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Lives could be put at risk if a specialist blood treatment unit at a Leicestershire hospital is moved, senior medics warn. 
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A clothing retailer is investigating after a mother and her severely autistic son were apparently subjected to "disgusting" treatment at its Leicester store.Jen Monk, 31, had visited...
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Two men have been injured after they were victims of an assault at a Leicester pub.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at about 12.40am this morning at the Rainbow and Dove, in Charles Street.
Officers said a fire started in the beer garden at the pub and resulted in one of the men being badly burned.
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A disabled man has hit out at railway bosses after he had to push his wheelchair backwards along a dark, uneven road to gain access to Leicester train station.David Gordon arrived at the...
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It has been confirmed by Royal Mail and Trading Standards are wishing to make people aware of the following scam, especially as Xmas is approaching:
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 661 1911 (Premium rate number).
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I vividly remember my first doner kebab. It was in the late 70s and I was visiting my friend Anne at Bournemouth Polytechnic. One of her flatmates offered to go out for kebabs and minutes later ret...
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An ornate former bank in the city centre is one of 11 buildings in Leicestershire added to a national 'at risk' list.
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Officers from Welford Road local policing unit have released CCTV images of two men they wish to identify and trace after an incident in the Saffron Lane Estate area.
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Hundreds of Leicester residents and anti-fascist campaigners came together to witness Leicester’s first ever Love Music Hate Racism outdoor festival in the Market Place. The festival was also Leicester Market’s first live music stage in over 700 years!
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Schools could be forced to shut next month when several teaching unions are expected to strike.
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Artists from around the world have joined in a Leicestershire man's digital art project.
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This smart new £13 million building is costing you – the taxpayer – £5,000 every day, even though it sits empty four years after it was constructed.
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The country's largest trade union has urged the city council to support its plans for strike action over proposed pension reform.
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When they first heard there were going to be four giant wind turbines on their doorsteps, villagers feared the worst.But now even some of the most hardened protesters have admitted fears over the...
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A man suffered horrific burns to his face after he was set on fire in a pub garden.The victim was taken to hospital early yesterday after the incident at the Rainbow and Dove, in Charles Street,...
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A group has been set up to ensure local people have a voice when the Peepul Centre changes hands.The Mercury reported earlier this month that the £16 million community centre, in Belgrave,...
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A man who stood for the BNP in the county council elections was a member of a child porn network - where he possessed and distributed child pornography of boys under the age of 13.
Leicester Crown Court heard how Gavin Leist, aged 20 from Ratcliffe Road, Loughborough, had been "grappling with his sexuality" and had arrived at indecent images of children through an interest in pornography.
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Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen says he will rebel against the Government next week in a vote on whether there should be an EU referendum.MPs will decide on Monday if a referendum is to be held. It...
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Parents are to be consulted over proposed changes for hundreds of special educational needs children.
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An expert in UFOs and paranormal activity is set to become Leicestershire's voice in the European parliament.
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Young people recreating a historic anti-poverty march 75 years ago passed through Leicester yesterday.
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The summer 2011 free swims initiative re-introduced by the City Mayor proved a splashing success with young people aged 16 years and under with nearly 30,000 visits across the city's local swimming pools.
Now the attention focuses on the schools half term break - 17 October - 21 October - as the City Mayor's pledge will once again provide the city's young people with an added incentive and opportunity to stay healthy and active.
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Hinckley councillors have launched a campaign to save the town's Royal Mail delivery office.
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Police are investigating a hate mail campaign in which racist material has been posted to Muslim community groups.
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Britain's richest landowner has bought a historic Leicestershire estate and wants to turn it into a rehabilitation centre for wounded servicemen.
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