Cute alert: Puppy's 'wonky legs' cured by going for regular walks
A dog-owning couple have cured their pet puppy's wonky legs by talking him on twice-daily walks.Hannah Lilley and Adam Hazelwood, of Hinckley, noticed their golden retriever Kobi had problems with his...
View ArticleCasualty freed from car in ditch alongside A42 near Ashby
Emergency services were called to the A42 near Ashby this morning after a car left the road and ended up in a ditch.One casualty was helped from the car after fire crews cut away hedgerow to help...
View ArticleBarn fire still going in Lutterworth after 24 hours
Crews are still at a barn fire in Lutterworth more than 24 hours after it started in 70 tonnes of hay and straw.The blaze, in the Dutch barn, in Gilmorton Road, began at 10.30am yesterday.Livestock and...
View ArticleRomanian nurse blames lack of English for why she worked in a Leicester care...
A Romanian nurse who blamed her lack of English for failing to tell her new employers she was suspended has been handed a nine-month ban.Mariana Birsasteanu worked at the Manor Care Home in Aylestone,...
View ArticleShould smoking be banned in city parks?
Deputy city mayor Councillor Rory Palmer has called for a public debate on whether smoking should be banned in the city's parks.He is asking people to get in touch with their views to see if the idea...
View ArticleAirport problems: How to delay a flight without even trying
Boarding passes. What even are they? A bite size piece of card which allows you to board a plane.Invaluable, some might say. Replaceable, that's what I thought.No. In actual fact, they are probably the...
View ArticleBeyonce adopts glam rock hairstyle from the 1970s on trip to London
Mama weer all crazy now. American R n B sensation Beyonce has stepped back in time to adopt the hair style of Slade lead guitarist Dave Hill. At the height of his 70s fame she was yet to arrive in...
View ArticleA call to end the "cruelty" of battery farmed rabbits
Rabbit is making a comeback several decades after myxomatosis devastated the UK population putting people off the lean game meat.Chefs, personalities and supermarkets are bringing it back into vogue....
View ArticleComic Dawn French dons a hat shaped like a chicken to show her support for a...
A Loros fund-raiser has enlisted the help of comedian Dawn French to help her collect cash as part of an Ice Bucket Challenge-style campaign which encourages "random acts of silliness". After...
View ArticleHarrowing insight into how a young man's life was ruined by a thug's punch
It's not easy to pick the most harrowing part of Curtis Granger's tragic tale. It could be the night it all happened. Friday, July 20, 2012, when a 23-year-old Curtis – an unsuspecting young man on a...
View ArticleProlific Leicestershire music uploader pleads guilty to illegally...
A prolific uploader of music to an illegal online forum has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing music.Richard Graham from Leicestershire has admitted sending tracks to Dancing Jesus an online...
View ArticleAll Leisure Group sells loss-making cruise ship for £3.1 million to Liberty...
A tour company has sold a loss-making cruise ship for £3.1 million.All Leisure Group, of Market Harborough, announced the 43-year-old MV Discovery had been sold to Liberty Resources, of the Bahamas.The...
View ArticlePortuguese firm MTEX Solutions makes move to Leicestershire
A Portuguese printing business has opened an operation in Leicestershire.MTEX Solutions, which manufactures digital printing machines for textiles, opened its first UK branch in Moira.On Wednesday,...
View ArticleNewcastle v Leicester City - Premier League LIVE!
Leicester City return to Premier League action on Saturday as they travel to struggling Newcastle.Nigel Pearson's men will be looking to put the disappointment of Burnley's 96th-minute equaliser behind...
View ArticleBasketball: Leicester Riders in home tie for BBL Cup quarters
Leicester Riders have secured a home draw against Glasgow Rocks in the quarter-finals of the BBL Cup.Riders have won the Cup for the last two seasons but will face a tough challenge from the Rocks.In...
View ArticleLeicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa deserves the recognition for his...
Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa deserves the recognition for his displays this season, manager Nigel Pearson has said.Ulloa has scored five goals so far this season and has been nominated for the...
View ArticleLeicester City's Nigel Pearson and Leonardo Ulloa miss out on monthly Premier...
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson and striker Leonardo Ulloa have missed out on the Premier League Manager of the Month and Player of the Month awards.The duo were nominated after a strong...
View ArticleRoad users in the Twycross area warned of weekend road closures.
ROAD users travelling to and from Twycross have been warned the A444 junction with the A5 at Redgate will be closed for two weeks at the end of this month as part of a major programme of road and...
View ArticleWaitrose staff and customers could find themselve singing on a Christmas...
From today aspiring singers can record and upload their own version of the Dolly Parton song, Try, on the "donate your voice" website. Users will be guided through the process by a tutorial.Tapping...
View ArticleCity gears up for UK Young Artists Festival next month
Eight De Montfort University (DMU) graduates are among 70 chosen from across the country to take part in the UK Young Artists Leicester Festival taking place next month.(Nov)They were selected through...
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