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Chris Wood hopes a Leicester City victory at QPR can kick-start his side's...
When Leicester City claimed a crucial victory at QPR in December last season, it kick-started a phenomenal run of form which catapulted Nigel Pearson's men towards the Premier League.Jamie Vardy's...
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Leicester City's clash at QPR is crucial to their Premier League survival...
Nigel Pearson admits his side's clash with relegation rivals QPR tomorrow is crucial to Leicester City's survival prospects.City head to Loftus Road (3.0) third-from-bottom in the table, just two...
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Leicester council tenants told "Do It Yourself" in repairs cost-cutting drive
Leicester's council house tenants will be told to carry out DIY repairs to their homes as part of a cost cutting drive.The city council is looking to save £160,000 a year by reducing the number of jobs...
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From us, to you: Our made-in-Leicestershire Christmas gift guide
The best gifts come from the heart. The heart of England, that is.And that's why the gift guide in tomorrow's Leicester Mercury is different to all the other ones that have tumbled out of your national...
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Premier League predictions - with former Leicester Tigers back Sam Vesty
What is the score going to be when Leicester City travel to QPR in what is a huge clash in the race for Premier League survival?That's the question we are asking Leicester Mercury sports writer James...
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"It feels like a cull" says deselected Labour Leicester city councillor
The chairman of Leicestershire's Fire Authority has been deselected from his city council seat.New Parks Labour councillor Steve Corrall was told he would not be put forward as a candidate for May's...
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Servicemen and women pay tribute to Korean war veteran
Servicemen and women have paid an emotional tribute to a Korean war veteran at his funeral.Frederick John Darwent, 84, of Hinckley, died of lung cancer on November 17 after being diagnosed only four...
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Hugglescote house fire accidental
Fire badly damaged the kitchen of a terrace house in Crescent Road Hugglescote just after midday.Crews were called to the incident at 12.20pm to find the ground floor full of smoke.A spokeswoman for...
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PHOTOS: Dozens of trophies stolen from golf club
Burglars have stolen dozens of trophies from a golf club, including some which are more than 100 years old. The intruders stole 30 silver-plated, solid silver, pewter and glass trophies from the...
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Van driver cleared of causing two men's deaths by dangerous driving
A van driver has been cleared by a jury of dangerously causing the death of two elderly men in a collision.Michael Lawrence, 20, denied causing the deaths, by dangerous driving, of motorist Dennis...
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Kitchen fire: Person taken hospital suffering from effects of smoke
A casualty had to be taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke following a kitchen fire yesterday.Fire crews were called to Home Close in Kibworth Beauchamp shortly after 1.30pm.The fire...
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Cheapest petrol and diesel prices in and around Leicester
Here are the top 10 cheapest places to buy petrol and diesel in and around Leicester.UnleadedAsda, Fosse Park, Leicester 119.7pEsso, Dysart Way, Leicester 119.9pMorrisons, Freemans Park, Leicester...
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Arson attack on caravan in Market Harborough
Arsonists set fire to a caravan in Leicester Road, Market Harborough last night.Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus used two hoses to combat the fire which caused severe damage.The call to the fire...
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Leicester crash: Woman cut free from car after collision in Braunstone
A woman had to be cut free for a car following a two-vehicle crash in, Braunstone, Leicester last night.The collision happened in Imperial Avenue near the junction with Fullhurst Avenue just after...
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Attempted murder trial: Jury out to consider verdicts
The jury in the trial of a man accused of attempting to murder his ex-fiancé and her boyfriend have retired to consider the verdicts.Leicester Crown Court was told that Darshana Narotam, 17, and her...
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Will three-point turn be replaced in driving test?
Two tricky driving manoeuvres, the three-point turn and reversing around a corner, could be dropped from the driving test.Instead, learners may be asked to reverse out of a parking bay or pull up on...
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World class railway museum could come to Leicester if fresh £10m lottery bid...
A fresh lottery bid has been launched for £10 million to create a world class railway museum in Leicester.If successful, it will be filled with priceless steam locomotives and hundreds of artefacts...
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Leicester cyclists pay tribute to French woman who died after city centre...
More than 80 cyclists have paid tribute to French woman Anais Thouvenot who died after being involved in a collision with a car while riding her bike.She died in hospital a week after being injured in...
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WATCH: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
The first trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has been released - a year before the film is due on cinema screens.The first look at the new instalment in the franchise was unveiled...
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Heart transplant boy: Thousands see Albert Tansey switch on Christmas lights
Thousands of people crowded the streets to see young heart transplant recipient Albert Tansey switch on the Christmas lights in his home village.Five-year-old Albert joined in the countdown and he...
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