Swine flu outbreaks at Leicester schools
'Joke' sentence will stand
Britain's top judge has attacked a sentence handed down to an armed robber as lenient – but has refused to increase it. Neil...
Jobs threat at crisis-hit bakery
Up to 160 jobs are in jeopardy after the recession led to the collapse of Leicestershire's largest bakery firm. Finchwade, which trades...
Brown pays tribute at statue of Gandhi
Gordon Brown paid a whistlestop tour to Leicester yesterday to open a £2m training academy and visit the city's recently unveiled statu...
Surgeon says sorry for operation error
A surgeon who left a patient brain damaged after a routine nose operation has apologised to the family for the first time, after seven...
Eat a hot curry and beat the heatwave!
The chef who cooks the "hottest curry" in Leicester is urging people to eat a spicy meal – to help them cool down. Nisar Kolia,...
Fury at schools takeover threat
City education officials are understood to be furious after the Government announced it was concerned at the "rate of progress" in...
Parents' tearful appeal for missing mum
The parents of a mother who has been missing for three years have made a tearful appeal for information on her whereabouts. Ryszard and...
Violet marks 104th birthday with sherry
Violet Flynn has celebrated her 104th birthday – and says she still loves nothing more than her daily sherry and reading the...
Man stole from dad and assaulted his ex
A man who stole money from his father and assaulted his former girlfriend has been warned he could go to jail. John Gilbert, 21, appeared before Harborough magistrates to plead guilty to...
Tributes to Foxes legend Henry
He may have never played for Leicester City on the pitch but tributes have come flooding in for the man who performed their pre-match...
