Leicester

Campaigners have condemned the £8 million spent on a review into the future of children's heart surgery as 'outrageous.'
Figures show the NHS spent just over £1.7 million on external...

Left Unity - Leicester had the first gathering on Tuesday 23 April 2013 at the Phoenix Cinema cafe, where some of us had seen Spirit of 45. We were aro...

The developers behind an innovation centre being built on the city's outskirts say they are confident of attracting high-profile businesses to the site.The 15,000sq ft development is costing...

Ten jobs have been lost and another 20 are at risk after a company which owns a bar and pub in Leicestershire went into administration.
Derby-based Fat Cat Café Bars and Fat Cat Restaurants...

A residents' group has expressed concerns about the compensation scheme for people affected by the proposed High Speed 2 rail route.Packington Nook Residents' Association (PNRA) submitted its...

Police are searching for three thugs who punched and kicked a teenager before stealing his mobile phone and racially abusing him.
The gang targeted the 19-year-old victim at St Margaret's Bus Station...

Hundreds of vinyl fans queued for up to seven hours to get their hands on special releases to mark Record Store Day.Rockaboom, in St Martins, Leicester, joined music stores up and down the country in...

Council bosses are taking legal action against the owners of a historic Leicester building which was destroyed following a spate of arson attacks.Leicester City Council is seeking to prosecute the...

The sunshine brought out crowds of thousands to celebrate the St George's Festival today.
Morris dancers, stilt walkers and youngsters dressed as knights and princesses were among the sights in the...

Musicians from across the East Midlands are preparing to stage the first jazz festival in Leicester for more than 10 years.Bootleg Jazz will be held over three days next week at Crumblin' Cookie, in...

An MP traded the Commons for the classroom yesterday when he took charge of a school lesson.Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth met year three pupils at Samworth Enterprise Academy, off Saffron Lane, ...

Seven men have been jailed for a total of 14 years after being involved in the terrifying ransacking of an Indian restaurant, which left several employees injured.
All seven men, from Derbyshire and...

A £1.7 million bid for European cash to help fund the creation of a controversial public square has been successful.The city council has been informed it will be getting the money from the...

A disabled rights campaigner fears she will have to give up her home and her two dogs after losing a case in the High Court in London.
Anne Pridmore was one of five severely disabled people from...

A major town centre store has closed after almost a century of trading.
The Co-op fashion and homeware outlet in Belvoir Road, Coalville, shut its doors for the last time today.
The store, which...

Volunteer gardeners are celebrating the completion of a new community garden at a city library.The New Shoots Gardening Club has transformed a plain grassed area at the back of Hamilton Library to...

Redrow plc were granted planning permission to develop the old Towers Hospital site in Leicester with certain conditions. Evidently they can’t read.

Controversial councillor Barbara Potter has been ousted as Leicester City Council's Labour group chief whip.A source told the Leicester Mercury her style had not been "going down well"...

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The sunshine brought out crowds of thousands to celebrate the St George's Festival today.
Morris dancers, stilt walkers and youngsters dressed as knights and princesses were among the sights in the...