Mobile camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland - week beginning...
Here are the mobile safety camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for the week commencing Monday, July 28, 2014 Core Sites A47 Peterborough Rd, Barrowden A47 Uppingham Rd, Bisbrooke...
View ArticlePolice officer injured in Leicester gun drama
A police officer investigating a firearms incident and a 30-year-old man were both taken to hospital earlier today, after suffering injuries sustained when the man tried to resist arrest. Officers were...
View ArticleLeicestershire Foxes get RL50 campaign off to stuttering start against...
Leicestershire were unable to make a winning start to the Royal London One-Day Cup as they suffered a seven-wicket defeat by Derbyshire Falcons at Grace Road.The Foxes, having won the toss, were...
View ArticleLeicester City comment: Plenty of positives from 'just a friendly' against...
It is difficult to know just how strongly to gauge Leicester City's victory over Everton.When the fixtures were announced more than a month ago, there was a certain irony about the opener. City would...
View ArticleLeicester City boss Nigel Pearson hails Everton win and Thailand trip as huge...
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson believes his players more than held their own in their pre-season victory over Everton in Thailand.Gary Taylor-Fletcher's second-half strike rounded off an...
View ArticleHit-and-run crash girl is home again - and fighting her way back to full fitness
A six-year-old girl whose leg was broken when she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver is fighting her way back to fitness.Habeebah Sadiq was left lying injured at the side of the road in...
View ArticleLive: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
12.39pm: Heavy traffic in Vaughan Way, Leicester, around the A50 Highcross Street junction.11.01am: There is heavy traffic on the A6 London Road in Leicester, at the A6030 Stoughton Road...
View ArticleCigarette causes M1 embankment fire
A motorway embankment caught fire after someone carelessly discarded a cigarette. Crews from Loughborough and Shepshed fire stations were called to the southbound carriageway of the M1, just prior to...
View ArticleMatch verdict: Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy gives hint at what's to...
You can never read too much into pre-season friendlies but, on this showing, Leicester City should go into their Premier League opener with Everton full of confidence. Their 1-0 victory over the...
View ArticleSilver for Grace Garner at European junior track cycling championships
Cosby's Grace Garner added a silver medal to her team pursuit gold on the final day of the European junior track championships in Portugal. The Countesthorpe College student took second place in the...
View ArticlePolice name woman killed in four vehicle crash on M1
Police have named the woman who died after a four vehicle crash on the M1 yesterday.Mrs Anne Pattrick , (72) of Boston, Lincolnshire, received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene after...
View ArticleHarry Redknapp confirms QPR talks with Leicester City transfer target Troy...
Harry Redknapp has confirmed QPR are in the race to sign Leicester City transfer target Troy Deeney but Burnley manager Sean Dyche has admitted he cannot afford the Watford striker.The QPR boss said...
View ArticleThe great Twitter debate: has Gary Lineker got better looking with age?
A woman has sparked a twitter debate on one of the big issues of today - has Leicester football legend Gary Lineker got better looking with age.Shelley@shellpembs launched the online discussion...
View ArticleWestern Park golf course to close under Leicester City Council proposal
One of the city's two municipal golf courses will close under proposals being put forward by Leicester City Council. The council has said it can no longer afford the £186,000 it costs each year to...
View ArticleTouring caravan destroyed in arson attack in Market Harborough
A touring caravan was destroyed in a fire set by arsonists. Firefighters were called to the incident, outside Justin Park Caravan site, in Northampton Road, Market Harborough, at 6.14pm, yesterday....
View ArticleThree injured after police car and ambulance collide in Loughborough
Two police officers and a paramedic were injured when their vehicles collided while they were answering separate 999 calls. The two vehicles were involved in the collision in Derby Road Loughborough at...
View ArticleFormer Beatles press officer dies, aged 72
A press officer and confidante of the Beatles has died. Bess Coleman, who started her career as a reporter on the Leicester Mercury, was found dead at her home in Australia earlier this month. Ms...
View ArticleTrapped motorist rescued from car in a ditch in Barkby
A motorist had to be rescued from his car after it left the road and crashed into a ditch. Firefighters were called to Main Street, Barkby, near Thurmaston, just after 9pm, yesterday. A fire service...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after Shepshed crash
A man was taken to hospital following a crash involving two cars. The casualty had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters following the collision, in Ashby Road, Shepshed, this morning....
View ArticleHalf-naked man arrested after police chase in Wigston
Police chased and arrested a half-naked man through a town's streets before cautioning him for possession of drugs. Witnesses said the man was wearing only a T-shirt when he was arrested in south...
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