Leicestershire County, England News

UNGRACIOUS: You don't have to dig very deep to find the irony when it comes to Jake Bugg 's guest appearance on last week's American Idol results show.

An author from the Harborough district is enjoying great success with her titles now being published as e-books, paperbacks and in large library print.

Contractor Jack Moodys Limited will move on to Eureka Park in Swadlincote as part of a bid to revamp the area thanks to a 500,000 grant awarded to South Derbyshire District Council from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund through their Parks for People programme.

SEVERN Trent has admitted that work it is carrying out to lay pipes beneath two streets in Normanton "may be causing inconvenience".

Robert Walker, 34, of Stocken Prison, Stretton, admitted causing A 737.56 of damage to a cell on March 31, 2013, and A 5,350.90 of damage to furniture within a cell on April 13, 2013.

Stamford and Bourne MP Nick Boles visits McDonald's in Ryhall Road, Stamford. With him, from left, franchisee Matt Jarrett, Stephen Carpenter and Spencer Rollings EMN-140503-111206001 Mr Boles said: "They are providing flexible employment for nearly 100 local people - and setting a new standard for high quality locally sourced fast food."

Four employees of a window company which used information stolen from a rival firm to deceive elderly customers have been ordered to pay back more than A 85,000 of their proceeds.

A former priest and religious education teacher who used to live in the Harborough district has gone on trial charged with sexually abusing young girls.

Ashton Dellamonica, 21, led cops on a dangerous 11-mile route along icy roads, narrowly missing cars as he drove on the wrong side of the road This incredible video footage shows a banned driver speeding at more than 100mph during a Christmas Day police pursuit - with his heavily pregnant girlfriend and a baby in the back.

As I watched the slow-motion montage of Kasper Schmeichel's many fine saves at the end of ITV's coverage on Wednesday night, I couldn't help feel a mixture of pride tinged with a bit of concern.

The development has created 18 jobs in the store. The shop will offer a wide range of food and drink, as well as an in-store bakery, cash machine and car park.

Musicians, magicians, dog-handlers and dancers are all being urged to enter the third annual Harborough's Got Talent competition.

Sunday week's mass was taken by Fr F. Higgins. The reader was Mary Clare Endy. Delia McGibbon, Andrew O'Mara-Winson, Jim Turton, Herve Poveda and Jerry Herrington served communion.

A coroner is considering calling for improvements at a road junction on the Annesley bypass to prevent further tragedies following the death of a Hucknall motorcyclist.

Boys at a Derbyshire school have been made to wear a "humiliating" sign round their necks when they go to the toilet.

On the move: EY, also known as Ernst and Young is to close it's City Gate offices in Nottingham.

A woman accused of causing the deaths of two toddlers by careless driving lost control of her car after it was hit by another vehicle, a court has been told.

Councillors at the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night agreed to the demolition of the vicarage on the site to make way for the 40 unit retirement home with parking Councillors at the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night agreed to the demolition of the vicarage on the site to make way for the 40 ... (more)

An NHS health official has given assurances over the proposed changes to minor injuries care in Harborough including a promise of minimal job losses.

The website feature sees resident veterinary expert Nigel Jacklin, from Ash Tree Veterinary Practice in Northampton Road, Harborough, answer your pet queries.