Ospreys clash is not for faint-hearted - Leicester Tigers' Geordan Murphy
The Liberty Stadium will be no place for faint hearts when Leicester Tigers face the Ospreys in their penultimate Heineken Cup pool game tomorrow.Tigers club captain Geordan Murphy already has a pretty...
View ArticleGot a ticket for Gary Barlow at De Montfort Hall? We'd love your review of...
Are you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket to see Gary Barlow at De Montfort Hall tomorrow night?If so, we want your reviews of the show!The Take That star, X Factor judge and national...
View ArticleIt's all change for Leicester Tigers in big Euro clash
Leicester Tigers have their big guns primed as they head into their most important match of the season to date.Richard Cockerill's men face the Ospreys in a massive Heineken Cup pool two clash at...
View ArticleMP Keith Vaz declares war on thugs after vicious, unprovoked attack on...
A city MP has declared war on thugs after a man was attacked and robbed by a gang just yards from his home.Keith Vaz spoke out after 47-year-old Rajesh Devaliya was ambushed by four young men as he...
View ArticleLeicester City boss Nigel Pearson launches challenge for an automatic...
Manager Nigel Pearson believes it is time for Leicester City to launch their challenge for an automatic promotion spot.City are just five points off second-place Hull, and head to relegation strugglers...
View ArticleDo you think £65,738 is too little for MPs to earn?
MP Andrew Bridgen has sparked controversy with comments he made over how much MPs should be paid.The Conservative, who represents North West Leicestershire, took to the airwaves and gave a radio...
View ArticleWorkers facing jobs misery as Leicester firm Jessops closes all of its 187...
One of Leicester's most famous companies, Jessops, has closed all of its 187 stores with the loss of 1,370 jobs after administrators said the troubled camera chain could not be saved.Yesterday's...
View ArticleSouth Wigston development on show today
An exhibition detailing a 120 home development in South Wigston is attracting scores of people.Barratt Homes plan to build the two, three and four bedroom houses at a site off Pochin's Bridge Road.The...
View ArticleBristol City 0 Leicester City 4: Chris Wood stars in Foxes win
Chris Wood fired in a first-half hat-trick as Leicester secured an easy 4-0 win at Ashton Gate to send Bristol City to the foot of the npower Championship.The former Robins loanee made it nine from his...
View ArticleWeather update: Snow forecast for Leicestershire
Much of Leicestershire woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning as more is forecast in the next few days across the county. As temperatures remain around freezing point, drivers are being...
View ArticleReview: Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Show at De Montfort Hall
Review by Gemma Collins  It's been said before and I'll say it again, the Comedy Festival Preview Show gives the best exchange rate of punchlines per pound you're ever going to get. The 'smorgasbord'...
View ArticleBristol City v Leicester City as it happened: Emphatic win for stylish Foxes
Leicester City made three changes to the side that made FA Cup progress at the expense of Burton Albion last week.Danny Drinkwater came back into the midfield in place of Andy King for this vital clash...
View ArticlePolice in fresh appeal to help find rapist Sean Cawthray
Police have made a fresh appeal for sightings of a rapist who went on the run from prison two weeks ago.Sean Cawthray (41) was reported missing from Leyhill prison, in Gloucestershire, on Sunday,...
View ArticleRichard Cockerill expects Leicester Tigers' winner-takes-all clash to be a...
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill expects the Heineken Cup winner-takes-all showdown against Toulouse this weekend to be a "classic" match.Leicester's 15-15 draw with the Ospreys at...
View ArticleBasketball: Leicester Riders' joy at BBL Cup win
Leicester Riders moved from contenders to champions yesterday.The Jelson Homes DMU-backed Riders wrestled the BBL Cup from holders Newcastle in thrilling fashion, surviving a fourth quarter onslaught...
View ArticleTeenage thugs have left Leicester residents scared to leave their homes
Teenage thugs have left people scared to leave their homes, police were told at a public meeting.Residents of St Mark's and parts of Belgrave, in Leicester, said they were subjected to threats and...
View ArticlePlenty more where those came from, vows Leicester City hot-shot Chris Wood
Leicester City hat-trick hero Chris Wood vowed there is more to come from him.Wood took his tally to six goals in three games after grabbing a first-half treble at Ashton Gate as City clinched an...
View ArticleMatch verdict: Late drama denies Leicester Tigers a famous win at Ospreys
A late Ospreys try ruined Leicester Tigers' hopes of a famous Heineken Cup victory at the Liberty Stadium.But Jonathan Spratt's 76th-minute score could only bring the Welsh side level, and Dan Biggar's...
View ArticleLeicester man Kyle Ross, 20, jailed for part in putting fake plates on stolen...
A man involved in putting false registration plates on cars after they were stolen during house burglaries has been jailed for three years and four months.Kyle Ross arranged for three vehicles which...
View ArticleHighway Code beats Fifty Shades of Grey in battle to be most-borrowed book in...
Everyone may have been talking about Fifty Shades of Grey last year.But it seems library users in Leicester are more interested in reading about the slightly less saucy subject of the Highway Code.The...
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