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Bookmakers William Hill have lost their battle to open a new betting shop in Leicester city centre. The company currently has a basement branch in Cheapside but wanted to move 50 metres to a more... 
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Leicester TUSC councillors Wayne Naylor and Barbara Potter speaking to Auntie Lou at the #J10 public sector strike in Leicester.
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A firefighter has said proposed cuts to the service might save money but could cost lives. Chris Rollestone has written to a number of Leicester city councillors, voicing his concern over proposed...
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Sir Clive Loader is set to appoint a new team of aides in the wake of an acrimonious legal battle with a council. Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner said he was considering taking on...
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Teachers in the city and county have welcomed Michael Gove's departure as education secretary but are cautiously waiting to see what changes his replacement, Nicky Morgan may bring. Mr Gove, who has...
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A pair of former Labour city councillors have announced they have joined the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC). Councillors Barbara Potter and Wayne Naylor said their former colleagues...
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Firefighters in Leicestershire will strike on eight consecutive days in their long-running row with the Government over pensions. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has decided to escalate industrial...
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The 4th Annual Highfields Festival took place this Saturday at Leicester’s Highfields Centre. Crowds gathered to find community fairs, food stalls, live music and much more! The festival had everything for all ages and with the whole community getting … Continue reading →
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If you're in Highcross this weekend and looking for a bite to eat, I think I'd head off to an independent café or restaurant. However, if you've always wanted to try one or other of the chains ther...
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About 400 people have responded to a second consultation on changes to school transport. Leicestershire County Council is proposing to take children to their nearest school, which could be...
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Students used to selling their hand-made jam at community events and fetes could see their product stocked in stores nationally. Central England Co-operative sold 750 jars of Saffron Acres...
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A councillor is refusing to pay a £100 bill she has been sent for room hire at Leicester Town Hall. Former Labour councillors Barbara Potter and her colleague, Wayne Naylor, booked a room at...
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Leicester TUSC councillors Wayne Naylor and Barbara Potter speaking to Auntie Lou at the #J10 public sector strike in Leicester.
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Carers are protesting to keep open a specialist mental health and dementia ward. They are fighting plans by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to close Ward 4 at Coalville Community Hospital,...
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On Tuesday morning at 10.40am I opened a text from a friend: 'Gove has gone, what shall we talk about now?'
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Hundreds of people attended a vigil in Leicester city centre to highlight the suffering caused by the conflict between Palestine and Israel. The event which started at around 5pm was...
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More than 1,000 public sector workers marched on Town Hall Square, in Leicester, this afternoon to protest against changes to their pay, pension, and working conditions. The mass rally by union...
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History was made in Leicester last night. At a packed meeting in the Town Hall, around forty people came together to welcome two councillors who recently resigned from the Labour Party to work in a...
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The family of a 101-year-old woman has called on a judge to overturn a council's plan to close a residential home. The family of Amrutben Karia launched a passionate campaign to halt the closure...
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Sir Peter Soulsby has complained to the Home Secretary about Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner, Sir Clive Loader. The city mayor has written to Theresa May asking her to intervene...
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A 30-year peppercorn lease has been agreed for Leicester's new Richard III visitor centre. The city council has spent £4 million buying and refurbishing the former Alderman Newton school, in...
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The organisers of Leicester's Caribbean Carnival have decided to charge an entry fee for the first time in the event's 28-year history. People wanting to attend the event on the city's Victoria...
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An addictive plant chewed by members of Leicester's Somali community became an illegal drug yesterday.
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