Shock Government decision to axe Welbeck Sixth Form Defence College, near Loughboroughleicestermercury.co.uk - Dan Martin The school near Loughborough only opened in 2005 The Government has announced it is closing Welbeck Sixth Form Defence College in Leicestershire. The …
Man arrested after armed police seize knife and drugs in Belvoir Drive, Leicesterleicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Man, 24, has been taken into custody Armed police arrested a 24-year-old man in Leicester today following a report of an assault. Officers detained the …
Chippy in West End in Leicester named one of UK’s 50 best fish and chip takeawaysleicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack Frydales in Hinckley Road is going from strength to strength A 23 year old who ditched university to buy a fish and chip shop has scooped three …
Knife thugs rob man in his Lutterworth home and escape in his BMWleicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Police have appealed for help catching three thugs Three men - one reportedly armed with a knife - forced their way into a man's house and ordered him …
Watch naked man restrained by police after 'roaring' in Braunstone streetleicestermercury.co.uk - Adrian Troughton Police believe he was under the influence of drugs This is the unusual sight that greeted residents on a normally quiet street on a city estate. People …
Emergency services busy at four collisions across city and countyleicestermercury.co.uk - Alan Thompson Incidents in Uppingham Road, Abbey Lane, Hinckley and Lutterworth Emergency services have been busy with a number of collisions across the city and …
Traffic slow in Hinckley after two-car crash at lunchtimeleicestermercury.co.uk - Alan Thompson It’s understood a traffic light was damaged There have been traffic delays in Hinckley this afternoon following a collision in the town centre at …
Full police statement as designer clothes stolen in ram raid on Flannelsleicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow The pavement outside Flannels was cordoned off for most of Monday Thousands of pounds worth of designer clothing was stolen following a ram raid at a …
Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow asks for facts about Loughborough - this is what he got backleicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack Lots of people on Twitter had helpful facts for the historian and broadcaster When historian and broadcaster Dan Snow did a shout-out on Twitter for …
Urgent appeal after patient goes missing from Leicester Royal Infirmaryleicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Police issue CCTV image of Patrick 'Paddy' Phillips Police are concerned for the welfare of a patient who has gone missing from a hospital in …
Police want to speak to this man after city petrol station break-inleicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan A number of bottles of alcohol were taken Police investigating a break-in at a city petrol station have released a CCTV image of a man officers want …
Business owners' dismay after shop windows in city centre smashed in several incidentsleicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow A number of shops have had their windows smashed City centre business owners have expressed their dismay after their shop windows have been broken in …
Residents driven to the edge after large crack appears on clifftopleicestermercury.co.uk - Nathan Okell Crack measures 50 metres across and threatens relocation for holiday home owners Residents at a holiday home park in Hornsea, East Yorkshire have been …
Met Office issues yellow warning as 55mph winds set to batter Leicesterleicestermercury.co.uk - Adrian Troughton Transport and power might be affected Strong winds of up to 55mph are being forecast to hit Leicestershire later this week. Met Office experts have …
Which is the best weight-loss programme: Slimming World or Weightwatchers?leicestermercury.co.uk - Jane Tyler, Adrian Troughton Which diet is best for you? If you want to lose weight, who are you going to call? There are many different diets and ways to go about shedding then …
Rated: The best and worst supermarket breakfasts, including Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Tescoleicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Ben Ashton, Andy Robinson Some people go to supermarkets to shop. But some of us are only ever in it for the fry-up afterwards... Big trips to the supermarket are not to …
Sadness as Hinckley grassroots football champion dies of cancerleicestermercury.co.uk - Nick Dawson 'He was a loyal man with a wicked sense of humour' One of the driving forces behind grassroots football in Hinckley for many years has died. Ray …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Police reveal windows at Flannels shop were broken in ram raidleicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow A police cordon remains in place at the scene Police say they are investigating a ram raid which has caused part of a city street to be cordoned off. A …
Leicestershire lager brewed in a former sheep shed named as one of the best in the worldleicestermercury.co.uk - Becky Jones 'Ultimately, the beer has to speak for itself' Owners of a new Leicestershire brewery are celebrating after a beer they produce was named as one of …
Braunstone man finds himself with 'mystery head injury' before fleeing police in carleicestermercury.co.uk - Martin Naylor He smelled of alcohol but an accurate breath test couldn't be done A man from Braunstone discovered he had a mystery head injury then drove …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Police cordon off pavement in Leicester city centre after front doors smashed on shopleicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow Police have put up tape to preserve the scene A shop in the city centre has had its front window smashed. Flannels, in Halford Street, off Granby …
Aldi launches investigation after mum says baby daughter was left with painful rash after using bath washleicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Ruby Davies "She's normally a happy, smiley baby and usually loves bath time. It was heartbreaking to see her in pain" Aldi says it has launched a full …
City centre street boasted a rich variety of shops in the 1980sleicestermercury.co.uk - Jane Goddard You could buy everything from jewellery to pencil cases This city centre scene will certainly take many of our readers back in time. It shows Market …
49 people who failed to attend court - and now are being sought by policeleicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Tom Bokros There are arrest warrants out for all these defendants who refused to attend court Almost 50 arrest warrants have been issued in the last two weeks, …
East Midlands Airport worked killed in A50 crash had cannabis in his systemleicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, George Allen The 32-year-old crashed into two parked lorries A 'tired' East Midlands Airport worker died in a crash on the A50 because he had cannabis in his …
City centre street still closed for third day for public safety after glass falls from hotelleicestermercury.co.uk - Nick Dawson Drivers were advised to avoid the area A road remains closed in Leicester for a third day after debris fell from an "unsafe building". Abbey Street was …
Argos is selling a body-length hot water bottle that keeps you warm for six hoursleicestermercury.co.uk - Barbara Hodgson, Adam Care When the cold weather strikes, there's nothing better than cosying up on the sofa While it's still cold and wet outside, there's nothing more tempting …
Man who set off pub alarms only stole bottle of Muc-Off cleaning fluidleicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack Christopher Morris only took the fluid because it was 'all he needed' A man who broke into a pub’s backyard left with only a bottle of cleaning fluid …
The unique £40k a year Charnwood Forest office building you could work inleicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Pegden Coach House at Nanpantan Hall, outside Loughborough, available to rent now A historic coach house in Leicestershire's Charnwood Forest has come on the …
Uber-style app for local licenced taxis is launching in Leicesterleicestermercury.co.uk - Hayley Watson mytaxi connects passengers with local licensed taxis and black cabs A taxi app that could rival Uber is launching in Leicester. mytaxi say they are …
