Disabled Leicester golfer to take on Scottish team after stolen kit is replaced
Disabled golfer Brian Parsons is "ecstatic" that he will be able to take on the Scots tomorrow, thanks to the Leicester Mercury.Brian, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease, has had all his vital...
View ArticleVolunteers give five year old cancer victim Lilly North a garden to play in
Ground Force-style garden makeover has given a new lease of life to a little girl fighting cancer.Five-year-old Lilly North, of Earl Shilton, near Hinckley, has been unable to play in local parks for...
View ArticleFormula E season gets underway in Beijing, China
Formula E – the latest celeb-backed motorsport to hit global race circuits – has got off to a flying start with a dramatic collision in the final lap. With its headquarters at Donington Park, in...
View ArticlePolice to lift lid on murky world of bogus faith healers who promise cures...
Police hope to lift the lid on the murky world of 'faith healers' who promise cures for everything from cancer to marriage breakdown – for huge sums of money.A team of officers has been put together to...
View ArticleZoo Project festival brings a taste of Ibiza to Leicestershire
An eclectic mix of electronic music with a woodland backdrop has attracted thousands of revellers to Leicestershire this weekend. The Zoo Project Festival, taking place in Donington Park Forest,...
View ArticleGas mains replacement project begins in Manor Road, Oadby
National Grid is due to start a 13-week gas mains replacement project in the Manor Road area of Oadby on Monday.As the work is taking place in the pavement, it is not expected to cause traffic...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers cancel A League fixture against Northampton Saints on Monday
Leicester Tigers Premiership A League fixture at Northampton Saints tomorrow night has been cancelled.A long injury list forced Leicester to rely on a number of young players for last week's A League...
View ArticleDavid Haines execution: Leicestershire's Muslim leaders condemn the murder
A Muslim organisation from Leicestershire has urged people not to watch the brutal online video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.The Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO)...
View ArticleLeicester Tigers' Richard Cockerill hails huge victory at Exeter Chiefs
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill insisted his side would not get too carried away despite landing a huge Aviva Premiership victory at Exeter Chiefs.The 24-20 verdict made it two...
View ArticlePub customers are being offered breath tests in pubs and bars
Breathalyser tests are being offered in pubs and bars in twoLeicestershire towns from Monday. Customers in Coalville and Ashby will be offered breathalyser tests and alcohol calculators during national...
View ArticleThousands enjoy street drama festival return to Market Harborough
Market Harborough's flagship arts festival has made a triumphant comeback to the town centre after a four year absence.Arts Fresco returned at the weekend bringing vivid life and colour to the streets...
View ArticleTree fire spreads to nearby shop in Green Lane Road
Firefighters were called to a house near Greenlane Road after two conifer trees caught light.The blaze was reported by residents at about 10.30pm today.Crews from eastern station arrived at the scene a...
View ArticleIan Dormer, chairman of Institute of Directors, to speak at Leicestershire...
The chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD) will speak about becoming a successful leader at an event this week.Ian Dormer – who was born in Leicestershire and runs an engineering business in the...
View ArticleLeicester firms The City Rooms, Inbound Digital Marketing and Arch Creative...
Three businesses are joining forces to launch a national wedding website which help brides and grooms plan their big day.The City Rooms, Inbound Digital Marketing and Arch Creative – all based in the...
View ArticleRoadworks in Loughborough town centre to begin on Monday
New roadworks around Loughborough town centre will begin next week.Following work to improve pavements in Baxter Gate and High Street, contractors will be resurfacing the roads themselves, starting on...
View ArticleLocal cricket: Loughborough Town hold nerve to be crowned Everards League...
Loughborough Town survived a nervous final day to win the Everards League.They made sure of topping the Premier Division with a five-wicket victory at Market Harborough.In the clash of the only two...
View ArticleLapland Appeal: Two weeks left to help send poorly children to meet Santa
Readers have two more weeks to donate to the Mercury's Lapland Appeal.Every year, national charity When You Wish Upon A Star treats seriously ill children to a dream trip to Lapland.There, the...
View ArticleFA Cup football: Ellistown & Ibstock United fight back to clinch famous...
Ellistown & Ibstock United turned the tables on renowned giant-killers Hereford United with a battling 3-2 win at Owen Street in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup.Ellistown were 2-0 down at...
View ArticleSpeedway: Leicester Lions part way with skipper Mads Korneliussen
Leicester Lions have parted company with their team captain Mads Korneliussen.The Dane joined the Rapid Solicitors Lions from King's Lynn in the winter and made 28 appearances for the club.Korneliussen...
View ArticleGruesome iPhone app brings to life tales from Welford cemetery
The tale of a woman who fell to her death watched by 40,000 people when her parachute caught on a plane is one of the gruesome deaths featured in a new cemetery trail iPhone app.Gruesome deaths is one...
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