Leicester Mercury Shock Government decision to axe £38m defence college leicestermercury.co.uk - Dan Martin The Government has announced it is closing Welbeck Sixth Form Defence College in Leicestershire. The £38 million school, opened in 2005, will shut in …
Leicester MercuryPolicing Man arrested after knife and drugs seized leicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Armed police arrested a 24-year-old man in Leicester today following a report of an assault. Officers detained the suspect in Belvoir Drive, off …
Leicester MercuryAquaponics This chippy is one of UK's 50 best fish and chip takeaways leicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack A 23 year old who ditched university to buy a fish and chip shop has scooped three accolades this year. Charlie Collins was 19 when he bought Frydales …
Leicester MercuryLeicestershire, UK Knife thugs rob man in his home and escape in his BMW leicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Three men - one reportedly armed with a knife - forced their way into a man's house and ordered him to hand over cash and valuables before escaping …
Leicester Mercury Naked man restrained by police after 'roaring' in street leicestermercury.co.uk - Adrian Troughton An unusual sight greeted residents on a normally quiet street on a city estate. People in Seagrave Road, Braunstone, looked out of their windows to …
Leicester MercuryLeicester Emergency services busy at four collisions across city and county leicestermercury.co.uk - Alan Thompson Emergency services have been busy with a number of collisions across the city and county this afternoon. In Leicester, the A47 Uppingham Road was …
Leicester Mercury Traffic slow in Hinckley after two-car crash at lunchtime leicestermercury.co.uk - Alan Thompson There have been traffic delays in Hinckley this afternoon following a collision in the town centre at lunchtime. Recovery work is taking place after …
Leicester MercuryClothing Full police statement as designer clothes stolen in ram raid leicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow Thousands of pounds worth of designer clothing was stolen following a ram raid at a shop in the city centre overnight. Leicestershire Police are now …
Leicester Mercury Dan Snow wanted Loughborough facts - here's what he got leicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack When historian and broadcaster Dan Snow did a shout-out on Twitter for facts about Loughborough he was inundated with mad mix of fascinating …
Leicester MercuryLeicester Urgent appeal after patient goes missing from city hospital leicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Police are concerned for the welfare of a patient who has gone missing from a hospital in Leicester. Patrick Phillips, also known as Paddy, has been …
Leicester MercuryPolicing Police want to speak to this man after petrol station break-in leicestermercury.co.uk - Ciaran Fagan Police investigating a break-in at a city petrol station have released a CCTV image of a man officers want to speak to. The business, in the Melton …
Leicester Mercury Business owners dismay after shop windows repeatedly smashed leicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow City centre business owners have expressed their dismay after their shop windows have been broken in several different incidents. In the early hours …
Leicester Mercury Residents driven to edge after large crack appears on clifftop leicestermercury.co.uk - Nathan Okell Residents at a holiday home park in Hornsea, East Yorkshire have been left shocked at the scale of the latest crack to appear on the cliff side, …
Leicester MercuryLeicester Met Office warns of 55mph winds set to batter Leicester leicestermercury.co.uk - Adrian Troughton Strong winds of up to 55mph are being forecast to hit Leicestershire later this week. Met Office experts have issued a yellow weather warning that …
Leicester Mercury Who is best - Slimming World or Weightwatchers? leicestermercury.co.uk - Jane Tyler, Adrian Troughton If you want to lose weight, who are you going to call? There are many different diets and ways to go about shedding then pounds but there are two …
Leicester Mercury Rated: The best and worst supermarket breakfasts leicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Ben Ashton, Andy Robinson Big trips to the supermarket are not to everyone's liking. The combination of disorganised crowds, long lists of things to get and a reluctance to …
Leicester Mercury Sadness as grassroots football champion dies of cancer leicestermercury.co.uk - Nick Dawson One of the driving forces behind grassroots football in Hinckley for many years has died. Ray Baggott was honorary president and former match …
Leicester MercuryLeicestershire, UK Police investigation launched into attack on Flannels shop leicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow Police say they are investigating a ram raid which has caused part of a city street to be cordoned off. A car is believed is to have been driven into …
Leicester MercuryBeer Lager brewed here in county is one of the best in the world leicestermercury.co.uk - Becky Jones Owners of a new Leicestershire brewery are celebrating after a beer they produce was named as one of the best in the world. Gunmetal Black Lager by …
Leicester MercuryPolicing Man with 'mystery head injury' flees police after work party leicestermercury.co.uk - Martin Naylor A man from Braunstone discovered he had a mystery head injury then drove dangerously to try and flee police. James Sharp, found himself with a …
Leicester MercuryIcon version of the Flipboard logoPolicing Police cordon off pavement after front doors smashed on shop leicestermercury.co.uk - Maia Snow A shop in the city centre has had its front window smashed. Flannels, in Halford Street, off Granby Street, had its front window smashed over the …
Leicester MercuryAldi Mum claims Aldi bath wash left baby daughter with nasty rash leicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Ruby Davies Aldi says it has launched a full investigation after a mum claimed its own-brand bath wash left her baby with a 'red raw' rash. Rebekah Kane's …
Leicester Mercury1980s City centre street boasted a rich variety of shops in the 1980s leicestermercury.co.uk - Jane Goddard This city centre scene will certainly take many of our readers back in time. It shows Market Street, Leicester, before it was pedestrianised and, joy …
Leicester MercuryCrime 49 people who didn't attend court - and may now be arrested leicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, Tom Bokros Almost 50 arrest warrants have been issued in the last two weeks, as police try to track down people who failed to turn up for court. 49 people have …
Leicester Mercury Airport worker killed on A50 had cannabis in his system leicestermercury.co.uk - Adam Care, George Allen A 'tired' East Midlands Airport worker died in a crash on the A50 because he had cannabis in his system. Fred Victor, of Stockbrook Street, Derby, …
Leicester MercuryLeicester City centre street closed 3 days on for public safety leicestermercury.co.uk - Nick Dawson A road remains closed in Leicester for a third day after debris fell from an "unsafe building". Abbey Street was shut on Saturday after glass fell …
Leicester Mercury This body-length hot water bottle keeps you warm for 6 hours leicestermercury.co.uk - Barbara Hodgson, Adam Care While it's still cold and wet outside, there's nothing more tempting than the thought of snuggling up inside on the sofa. But with many not keen on …
Leicester MercuryLeicestershire, UK Man set off pub alarms but fled with just bottle of cleaner leicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Mack A man who broke into a pub’s backyard left with only a bottle of cleaning fluid because it was “all he needed”. Leicestershire Police were called to …
Leicester MercuryLoughborough The unique £40k a year office building you could work in leicestermercury.co.uk - Tom Pegden A historic coach house in Leicestershire's Charnwood Forest has come on the market for a business to take over. The coach house at Nanpantan Hall, a …
Leicester MercuryApps Uber-style app for local taxis launching in Leicester leicestermercury.co.uk - Hayley Watson A taxi app that could rival Uber is launching in Leicester. mytaxi say they are 'Europe's biggest taxi app', and already operate in eight other UK …
