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Parade of colour takes over city for Leicester Pride 2014

The city became a sea of colour today as Leicester flew it's rainbow flag in honour of this year's Pride festival.Around 700 people met outside Curve theatre to kick off the parade at midday, before...

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Leicester City complete the signing of Danny Simpson from Queens Park Rangers

Leicester City have completed the signing of defender Danny Simpson on a three-year contract.The 27-year-old right back, who played 34 times for Queens Park Rangers last season as they clinched...

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Leicester City v Arsenal - Premier League LIVE!

Leicester City are still looking for their first win since returning to the Premier League. After two tough games against Everton and Chelsea, things do not get any easier for Nigel Pearson's men as...

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Mobile speed camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, for the...

Mobile safety camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire& Rutland for week starting September 1, 2014 Core Sites A47 Route: Billesdon - East Norton A5199 Bull Head Street, Wigston A6 Glen Road,...

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Firefighters attend car crash in Melton Mowbray

Firefighters attended a car crash in Melton Mowbray on Friday.Crews were called to an accident involving two cars in Nottingham Road just after 4pm.Nobody was trapped either car but two people were...

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Fire crews called to collision involving two cars and a caravan in Tonge

Fire crews attended an accident involving two cars and a caravan on the M42, in Tonge, yesterday.Firefighters were called to a crash near to junction 14 and the M1, junction 23a, just on the...

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Two people taken to hospital following car crash in Shepshed

Two people were taken to hospital following a crash in Shepshed yesterday morning.Firefighters were called to an accident involving three cars on the junction of Charley Road and Abbey Road just after...

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Plans to demolish historic Empire Hotel look set to be approved

Controversial plans to flatten a 19th century former pub and replace it with a discount supermarket look set to be approved. German firm Lidl wants to demolish the historic Empire Hotel in Fosse Road...

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Person taken to hospital following car crash in Fosse Road Central, Leicester

A person has been taken to hospital following a car crash in Fosse Road Central, Leicester.Firefighters was called to a crash involving two cars at the junction of King Richards Road at around 6.15...

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Leicester shows support for NHS People's March as campaigners rally in Town...

The Town Hall Square was bursting with support last night (SAT) as Leicester welcomed dozens of campaigners fighting to protect the NHS. A 300-mile People's March, involving more than 60 passionate...

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Firefighters called to car fire on the M1, near Loughborough

Firefighters have been attending a car fire on the M1, near Loughborough this afternoon. (SUN)Crews were called to the M1 southbound, just prior to junction 23, Loughborough at around 1.45pm.A car was...

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Leicester 1 Arsenal 1 - match report: Leonardo Ulloa secures deserved point...

Leonardo Ulloa claimed a deserved point for Leicester City as they more than held their own against Arsenal.City had to come from behind, though, after Alexis Sanchez bagged his first Premier League...

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Nigel Pearson encouraged by Leicester City's performance against Arsenal

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson said he was frustrated his side have not been able to win any of their opening three games.But the City boss said he had been greatly encouraged by his side's...

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VIDEO: Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson nominated for ALS Ice Bucket...

Leicester City's director of footballer Terry Robinson has completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - before nominating manager Nigel Pearson.Robinson was nominated by striker Jamie Vardy and completed...

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Charity cyclist raises £500, then has £800 bike stolen

A cancer nurse who cycled to Skegness to raise money for charity was devastated when thieves stole her bike.Samantha Arnull, 28, was with a group of fund-raisers who cycled to the east coast and back...

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University of Leicester researchers reveal breakthrough in fight against...

Pioneering scientists at the University of Leicester today unveiled a new weapon in the fight against a killer superbug.The research team say the breakthrough in the battle against C-diff should have a...

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Ice bucket challenge could kill him, but Burbage youngster Albert Tansey has...

A youngster who must not get cold because he was born with only half a heart has put his own spin on the ice bucket challenge.Albert Tansey, five, of Burbage, has asked people to join the donor...

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Experts record coldest August for 21 years

The scorching July weather may have renewed our faith in the British summer but August was the coldest in 21 years.Average temperatures were three degrees below the average and August saw 20 hours less...

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Live traffic and travel updates from Leicester and Leicestershire

7.09am: There are currently no new incidents to report.For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways and...

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Loughborough University student and friend caught with cannabis - after being...

Two dealers were caught red-handed with a stash of cannabis after the police stopped one of them for using a mobile phone while driving, a court heard.The driver, Mohamed Kagzi, a Loughborough...

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