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City councillors have sent a "strong message" to the fire authority by unanimously rejecting money-saving proposals aimed at cutting the fire service budget by £1.5 million. ...

Harborough Councillor Neil Bannister has been selected as the Conservative candidate for the role of Leicestershire police and crime commissioner. The announcement was made at a meeting at Leicester...

A Loughborough manufacturer has won an important contract that will safeguard jobs for at least five years. Brush Traction, adjacent to the town's railway station, was awarded a £6.5 million...

Around 40 campaigners held a demonstration against cuts to post-16 education at Leicester's Clock Tower. The demo on Wednesday night was organised by the Leicester and District Trades Union Council....

Theresa May, the Home Secretary, unveils tough new measures to deal with mass immigration in Conservative conference speech but charities criticise the speech as 'a thoroughly chilling and bitter attack'

Family doctors across Leicestershire and Rutland could join a national mass resignation in protest over unsustainable workloads. One pressure group, GP Survival, has polled its members – 4,700...

A council boss sacked in the wake of a social work crisis at Leicester City council earlier this year has returned to the authority to give evidence to an inquiry into what went wrong. Interim...

A heated meeting was told plans to close the Central Leicester fire station could put lives at risk. Members of the public and current and former fire fighters challenged claims that proposed cuts...

Details have been announced about Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby's first Question Time session. As previously reported by the Mercury Sir Peter ditched his poorly attended monthly public mayoral...

An anonymous businessman has donated £80,000 to erect a statue of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins in the city. Alice's great-grandson, Peter Barratt, who, with the Alice Hawkins Legacy...

Schools have partnered with a local children's book publisher in an initiative to promote literacy and a love of reading to school-aged children across Leicestershire. So far, more than 30 schools...

Teenagers from Bethlehem enjoyed rough and tumble fun at Belgrave Outdoor Pursuits Centre as part of a two-week cultural visit. The 17 young people, aged between 13 and 16, were guests of ...

Peter Barratt's fascination with the life and times of his suffragette great-grandmother Alice Hawkins sees him following in the footsteps of his redoubtable relative in a major film. Gemma Peplow...

There is something special about Leicester: a compact, welcoming city with a wonderful array of communities, all sharing in the cultural, social and economic life of the city. This despite Leicester...

A Tory-run Leicestershire council is proposing to bust the Government's cap on council tax rises triggering a referendum. Conservative-led Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council says it needs to plug...

Councils will be allowed to keep all of the money they raise from business rates, George Osborne has said. The Tory chancellor has announced that by 2020 local authorities will no longer be required...

This week's Company Car Man is Shamir Gokani of thebestofleicester. He drives an Audi A3. Do you think Prince Charles should stand aside and allow Prince William to become the next Monarch? It is...

The NHS 111 non-urgent health advice line is "not fit for purpose" and should be scrapped, according to the group which supports local GPs. The criticism from the Leicester, Leicestershire...