Hundreds of bikers leave Leicestershire for annual Ride to Wall at the...
Hundreds of bikers roared out of Leicestershire today to show their support for the armed forces. About 300 riders assembled at Leicester Forest East northbound M1 services before setting off on the...
View ArticleLeicester City to beat Burnley 3-0 today says former England and Arsenal star...
TV football pundit Paul Merson has predicted a 3-0 win for Leicetser against Burnley today.The former England and Arsenal player told Sky Sports that he fancies the Foxes to have too much teeth for the...
View ArticleYour sense of smell could tell how long you have left to live
If you can't tell the smell of a rose from a fish you could be dead in five years.That's the finding in a recent piece of research carried out in America.In the first study of its kind, more than 3,000...
View ArticleLate Leicester Tigers reshuffle means Freddie Burns starts against former...
Leicester Tigers were forced into a late reshuffle ahead of today's Aviva Premiership game away at Gloucester.Seremaia Bai failed to recover from a calf injury in time for kick off and Owen Williams...
View ArticleChristmas comes early at Melton Mowbray Food Festival
Christmas came early at one of the largest regional food festivals in the country today.Christmas cake fudge was on offer and being snapped up by hungry visitors at the 11th annual Melton Mowbray Food...
View ArticleAlan Henning's family says they are "numb with grief" after his killing
The family of murdered Islamic State hostage Alan Henning has released a statement saying they are "numb with grief".The family of 47-year-old the Salford taxi driver spoke out to the BBC after a video...
View ArticleHow seagull pie gave bullies a taste of their own medicine
Our story began in a seaside town called Braunstone. You may be thinking, Braunstone isn't a seaside town; it's in the East Midlands, and you would be correct, yet in our story, somebody left the tap...
View ArticleMatch report: Gloucester 33 Leicester Tigers 16
Gloucester 33 Leicester Tigers 16A dreadful first-half showing condemned Leicester Tigers to a 33-16 defeat by Gloucester at Kingsholm.They conceded three tries in 16 minutes with their defence all...
View ArticleLeicester City 2 Burnley 2 - reaction: 'We should have won the game," said...
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson expressed his disappointment after Ross Wallace's dramatic late free-kick held his side to a 2-2 draw with Burnley.Pearson said his side should have won the contest...
View ArticleLeicester City 2 Burnley 2 - match report: Dramatic injury-time free-kick...
Leicester City were denied a second home victory of the season as Ross Wallace's 96th-minute free-kick held them to a 2-2 draw with Burnley. Nigel Pearson's men twice took the lead at the King Power...
View ArticleJubilee Square: Is anyone listening?
Again and again we have problems highlighted by the general public about the design of Jubilee Square.While I have no doubt the square will be a very pleasant area when the contractors have finally...
View ArticleWeather for Leicester and Leicestershire
Today:A cold, clear start to the morning will be followed by a dry day with sunny spells. A moderate southerly breeze will develop by the afternoon. Maximum Temperature 15C.Tonight:Thickening cloud...
View ArticleLive: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
9.25am: There are no major delays to report.<b>For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:</b>MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK...
View ArticleAfghan veteran Rob Tuck and his wife Jemma in training for Leicester marathon
An Afghan veteran who has already smashed through his fund raising target to help disabled ex servicemen and women is gearing up for his final challenge.Rob Tuck, 27, of Hamilton, Leicester completed...
View ArticleSteve Walsh tells of his first day at Filbert Street
STEVE WALSH was widely recognised as the life and soul of Leicester City on and off the field during his tumultuous 14 years at Filbert Street.But he wasn't always the boisterous, fun loving character...
View ArticleNine people taken to hospital after crash on M1 in Leicestershire
Nine people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on a motorway in Leicestershire.Firefighters were called to the incident at 3.19pm yesterday on the northbound carriageway of the M1 between...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle blaze in bedroom in flat in Morris Close, Loughborough
Firefighters tackled a bedroom fire after clothes were left on an oil heater.Two fire crews from Loughborough put out the blaze in the bedroom of a flat in Morris Close in the town after being called...
View ArticleFirefighters called out twice in less than an hour to wheelie-bin fires in...
Firefighters were called out twice in less than an hour today after wheelie-bins were deliberately set on fire.A fire crew from Central station was called out at 1.54am to a blazing bin at the rear of...
View ArticleNearly half of Leicester's GPs are set to retire within 10 years
Urgent action is needed to combat a growing shortage of senior family doctors in the city, according to a top GP.Latest figures show that nearly half of the existing GP partners are due to retire...
View ArticleCouple tie knot after their wedding plans went up in smoke two days before...
A couple whose wedding plans went up in smoke two days before their nuptials have tied the knot.Groom Jonathan Cook, 29, and bride Kathryn Plant, 30, of Rothley, faced a race against time following a...
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