Leicester Tigers: We're behind in our defence, admits Richard Cockerill
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has admitted his side are a "bit behind defensively" as new coach Phil Blake puts his systems in place.The 50-year-old Aussie arrived in Leicester a...
View ArticleGary Silke column: At least Leicester City's trip to Stoke can't be as bad as...
Being two similar-sized Midlands clubs, Leicester City and Stoke have often been like ships that pass in the night. Whenever we meet, one or the other of us is on the up, or the down.On Saturday, we...
View ArticleFA Cup football: Ellistown & Ibstock United take on famous giant-killers...
Ellistown & Ibstock United welcome one of the FA Cup's most famous names when they entertain Hereford United in the first qualifying round on Saturday.Hereford might not have won the trophy but...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers' painful defeat to Northampton will spur us on, says Julian...
The memory of last season's Aviva Premiership play-off defeat to Northampton Saints still rankles with Leicester Tigers back-row forward Julian Salvi.Tigers crashed out 21-20 to their great rivals at...
View ArticleNiall O'Brien column: Sheikh and Robson have cheered us up
It is with great pleasure that I am able write my column with some good news after a tough few weeks on and off the park. We were all chuffed to bits when our left-arm quick Atif Sheikh took a...
View ArticleAdult and baby rescued from first floor of building after fire in Coleman...
An adult and a baby have been rescued from the first floor of a building after a kitchen fire.Fire crews were called to the fire in Coleman Road, Leicester at 1.10pm this afternoon.A spokesman from the...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after women are indecently assaulted in Primark and H&M
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after three women were indecently assaulted while shopping in Leicester. Officers said the women were targeted in Primark and H&M, in...
View ArticleLeicester City come 15th in the Premier League - for football banning orders
Leicester City fans have 28 football banning orders according to figures released by the Home Office today.The figure puts them 15th in the Premier League table as at September 3, 2014:1. Newcastle...
View ArticleSketchbook: Lodge marks entrance to Abbey Park
Today's drawing shows one of the two lodges at the entrance to Abbey park, on the northern side of Leicester's inner area.Both were designed by James Tait, a local architect, and are late Victorian in...
View ArticleLeicester City's Matty James back from injury but unlikely to face Stoke City
Leicester City midfielder Matty James has returned to full training after injury, but won't be ready to face Stoke City on Saturday, manager Nigel Pearson has said.James has returned from a shin injury...
View ArticleLeicester's Sikh free school, Falcons Primary, looks set to reopen
Leicester's first free Sikh school could be a step closer to opening.Falcons Primary, in Gipsy Lane, was due to open on September 3, but had its funding from the Department for Education (DfE) pulled...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in tractor crash named as Michal Malinowski
Police today named a motorcyclist from Leicester who died after he collided with a tractor on a country road this week. Michal Malinowski died at the scene of the crash on the A52 in Donington, near...
View ArticleForest Lodge pupils meet Brian Conley, star of Barnum at Leicester's Curve...
Youngsters from a city school met Brian Conley, the star of Curve's latest show, Barnum, today.Excited pupils from Forest Lodge Primary, in New Parks, gathered outside the Leicester theatre to be...
View ArticleA bit of banter with Prince Harry for Invictus Games archer Steve Gill, from...
A former soldier competing for Britain in the London Invictus Games has shared a bit of light-hearted banter with their patron, Prince Harry.Steve Gill, from Cosby, is one of two amputees from the...
View ArticleRaiders burgle village home and escape in victim's Audi car
Burglars broke into a village home and escaped in their victim's Audi car. Raiders got into the house, in Forresters Road, Burbage, by smashing a front bedroom window. They took a number of electrical...
View ArticleBoy, 13, injured in knifepoint robbery at park's 'family fun day'
A 13-year-old boy was treated in hospital after he was robbed at knifepoint during a park's 'family fun day'. The boy was cornered by two men in Leicester's Knighton Park on Sunday afternoon. The men...
View ArticleAlbert Tansey gets a new heart
Five-year-old Albert Tansey who was born with half a heart is recovering after a life-saving heart transplant.News of the operation was posted on Facebook and the social media site You Tube around 12...
View ArticleDelays after crash in Vaughan Way, Leicester
Rush hour drivers have been warned to avoid Vaughan Way, Leicester city centre following a collision. The road approaching St Nicholas Circle is down to a single lane following the accident, which...
View ArticleGang of 25 youths - some armed - clash in a Highfields street
A gang up to 25 youths – including some who were thought to be armed – fought with each other in the street last night. The young men clashed in Maynard Road, Highfields, Leicester but scattered and...
View ArticleStoke v Leicester City: We need to start converting encouraging displays into...
Nigel Pearson has admitted his Leicester City side need to start converting their encouraging displays into victories.City travel to Stoke tomorrow (3.0) still searching for their first Premier League...
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