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Bedroom of house damaged in fire at house in Stoney Stanton
The bedroom of a house was badly damaged by fire after a blaze broke out. Firefighters were called out at 7.13pm yesterday to a house in Fisher Close, off Smithy Farm Road, Stoney Stanton. A first...
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Firefighters release woman with finger stuck in ironing board
Firefighters had to release a woman who got her finger stuck in a ironing board. A crew from Hinckley was called out to the woman's home in Brookside, Burbage, at 8.38am yesterday. The firefighters...
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Woman rescued from car by firefighters after crash in Moira
Firefighters had to release a woman after she was trapped following a two-car crash. Fire crews were called out at 5.22pm yesterday after the incident in Ashby Road, Moira. Firefighters from Moira,...
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Driver taken to hospital after car overturns in Whetstone
A driver was taken to hospital after a car overturned. Firefighters from Southern station were called out at 7.45pm yesterday after the incident in Lutterworth Road, Whetstone. The driver was taken to...
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Firefighters called out to car fire in Huncote
Firefighters were called out after a fire broke out under the bonnet of a car today. A crew from the Leicester Southern station was called to the blue Renault Clio in Main Street, Huncote, at 2.10pm. A...
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Weather: Sizzling temperatures in Leicestershire put Ibiza, Barcelona and...
Leicestershire is putting Barcelona, Ibiza and Cannes in the shade today, with glorious sunshine and temperatures hitting the mid-20s. The Met Office showed the thermometer hitting an average of 22C...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Hayden Lowe (26), of Russell Street, Loughborough, admitted two charges of stealing from shops in December.He was given a 12-month conditional...
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Leicester Tigers: Tom Croft will be back to give England a dilemma, says...
Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft will be glad to see the back of another season plagued by injury.The explosive flanker spent eight months on the sidelines after suffering cruciate knee ligament...
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Striker Matty Fryatt set for Leicester City comeback?
Nigel Pearson is interested in bringing former Leicester City striker Matty Fryatt back to the club.City are understood to be one of six teams interested in signing the Hull frontman, pictured, on a...
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£84k clean-up aims to make cenotaph more fit for heroes
Work to rejuvenate the Victoria Park cenotaph is under way as preparations begin for the city's First World War centenary commemorations.Leicester City Council is spending £84,000 on repairing the...
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Film fan in Oadby loves cinemas so much he built one in his garden shed
Film fan Art Zarb loves cinemas so much he built one in his garden shed.The 76-year-old former projectionist has spent thousands of pounds converting a humble wooden shed into a fully operational...
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'Sex predator' teacher Christopher Dunn gets eight years for abusing three...
A music teacher who sexually abused three 15-year-old pupils has been jailed for eight years.Judge Simon Hammond said Christopher Dunn (39) was a "sexual predator" who had groomed two of his victims...
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Staff injury claims cost Leicester City Council £2m
Compensation claims from injured staff members have cost Leicester City Council nearly £2 million over the past five years.Figures released by the authority show it has settled 151 claims from...
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Man, 34, charged with kidnap and sexual offences against children in Leicester
A 34-year-old man has been charged with kidnap and sexual offences against children in Spinney Hills, Leicester. The man has been charged with one charge of kidnap, two counts of sexual assault against...
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Man, 49, charged with fraud and blackmail
A 49-year-man has been charged with fraud and blackmail. The charges relate to an ongoing investigation in connection with a healing and astrology service offered to assist with various issues...
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Traffic and Travel Updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
3.15pm: The A1 at Ingthorpe, Rutland, is closed northbound at the Empingham turn following an accident overnight. It will be closed until this evening, with diversions through Melton causing some...
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Man in court charged with kidnap and sexual offences against boys in Leicester
Mohmed Bajiwala has appeared in court today charged with kidnap and sexual offences against young boys. He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, in separate incidents, against two boys...
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'Spiritual healer' appears in court charged with blackmail and fraud
A "spiritual healer" appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court today charged with blackmail and fraud. Mohammed Ashrafi (49) has been charged with one count of blackmail, and one charge of fraud by...
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Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
5.29pm: An lane closure and 50mph speed limit on the northbound M1, between Lutterworth and Leicester, due to recovery work following an accident, have now been lifted.12.30pm: Belton Road, Meadow Lane...
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Mobile speed camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland this...
Here are the locations of mobile speed cameras in Leicestershire this week, starting Monday, June 2. Fosse Road South, Leicester A563 Lubbesthorpe Way, Braunstone (40mph) A6 Abbey Lane, Leicester B5366...
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