's big guns in the tough campaign run-in.Leicester City have five crucial games remaining in their quest for a play-off place, culminating in clashes...

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SUPER 7's Cup

Goals Leicester is holding the Monthly super 7's Cup on Sunday 14th April. Its only £35 per team, 6pm kick off. Winners and Runners up Receive Trophies PLUS £10 bar voucher  Call 0116 2490555 to enter...

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FOOTBALL TEAMS WANTED

Goals Leicester is looking for more football teams.............So join one of our fantastic 5 aside or 7 aside leagues today and received a FREE Starter pack….which will included, a FREE MITRE...

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Police hunt for flasher seen in Beaumont Leys, Leicester

A man indecently exposed himself to three women in Leicester at the weekend. The incidents happened in Beaumont Leys around Parker Drive and Heacham Drive. Police said these incidents could be linked...

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Floor of house removed to rescue trapped dog

Firefighters had to remove the floor of a summer house to rescue a trapped dog in South Knighton, Leicester. Crews from central station were called to a home in Kingsmead Road, at around 8.40pm last...

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'I'll fight £29k chat line bill'

A man who ran up a chat line bill of more than £90,000 is refusing to pay a reduced demand of £29,000.Kevin Waldrum, 45, of Gladstone Avenue, Loughborough, ran up the bill after splitting with his...

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Former Rushey Mead School teacher banned from classrooms after allowing pupil...

A former teacher who allowed a pupil to sleep in his home has been banned from the classroom for at least five years. Ravinder Bhandal, who worked as an art teacher at Rushey Mead School, in Leicester,...

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Nasa's Curiosity rover reveals Red Planet's missing atmosphere

Evidence collected by the Mars rover has found that the Red Planet has lost almost all of its atmosphere. The original gases which once filled the planet have escaped into space, scientists revealed at...

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VIDEO: Temple intruder caught on camera carrying out raid

An intruder has been caught on camera raiding a Hindu temple.The unidentified man broke into the Shree Hindu temple and community centre in St Barnabas Road, Spinney Hills, Leicester, in the early...

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Leicester's deputy mayor selected as a Labour Euro candidate

Leicester's deputy mayor Rory Palmer has been selected by the Labour Party to fight the next European Election. Councillor Palmer will stand as a candidate to represent the East Midlands as one of its...

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Housing tenant who believes her home is haunted by the ghost of a man called...

A spooked mother is demanding a new home after becoming convinced that the terraced house is haunted by a ghost named Nigel. Stacey McGill, 29, says there is a spiritual presence that randomly flicks...

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Brighton 1 Leicester City 1 - Nigel Pearson: "We were the better side"

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson believes his side were the better team in their disappointing 1-1 draw with Brighton. With 88 minutes gone, City looked destined for all three points after Matty...

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Police seek three men after bus damaged in Rothley

Police have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to about damage to a bus. The incident took place between 3.10pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday, February 27. Three passengers travelling on an...

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Margaret Thatcher: Loved and loathed - Leicestershire remembers Britain's...

Margaret Thatcher, who died yesterday, aged 87, was "the ultimate Marmite politician". That description, by North West Leicestershire Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, seemed to sum up a politician who...

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Homes evacuated in Whetstone, after gas pipe is pierced

Twenty homes have been evacuated after a gas main was pierced in Springwell Lane, Whetsone, shortly after midday. Four fire appliances, two from Wigston, one from southern and one from Leicester's...

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Man denies setting fire to St Matthews shisha cafe

A man has denied setting fire to a rooftop shisha cafe. Imtiyas Patel (28) pleaded not guilty to arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, at the Cloud Nine Shisha Café, Curzon Works,...

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Tories brand Liberal Democrats disrespectful for not suspending...

County Hall's Tories have branded their Liberal Democrat rivals disrespectful for not suspending their election campaign after the death of Margaret Thatcher. Leicestershire County Council's...

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Dozens of homes in Whetstone evacuated after digger cuts through gas main

More than 50 homes were evacuated after a digger cut through a gas main on a housing estate earlier today. The incident happened in Springwell Lane, Whetstone, shortly after midday. Dozens of residents...

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Leicester Police non-emergency number disrupted

People trying to get through to Leicestershire Police on a non-emergency number were unable to tonight. A fault developed on the 101 and 0116 222 2222 non-emergency numbers, disrupting calls for more...

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Murder trial mum-of-two in tears during police interviews

The mother-of-two accused of murdering her boyfriend broke down on a number of occasions when she was interviewed by police following her arrest, a jury was told.Michelle Mills, of Scalford, was...

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