A new food bank based in Wigston and the city centre is looking to help more poor families.

The Leicester South Foodbank started in September and hands out food at the Meadows Community Church in Wigston and at Holy Trinity on the corner of Regent Road and Upper King Street in the centre of Leicester.

Leicester's mayor has begun the process of stripping Leicester cab drivers of certain privileges after they carried out a further rush-hour protest last week.

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has threatened to remove the 'privileges' he says are enjoyed by the city's hackney cab drivers if they carry out any more rush hour go-slow protests.

Sir...

Labour peer Lord Bach of Lutterworth has said he wants to be the next Leicestershire police and crime commissioner.

Willy Bach has announced he wants to be the party's candidate in the upcoming...

Environmental activists and supporters will join hundreds of thousands around the world in a march demanding action over

climate change.

The Leicester Friends of the Earth group is urging...

The demolition of a number of historic Leicester buildings to make way for a student flats block has been approved. Members of Leicester City Council's planning committee met on Tuesday and approved...

Town Hall Square hosted the protest of about 100 firefighters today who gathered to show their opposition to Leicestershire Fire and Rescues Service's proposed cost-cutting initiative. The serving...

The RMT union has announced details of three "go-slow" rush hour protests by taxi drivers along one of Leicester's busiest roads into the city centre.

The union, which represents the...

Leicestershire faces a future of fewer police officers, closed and sold-off stations and victims offered the option of reporting minor crime online. Today, a senior officer set out the vision of how...

The senior official overseeing Leicestershire County Council's multi-million savings programme is being paid £86,000-a-year to work a three day week.

Brian Roberts is the Conservative-run...

Ground-breaking football coach Annie Zaidi has won a top accolade at the 2015 Sportswomen of the Year Awards.

She was awarded the Hellen Rollason prize for inspiration at the London ceremony on...

Leicester City Council has said it is prepared to resettle up to five families of Syrian refugees before Christmas.

The Government has indicated the UK will accept 20,000 people fleeing the...

Plans are being drawn up to build up to five new secondary schools in Leicester to meet demand for pupils places.

How far would you be driven by your conscience? It's a question two Leicestershire brothers answered – at their cost.

Noise pollution officers have raised concerns about a venue's bid to hold live, late night music events in Leicester's Cultural Quarter.

Bar 47 runs out of the basement below the Spark VIP...

A controversial package of front-line cuts to Leicestershire's fire service looks unlikely to be approved after Labour's city councillors voted to reject them.

Last night, at an internal...

Work to create a new processional route to Leicester's main war memorial in Victoria Park is set to start in the new year.

The city council plans to create a new tree-lined avenue through the...

Controversial proposals to flatten historic buildings in Leicester and replace them with a student flats complex are set to be approved.

Developer Abode wants to demolish 54 to 58 London Road,...

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Sir Peter Soulsby will be "joining the queue" to meet Downing Street advisors after it emerged David Cameron had offered his local council leader special access to Government officials in...

Firefighters opposed to the closure of central station have launched a fresh petition which aims to get 12,000 signatures and show Sir Peter Soulsby their campaign cannot be ignored. Members of...

A young schoolboy has protested about goldfish being given as prizes at a fair by
making a short video.

Nine-year-old Manny Moore vented his anger on camera after spotting the stall handing...

A restaurant chain has been accused of exploiting Armistice Day through a discount offer for diners wearing a poppy today. Red Hot World Buffet, which has a branch at Leicester's Highcross shopping...

Ten teachers have resigned from a troubled city primary and will leave at Christmas.

Uplands Junior School, in Highfields, has been in special measures since January last year.

At the end...