Leicestershire County, England News

Four Conservatives say they no longer have faith in the gathering and feel the ruling Lib Dems are not acting impartially Irate Hinckley and Bosworth Tory councillors have resigned en masse from a committee which deals with complaints about the authority and its members.

Miles Benjamin scored twice in two minutes as Leicester claimed a spirited 41-32 win over Montpellier in Sunday's Heineken Cup clash at Welford Road.

For only A 450 , Peter Clatworthy, a 19-year-old student of Bilborough, Nottingham, United Kingdom, thought he was going to get an Xbox One.

Calling all wannabe Lord Sugars - could you turn a modest A 50 investment into a mountain of cash for charity? Businesses across the borough are being challenged to raise money for LOROS, the county hospice service, in an innovative money-making initiative to be launched next year.

Leeds United will be ball number 22 when the draw for the FA Cup Third Round takes place on Sunday afternoon.

Residents are getting a special preview of the 'design, build and operate' plans submitted for the facility, earmarked for opening from April 2015 Residents are getting a special preview of the 'design, build and operate' plans submitted for the facility, earmarked for opening from April 2015.

This morning Derby Homes presented plans to the public for a possible housing development on land between Taddington Road and Wollaton Road, in Chaddesden.

The England star will choose between Toulon, Toulouse and Clermont Auvergne who have put the Leicester Tigers ace on their new year wishlist.

Meet "Leicestershire's very own answer to Gareth Malone". Lesia Smaditch may not look anything like the TV choirmaster, but when it comes to bringing communities together through singing, her and Gareth have a lot in common.

An ex-Earl Shilton soldier is celebrating after a fundraising campaign to bring home a critically ill former forces colleague paid off.

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Vicki Morris, who has run a fruit and vegetable stall on the market for 27 years, said: "I welcome support from our MPs as running a stall is an ideal way for people to get involved in business.

"One Stop is your one stop copy shop, located on St Mary's Road near the Market Harborough town centre.

Shoppers were ushered out of the branch in High Street on Thursday after noon after a window was found to be unstable.

Harbinder Khatkar invaded the homes of four women when he committed the sexual assaults in Derby, between midnight and 09:00 GMT on 1 February.

The Mercury is joining a national campaign to back local traders in the run up to Christmas and we want all our readers to support them.

Police closed Trent Road and Oaston Road, next to Nuneaton's Etone Community School and Technology College, after some of the tiles landed in the road.

Indigo Street will run from 10am until 4pm in Castle Street and Market Place every Sunday from this weekend up until Christmas A Sunday car boot, craft and food fair will be open for business in Hinckley town centre this weekend - just in time for Christmas.

Stamford writer Joe Wenke critiques and satirizes many of the tenets of the Catholic Church in his new book "Papal Bull."

The incident took place on January 24 at Natwest Bank on High Street, Lutterworth, when two men entered the bank wearing balaclavas and brandishing guns A prolific offender who joined a Broughton Astley man and two others to try and rob a bank in Lutterworth has has been jailed for 15 years.