Leicester

Hundreds of schools are expected to shut across the city and county when mass strike action takes place next month.
Council services are also expected to grind to a halt when the National Union of...

Many of my pals could not organise a piss-up in a brewery. Fortunately Jamie is not one of them - and he did the honours by getting us all out to Rutland's Grainstore Brewery, a handy 10 yard stagg...

A jury has failed to reach a verdict on terrorism charges against a Loughborough teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired massacre.
Michael Piggin, 18, was accused of planning attacks on two...

Final preparations are under way for the Riverside Festival, which will see two days of free fun along the banks of the River Soar. Each year, the towpath through the city centre, Castle Gardens and...

Cuts to library services will "destroy music making" in Leicestershire, orchestras have warned. Leicester City Council's printed music service, which is used by more than 90 organisations...

The High Court fight to keep King Richard III's remains in Leicester racked up £250,000 in legal costs. The charges mounted as Leicester City Council, the Ministry of Justice and other...

UKIP's performance in the European elections is 'a political earthquake', party MEP Roger Helmer has claimed.
The re-elected MEP, who lives in Lutterworth, praised his party after UKIP topped the ...

The first of the city's council-run care homes has been closed as part of a cost-cutting plan. Elizabeth House, in New Parks, has shut and its last 10 elderly residents moved out to other...

A shale oil and gas company believes Leicestershire may be sitting on black gold. Union Jack Oil Plc said there could be up to 5.4 billion barrels of oil under our feet. The company asked...

Civic campaigners are opposing plans to open a new car park outside a theatre recently renamed in honour of Leicester author Sue Townsend.
Leicester City Council wants to put 22 parking spaces on an...

Leicester Civic Society is campaigning to stop a Georgian building being demolished to make way for a supermarket. Discount chain Lidl has lodged a planning application with Leicester City Council...

Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton's gloves caused an unfortunate twitter typo this morning.
The Conservative politician tweeted a picture of Ashby School to his 324 followers on the...

A Leicester city councillor has quit the city's Labour party after claiming his former colleagues were divided and guilty of backstabbing.
Councillor Wayne Naylor says he has left the party with 'a...

The brand-new food hall at Leicester Market opens its doors to shoppers on Friday (23 May), one year to the day since contractors started wo