Leicestershire County, England News

Public services around Hucknall and Bulwell are facing widespread disruption today as public service workers strike over pay and other concerns.

A garden designer from the Lutterworth area scooped a gold award and the coveted Best in Show title at this year's Gardeners' World Live event.

MOST youngsters heading out on work experience normally would have their minds set on making cups of tea but, at one South Derbyshire school, pupils were told to mark the occasion in a different way - by taking a selfie.

Whether it's football, bowls, cage fighting, fencing, tennis, fishing, golf, wrestling, darts, snooker, cricket, boxing, or anything else, we want to hear what the residents of Hinckley Bosworth have been playing at The festival aims to bring some of the best art, music and drama to the heart of Market Bosworth for a couple of weeks in the summer ... (more)

Whether it's football, bowls, cage fighting, fencing, tennis, fishing, golf, wrestling, darts, snooker, cricket, boxing, or anything else, we want to hear what the residents of Hinckley Bosworth have been playing at The festival aims to bring some of the best art, music and drama to the heart of Market Bosworth for a couple of weeks in the summer ... (more)

A DETAILED report has shone a light on a raft of buildings and monuments which are described as being 'at risk'.

Plans to demolish a village primary school in the Harborough area which was closed due to a lack of pupils have been lodged by Northamptonshire County Council officers.

Daw Mill Colliery, near Nuneaton, closed in March 2013 with the loss of 650 jobs following an underground fire.

The former England striker has extended his stay at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Foxes' return to the top-flight in 2014-15, having hit 20 league goals last season Leicester City striker David Nugent has signed a two-year contract extension with the Premier League newcomers.

Leicestershire Police has reported that dozens Audi cars have had their front windows smashed and gloves boxes searched in just two weeks in North West Leicestershire - and detectives now fear that the thieves might be getting set to cross the border into South Derbyshire.

The former Liverpool, Leicester and England striker, who now lives and plays in Australia, attended the party dressed as a schoolboy, with Tagoe, whom he married earlier this year, uploading the pics to Instagram.

Whether it's football, bowls, cage fighting, fencing, tennis, fishing, golf, wrestling, darts, snooker, cricket, boxing, or anything else, we want to hear what the residents of Hinckley Bosworth have been playing at The festival aims to bring some of the best art, music and drama to the heart of Market Bosworth for a couple of weeks in the summer ... (more)

All 21 residents of a care home at the centre of ill-treatment allegations are to be moved into new accommodation, Leicester City Council has said.

With book and lyrics by Jake Brunger and music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary , this new musical of Sue Townsend 's best seller will open on 17 March 2015, with previews from 7 March, and runs until 4 April.

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Colin Furze of Stamford, England, with his homemade pulse jet engine. Furze, a record-setting backyard inventor, goes to great lengths to make himself a like comic book superhero and has a large following on YouTube.

Whether it's football, bowls, cage fighting, fencing, tennis, fishing, golf, wrestling, darts, snooker, cricket, boxing, or anything else, we want to hear what the residents of Hinckley Bosworth have been playing at The festival aims to bring some of the best art, music and drama to the heart of Market Bosworth for a couple of weeks in the summer ... (more)

Over the last few weeks a number of Audi cars across the county have been targeted by thieves who smash the front window and search the glove box Audi owners are being warned not to leave anything valuable in their vehicles after a spate of unusual break-ins.

Three people were injured, one seriously, as thousands of daredevils raced alongside six fighting bulls in the second running of the bulls at Spain's world-famous San Fermin festival Tuesday.

Key partners in the multi-million pound development Brooklands Gardens celebrate the start on site of Seven Locks Housing's flagship extra care scheme.