14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (14+ words) Stoned BMW driver fleeing police on M1 smashed into lorry and then tree'Leicester Mercury...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (303+ words) Over 20 cars were dispersed in total from the city centre car park(Image: Leicestershire Police) Drivers turned a closed Leicester NCP car park into an illegal car meet before police swooped in to shut it down. Officers from the Cultural…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (808+ words) A teen who stabbed his so-called 'friend' so viciously in the stomach he bled from his mouth and required life-saving surgery has been sent to a young offender's institution. A court heard Harley Mitchell had been on a boozy cocaine-fuelled…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (450+ words) Leicester City could be relegated to League One in May(Image: PA) Leicester City are set to be relegated to the depths of League One for 2026/27, if the experts' predictions ring true. The Foxes have suffered a lacklustre season in…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (511+ words) The Trinity Marina in Hinckley A long-running plan to build three apartment buildings near a Leicestershire marina has been approved despite concerns over parking and "unsafe" pedestrian access. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC) met on April 7 to decide whether…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago  (795+ words) L-R: Steve Dayman and son Adam run the DIY store(Image: Daymans DIY) An independent DIY store in Leicester says it needs support from the community to reach its 100th anniversary. The store made a public request for support, after another…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago  (925+ words) Helena Rowland played last year's World Cup knowing there was a chance it would be the swansong of her career despite being just 25. A troublesome foot injury had already required two surgeries, with a third trip to the operating table…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (378+ words) Cllr Pip Allnatt, former leader of Melton Borough Council(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) The former leader of Melton Borough Council, Pip Allnatt, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and is under investigation, it can be revealed. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (744+ words) Controversial plans that risked a Leicestershire hamlet becoming "houses from border-to-border" have been deferred after officials failed to reach a decision on the scheme. Residents and councillors joined together to push back on the controversial plan for the 135 homes planned…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (405+ words) Leicestershire was given a 'red' rating for it pothole service earlier this year (file image)(Image: Getty) The Iran war has been cited as a factor in Leicestershire seeing reports of potholes hitting an all-time high this winter. The revelation…...