Archive: 01st - 07th December 2010
- Snooker: Mark Selby needs a fightback against Stephen...
- Table tennis: Thirds win battle of Knighton Park teams
- Hunt continues for missing man from Leicester
- 18 drink-drivers
- Tributes to man killed in accident as police appeal to...
- Charitable signs
- Children's early Christmas gift for charity
- Residents in Leicester left 'sick and dizzy' from petrol...
- Friend was threatened in street row
- Death crash on M1 in Leicestershire brings traffic chaos
- Praise for revamp
- Bullish Leicestershire manufacturers forecast sales growth
- Smile hope for awards
- Poll gives us reason to smile
- Elected mayor could help tackle challenges
- Lavendon rejects £183m bid in takeover dance
- 'Banks have given support'
- Leicestershire manufacturers are bouncing back after...
- Memorable double for law expert
- Nigerian work will help improve lives
- Give us a bonus!
- Why it's no longer 'out with the old'
- Clean fun ensured
- Taj's Indian trip inspires children
- Time for little stars to shine
- Are mayors appealing?
- Leicester hospital reopens old wards as numbers of emergency...
- A helping 'band'
- Pupils win trial
- Helping firms plan for future
- New student housing block is completed within budget
- Getting the party started
- Robber threatened victim to get case dropped
- Wild Beast of Westcotes leaves pet owner in a flap
- Health staff off to meet Royalty
- Backing Birch for Mayor!
- 'Property market ready for growth'
- Advice on openings
- Online guidance for creative industries
- A blueprint for success
- Train commuters return to car
- Why are we waiting?
- Child porn left in street traced to driver
- Drink-driver ran into man
- Pens bill is sign of a culture of waste, says Leicester's...
- School bids to become academy
- farmside child day care
- Charity worker braves Leicester's cold streets for four...
- Churches focus on topical issues
- Plan for harbour
- Robber jailed for 18 months
- TV REVIEW: Kirstie and Phil's Perfect Christmas
- Sven urges fans to help our Leicester Mercury Christmas...
- MUSIC REVIEW: Madness (evening) De Montfort Hall,
- MUSIC REVIEW: Madness (matinee) De Montfort Hall,
- Alan's top job proves a point
- Changes in culture are needed now
- Jobless figures
- Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident full-backs in line for...
- It's time to give thought to the animals as annual rights...
- Leicester City name three new directors
- School life a total contrast to army
- Church history
- Manager heaps the praise on City's dead-ball expert
- Sven-Goran Eriksson outsider for Newcastle job
- TV treat for Leicester City fans
- Long-term move to Leicester City could tempt Curtis Davies
- Rudkin hoping for good turn-out for youth match
- The council that isn't working – according to its own...
- Six airmen killed in wartime crashes remembered
- Speedway: Leicester Lions sign second Russian
- Rob Paternostro basketball column: Riders edged out in...
- Basketball: Leicester Riders launch new trophy in memory of...
- Badminton: Loughborough sides locked in battle in...
- Motorsport: New duo boost for Team Pyro
- Motor racing: Team Pyro sign top prospect
- Worried residents win their battle for speed restrictions
- Tennis: Leicestershire LTC veterans reach Euro finals
- House break-in
- Fire wood sale
- Boxing: Purdy wants to end club's wait for national title
- TV show appeal
- Christmas card event at library
- Bike burned
- Mayor hosts carol service
- 'Keep town improvement team'
- Twins in bid to find Mr Right on TV's Take Me Out
- Grammy winners Linkin Park to headline Download Festival
- Billy Twelvetrees has improved 'out of sight' says Leicester...
- Dog freed from icy pond ordeal
- Martin Crowson's five key points from last weekend's rugby:...
- County star misses out
- Athletics: Meeting Kelly Holmes caps great year for Amy...
- Rugby: Loughborough Students battle to beat the freeze
- David Smith hits back over timing of his resignation letter
- Drinkers in call to help save pubs
- Feast for unsung heroes
- Artists given chance to show work
- Pupils learn crucial road safety skills
- See scenes in art exhibition
- Fire crews test animal rescue skills
- Leicester City appoint three new directors
- Fragile symbol of battle
- Insurers pay out £10m after blaze
- Old view of tree-lined city street
- Marathon runners are needed
- Double-decker bus could have fitted into Blitz crater
- Rationed cafe culture 1940s style
- Cuts in school sports could be 'disastrous'
- Factory rebuilt
- Police plea after raid on house
- Lib Dems should join us in key vote on tuition fees rise
- Disorder arrest
- Bin arson blazes
- Dealers wanted for town toy fair
- School trip to opticians
- Views are sought on town plans
- Adventurers are urged to sign up for Inca charity trek
- Artist Zac is to give talk
- Police reopen M1 in Leicestershire after fatal crash
- The Birch for mayor? Is it an April Fool?
- Get your news priorities right
- Reunion organiser in appeal for information
- Brown sold our gold at an all-time low
- Good idea!
- Free bus travel has a price
- Man dies after crash on M1 in Leicestershire
- TV REVIEW: Operation Mincemeat
- Leicester Mercury delivery delays due to M1 crash
- Police launch search for missing pensioner from Leicester
- Two people killed and three injured in crash in...
- Parents call for end to nativity photo ban at Leicester...
- Village power cut
- Tickets on sale
- Dog rescued by 16 firefighters
- Madness musician is hurt in fall from stage at De Montfort...
- Cars in crash
- Crackdown working as premises lose licences
- Festive ball is big boost for school's fund
- Pool's flume is to be removed
- Lights in memory of lost loved ones
- Road closing
- Snooker: Leicester's Mark Selby books clash with Stephen...
- Basketball: Leicester Riders edged out by Mersey Tigers in...
- Street stalls help to pull in shoppers
- Roadworks in progress
- £1m revamp for historic factory
- Fingerprints land burglar in jail
- Star brings cheer to hospice
- Masked robbers hold jeweller at knifepoint and steal rings...
- Big fillip for walk project
- Children's bird feeding class
- Police hail success of yobs crackdown
- Recycling site opens
- Teenager locked up for drunken assault
- Still in top style
- Run for good Clauses! Santas step out to raise cash for...
- Gifts in shoebox
- Nativity scene to Get In The Picture
- Craft workshop
- Houses scheme goes to appeal
- So what is state of city?
- Leicester Tigers Stand Point by Ian Cockeril: Strength in...
- Richard Cockerill hails massive victory boost for Leicester...
- Sven-Goran Eriksson urges Leicester City players to keep the...
- Dominant pack fire Leicester Tigers' victory over London...
- Blue Army on the Road: Defeat a bitter pill for fans to...
- City Comment: It's points that win prizes
- Post is in need of real competition
- Our city has to rise to the challenge
- Customer service a priority
- A great party
- Common sense
- Too important for councillors
- Should these inclusive values apply across the board?
- Thomas Waldrom feels the cold but plays key role for...
- Louis Deacon set to step into Heineken Cup squad
- Schools stayed open in the snow
- Leicester City still waiting over injured goalkeeper Chris...
- Sven's World Cup plea
- Last production?
- Leicester's part in new science museum display
- Fewer than 50% want to stay in
- 'What is your gripe?'
- Leicester City Stand Point by David Bevan: Consistency is...
- Frustration for Leicester City's two-goal Paul Gallagher
- Local football: Freeze brings another near-blank weekend
- Homework pays off for Watford boss
- Weale or no Weale, Leicester City didn't tick the boxes in...
- 500 VIPs tuck into chamber's annual lunch
- Cromwell wins top global trade award
- Chelsey judged top apprentice
- Tell us job news
- Firms look set to recruit staff
- Coping with crisis is topic for new talk
- MUSIC REVIEW: Jack Liebeck, violin and Katya Apekisheva,...
- Dinner guests prove a Winner
- Heartbreak couple help our appeal
- TOY STORY
- A musical tribute to boss Sven
- Insulin taken in home raid
- Talk on climate change
- Leicester Mercury Cash Giveaway £1,000 'will make a...
- Police warn of danger on frozen lakes
- 3-D probe of historic tombs
- Street party says thanks to traders
- Troublemakers face ban from city centre
- Something wonderful! Rave reviews for Curve's Christmas show...
- Records recall life in Paradise
- Looking for old friend
- 'A happy place - mostly'
- Partners played a major role in judicial life
- Police in appeal for help over missing man from Leicester
- Full time: London Irish 14 ​Leicester Tigers 23
- Full time: Watford 3 Leicester City 2
- PCL Control Instruments
- Let's not miss the big issue in city this week
- Keep the Hall for all the people of Leicestershire
- High time to turn on the heating
- Buried eggs find
- Regeneration, again!
- Action is needed on specialist machinery to deal with snowy...
- We must finance higher education
- Insensitive move
- Thanks for help
- Credit where credit is due, Lord Mayor
- 'Take a risk, stop and help'
- Is it a game plan?
- School choirs raise their voices in support of charity
- Months of city misery come to an end with grand opening of ...
- Road closures
- Carol service to remember
- Cannabis plants found by squad
- Man convicted of maternity ward attack
- Mayor's charity appeal boosted by cups of tea
- A 2 Z Computershop
- Bird food is selling well
- Man's condition remains serious
- Bungalow blaze
- Homeless in the warm on freezing cold night
- Attacker hunted
- Families are urged to check up on elderly relatives
- Sentence halved
- More than 50 patients treated for broken bones as cold snap...
- Van taken as driver hands over parcel
- Soldier tells of horror at losing leg in explosion
- Replica firearms stolen at garage
- Could the number be up for mayoral plates valued at...
- MPs have claimed £32k expenses since election
- Balloon helped to inflate reputation of old ground
- Trying to reach wedding guests
- Book tells the tale of villages' inns over two centuries
- We had just left pavilion hit by bomb
- Nativities to appear in our souvenir
- Maternity services given 'thumbs up' from mums
- Grandmother 'stable' after tractor hit-and-run
- Golfers chip in to help
- I'd be lost without my four-legged home help
- Church gets in festive mood to raise £6k
- Bid launched to bring back water voles
- £50k scanner in cancer fight
- Charity seeks golfer for organisational role
- Best-dressed stall contest
- Group's book to record village past
- Jim helped clock up record sales
- Homeless to get extra winter help
- Soldier's medals fetch £2,000 at auction
- 4,000 problems
- Another pony falls into canal
- Litter set on fire
- Fencer gets boost for the Olympics
- Top designer will create hydrogen cars for city trial
- Who's behind graffiti tags?
- Call to give ex-battery hens a free range life
- Leicester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson calls for six of the...
- Leicester Tigers star Tom Croft wanted by rivals Bath
- It's all change for pub fund
- Women urged to join trade
- The Alan Birchenall column: Milan Mandaric banned me once,...
- Leicester City relishing a physical battle, says Kyle...
- Hockey: Leicester take to Walkers Stadium pitch but put...
- Contemporary classic
- Tony's battle to get Ena onscreen in a golden hit
- Basketball: Leicester Riders in peak form for tough...
- MUSIC REVIEW: Alan Skidmore Embrace Arts
- MUSIC REVIEW: Divine Music for Trumpets and Voicesat St...
- Tennis: Kibworth retain Leicestershire junior team-of-year...
- Speedway: Christmas special for Leicester Lions fans
- Tough decision for Leicestershire CCC chiefs, but they did...
- Boxing: Del 'Boy' Rogers chases Midlands...
- Motor Sport: Plum Pudding races at Mallory Park
- Chris Weale is determined to remember Leicester City's clash...
- Snooker: Mark Selby relishes return to longer format in UK...
- Sven-Goran Eriksson surprised at Milan Mandaric move from...
- Athletics: Quality field of young hopefuls beat freeze
- Jordan Crane calls for fast start as Leicester Tigers bid to...
- Flood is rested for Leicester Tigers' big test at London...
- De Montfort University students are catwalk sensations
- New ward to be more therapeutic
- Leicester Tigers recall big guns
- rebecca lock- child minder
- Leicester Tigers A match is off
- Menphys concert to go ahead - but other events hit by big...
- Schools closed in Leicestershire today
- Camera shop closes its shutters for the last time
- Village home left shaking by faulty street cable
- 125 Fund winter fuel allowance donations soar as those who...
- Man had 680 cannabis plants
- Vote for hospices to receive football cash
- 'Head teachers have to consider a number of factors before...
- Victim of glassing trying to rebuild life after attack in...
- Knife killer loses his fight to shorten life sentence
- Suspect plea
- Mercury readers bag their festive bargains
- Victim was held down by robbers
- Concert raises £16,500 in Sarah's name
- Chef in full flight
- Jail for 'monster' who filmed abuse of baby
- Tommy cleared
- Childhood tales of the riverbank
- Awards for missile submariners
- De Montfort Hall also had an open-air stage
- Gas work street names cause real mystery
- Leicestershire in grip of big chill as £100,000 of...
- Special deliveries from the milkman of human kindness
- Kirkland loan deal at Leicester City is in grave danger
- Leicester City goalkeeper Chris Weale says he has nothing...
- Kyle Naughton may opt to extend stay at Leicester City
- Watford confident game against Leicester City at Vicarage...
- More than 200 people sign up to save gallery in New Walk,...
- Appeal for witnesses after brawl
- Businesses back Leicester Mercury's Christmas appeal...
- England must not give up World Cup dream, says City boss...
- Newsagent is raided
- Dangerous driver in court
- Dentist guilty of misconduct
- Thieves targeted cash box
- Ryan in training for Afghan tour
- Donated gifts up for auction
- The Birch is bookies' second favourite in race to be...
- International trade success
- Firm hopes giant truck will drive up turnover
- Workers urge firms to do more for disabled
- Friday Interview: Family life brings out Alesana Tuilagi's...
- TV REVIEW: At Home With The Georgians
- Grit expectations! Adam Wakelin spends a freezing night with...
- Spotlight on the unsung snow heroes
- Centre pairing continues to have that familiar look
- MUSIC REVIEW: Matt Berry Sub 91, Leicester
- Absorbing tale of rise to glory
- Appeal for dress
- Lock up your car
- Give firms a vote
- Home makeover madness!
- Educational opportunity has been taken away
- Why is the customer is no longer king but merely an...
- Plans for historic city castle are now on hold
- It's our money
- Praise for carers
- Story of success
- New finance chief for BSS
- Have your say
- Residents of TV town read your local newspaper!
- Words of warning that have been much misquoted
- Clubs: Money is the issue
- My nomination for city mayor
- Offensive habit
- Can we use salt?
- Laura leaps on to the world stage
- Unit hours 'cut by Christmas'
- The Cockers Column: Tigers are made of the white stuff
- Big crowds expected at festive fair
- Students record Band Aid classic
- Keep giving blood plea to donors
- MP praised for snubbing dye
- Campaigners aim to stop hate crime
- Daily reminder to watch your intake
- Appeal over marina plan
- Bus route hit by street fair
- Bright way to improve safety
- Small county, big prizes
- Queen reveals fondness for Melton pork pies
- Blaze at 1600s inn was extinguished by beer
- Cards sale for charity
- Snooker: Self-help guru puts Tom Ford in right frame of mind...
- Angling: Ollie Crooks triumphs after three brave big freeze
- A no-go for Senior clubs
- Town bid to stop hopefuls
- Outlook bright at Dynamo
- United line up an all-weather game to beat the freeze
- Tough test awaits Ravens – whenever it gets played
- How TV quiz boosted Loughborough triathlete Katie Ingram's...
- County Cricket club chiefs hope to put summer of discontent...
- Athletics: Derby Runner League race set to beat the freeze
- Tigers flying in the face of adversity
- Latest updates on events cancelled around the county
- Schools closed in Leicestershire today
- Protest on eve of vote
- Lottery numbers
- Yobs attack man
- Snipes told to start jail term
- Electricity plans
- NHS shelves plan for new maternity centre
- Festive magic with nativity supplement
- The Warehouse Gym
- Birch is backed
- Council blames cuts as it puts up care charges
- City owner enjoys Thai celebrations
- Jury is out in blinding case
- Family plans to sue holiday firm after boy suffers E.coli
- Market plans are approved
- Power cut plunges Leicester rail passengers into darkness
- BRADGATE LACE
- Please send me to jail - I'm freezing, pleads homeless man...
- Yuki Abe set to miss crunch Leicester City clashes
- James Vaughan tops Leicester City list after bid for Robbie...
- Firefighters rescue three teenagers stuck on frozen lake in...
- Snow scenes - from robots to robins, it's a merry snow round
- Fans fight to save café for 'geeks'
- Man denies assault at hospital maternity unit
- Leicester City legend Gary Lineker finally comes clean!
- Local rugby: Prima Tiger Cup kids' winter warmer
- Gary Silke column: Farewell Milan, we... errr... won't...
- 'Urgent flood works needed'
- In the frame as Christmas gifts
- House target
- COMEDY: Jim Jefferies, The Y Theatre, Leicester
- MUSIC: Jazz round-up by Chris Beggs
- Waxing lyrical with students
- MUSIC: Miles Kane at the O2 Academy
- EATING OUT: Forest Hill Golf Club, Botcheston
- MUSIC: The Bluetones, supported by Married To The Sea
- WHAT'S ON: Christmas rush is here... Great ideas for stuff...
- Lives which left a legacy highlighted in hard-hitting film
- MUSIC: Lots of seasonal concerts to look forward to...
- Cricket: Shahid Sheikh makes history by joining...
- Cricket: Jack Birkenshaw picks up Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cricket: David Millns and Darren Maddy set to turn back...
- It's start of panto season
- STAGE: Harry Enfield at St James the Greater Church
- Leicester Tigers boss defends under-fire Martin...
- Leicester Tigers prop signs new deal
- Archery: Bowmen of Birstall star
- Table tennis: Schools hit form
- STAGE: The King and I at Curve, Leicester
- Golden shows for Christmas and NewYear
- Dashing through snow for needy
- Farmers selling goods in city
- College ready to move
- 'Building homes will ruin village'
- Easier to get to plant beds
- Strictly for charity dinner
- Rugby Union: Festival experience for students
- Inside Rugby column: Tigers working a miracle
- My wartime years among the jet set
- Santa and steam
- 'He killed my son – and has to live with that every...
- Litter picking
- TV set grabbed
- £80m decision suffers a delay
- Seven arrested after raid on illegal vodka factory
- King says City are more than a match for anyone
- Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name
- 'Laura Centre has saved me after years spent in despair'
- Fear factor keeps Leicester City's Richie Wellens on his...
- Locks closed to boats for work
- Riders match called off
- TV REVIEW: Al Murray's German Adventure
- Darts: Beaton in good form
- Swimming: Nathan Oxford and Tsubasa Nakagawa lead way for...
- Cornwell still queen of crime fiction
- Playing sharp as the winter air
- Burglary appeal
- Cheek-y winner
- Attempt to find verse book owner
- On road to M1 in 1966
- Coupon story prompts plea
- A-level classes 'may be cut'
- Jail and Asbo for teenager
- Women 'ignore' heart health risk
- Town drivers get early Christmas car park gift
- Aaliyah's gift for Santa is a cosy, fireside grotto
- Appeal over road collision
- Store contest to aid charity
- £1m con artists to be sentenced
- Man's leg broken during city assault
- Anyone who drink-drives could kill
- Thoughtful act
- Poll backs EU
- New pedestrian 'super crossing' is dangerous and needs...
- Elected mayor 'way forward'
- Thanks for care and compassion
- Believers must not be harassed
- Let's enjoy pomp and ceremony of a royal wedding
- Penguins are hoping to make a splash at awards
- Pub's £150,000 revamp poised to create 20 jobs
- Who will pay for the illuminations?
- Japanese groups forge closer links
- More staff data thefts expected
- 'Fine not right'
- New rules made for parking fury
- Study into capturing waste heat
- 'Make way for them'
- Are there bugs in the system?
- Public rally to help baby Danny
- Right to school
- Beauty, nature and the classics brought to life
- Museum's staff 'could face axe'
- TV presenter's city lecture about history series
- Glen duo off on dream trip
- Tennis: Finals a big hit with ball kid Amelia Coltman
- Golf: Charlie Ford aims to secure Euro card
- Snow slideshow - your pictures from around the county
- Rail passengers warned of delays to services
- Latest updates on events cancelled around the county
- Schools shut in Leicestershire and Rutland today
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