Leicester's £4 million Richard III visitor centre to open on July 26
Leicester's new £4 million Richard III visitor centre will open to the public on Saturday, July 26. Tickets for the attraction, which will offer access to the former monarch's original burial site, go...
View ArticleMadeleine McCann search: Parents Kate and Gerry plead for an end to rumours...
Madeleine McCann's parents have called an end to speculation and rumour-mongering around the search in Portugal for their daughter. Kate and Gerry McCann spoke today as British and Portuguese police...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses after two men are injured in fight in Hinckley
Police have appealed for witnesses to a street fight in which two men were injured. The pair suffered minor injuries in the confrontation, which happened in Tame Way, Hinckley at 10am on Tuesday, May...
View ArticleRaiders steal cash, alcohol and clubs from Seagrave Golf Club
Intruders stole cash, alcohol and equipment from a golf club. Burglars smashed a hole in the wall of the shop at Park Hill Golf Club in Seagrave, near Loughborough. Once inside they took cash, alcohol...
View ArticleNurses accused of failing to care properly for boy at Leicester Royal...
Two nurses accused of failing to carry out routine assessments on a boy in their care at Leicester Royal Infirmary could face manslaughter charges over his death, a hearing was told today. Teresa...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle blaze in Old Dalby, near Melton
Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in Old Dalby which is believed to have been started deliberately. Crews were called from Melton Fire Station at 7.09pm tonight to a large trailer and van fire...
View ArticleLive: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
7.25am: No problems reported on roads in the city or county.For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways...
View ArticleFirefighters free horse stuck in mud at Quorn marina
Firefighters were called to rescue a horse trapped in mud at a Leicestershire marina last night. The animal was ankle deep in the mud when firefighters arrived at Pillings lock Marina, in Flesh Hovel...
View ArticleFire crews pull car from canal in Glen Parva
Fire crews were called out after a car was discovered in the canal in Glen Parva yesterday. Four crews, from Leicester's southern station, used cutting tools and a winch to lift the vehicle out of the...
View ArticleD-Day 70th anniversary: More than a friendship – how tragedy links...
Lance Corporal Cyril Pope, of the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, was killed with 12 comrades on a farm in Normandy 70 on August 23, 1944. He was 24.Cyril had landed with his unit on D-Day,...
View ArticleFire crews tackle two arson attacks on vehicles in Beaumont Leys and...
Fire crews dealt with two arson attacks on vehicles in the city last night. In the first incident, in Starsbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, dealt with by a crew from Leicester's western fire station, a...
View ArticleD-Day 70th anniversary: War veterans gather for commemoration
Hundreds of British D-Day veterans were in Normandy today for a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the greatest military invasion in history.A huge security operation swung into operation...
View ArticleGhost-hunter sworn at by spirit at 'haunted' Oadby and Wigston Borough...
A ghost-hunter says he was sworn at by a foul-mouthed phantom while investigating spooky goings-on at a council headquarters. Paranormal investigator Don Philips has been seen by Channel 4 viewers...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs to start against New Zealand
Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs will start at scrum-half in tomorrow's first Test against New Zealand. Youngs replaces Harlequins' Danny Care, who has not recovered from a shoulder injury, for...
View ArticleRoll of honour: The Leicestershire men killed on D-Day
Cyril Taylor didn't even make it off the boat; the 19-year-old Marine was dead before his landing craft had scraped on to the bomb-blasted, bloody beaches of Normandy on D-Day. He died from shock, his...
View ArticleD-Day 70th anniversary: 'It was like hell' Eric Buckley's story from the beaches
D-Day was "like hell" for Eric Buckley, 89, of Thurmaston, who served with the Royal Navy.Aged 17, he lied about his age to join up. "I felt it was something I had to do as we had to win the war," he...
View ArticleLeicester City welcomed into the Premier League
Leicester City have officially been welcomed to the Premier League.City and fellow promoted clubs Burnley and QPR were formally confirmed at the Premier League AGM yesterday (Thursday).City were handed...
View ArticlePolice search for 'suspicious' men who spoke to a nine-year-old boy
Police want to trace two men who approached and spoke to a nine-year-boy as he cycled to school. Officers are treating the incident, which happened in Litelmede, off Uppingham Road, Leicester as...
View ArticleTwo drivers hurt after crash in Epinal Way, Loughborough
Police have appealed for witnesses to a crash which left two drivers in hospital. The collision happened in Epinal Way, Loughborough and involved two vehicles, a blue Vauxhall Astra van and a red...
View ArticleFirefighters free casualty trapped after two-vehicle collision in Braunstone...
One person was cut free by firefighters after a collision between two vehicles in Leicester this morning. Two crews from the city's western fire station went to the incident at the junction of...
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