Leicestershire County, England News

Three men who used laser pens to dazzle pilots coming in to land at East Midlands Airport have been jailed.

Chairman Chris Green, said: "All supporters, followers and families of players both old and new are invited to come along and enjoy this great landmark.

The thief went into the Carphone Warehouse shop on Friday around 11am singing "low cost phones" repeatedly before threatening staff and an elderly customer, grabbing eight phones and walking out of the store The fledgling club, which came into being after the demise of Hinckley United with crippling debts last October, now have a Step 5 facility ... (more)

The two sides of Welsh rugby's civil war will get together later this month in a bid to resolve their feud Former X Factor stars Rhydian Roberts and Lucie Jones are set to strike a chord with Welsh rugby fans this Easter Sunday when they perform at Judgement Day II Police were called to Dhelcy Mae Caberte's room just after midnight on Monday ... (more)

The centres, which are run by charity Age UK, are funded by Rutland County Council at a cost of A 82,000 per year.

The county council has granted the closure of several roads in Hallaton to allow for the Bottle Kicking event on Easter Monday, April 21. While the traditional parades take place through the village streets, the roads on the route will also be temporarily closed for the duration of the parade before being reopened.

However, he was close to leaving for Cardiff City at the end the end of January, until the then prospective owner Massimo Cellino blocked the move.

Cox , of Rupert Brooke Road, Loughborough, and Donald , of Wordsworth Road, Loughborough, were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court Joshua Cox and Alexander Donald were then chased by one of the students, who realised intruders were on the premises, in Goods Yard Close, Loughborough.

Beth and Tom Pedler, of Harborough, by the Open Tomb display at the Easter Experience exhibition at Harborough Baptist Church last year People are being invited to walk the trail and visit the different displays for the Easter Exploration exhibition which will be at all the churches in town from 10am to 3pm.

Hard-fought: Sileby Saints' Matthew Jurkowski uses an interesting technique to keep Greenhill Reserves' Sean Mead at bay during their clash in Division Two of the North Leicestershire League.

"You weighed 168 pounds, you were beautiful - you could have been another Billy Conn," words from On the Waterfront and one of cinema's most indelible scenes.

Sue and Emma Hawley-Smith have been told they will have to find up to 20,000 to reinforce the edge of their property, in Woodville, which is teetering precariously over a former railway line.

The thief went into the Carphone Warehouse shop on Friday around 11am singing "low cost phones" repeatedly before threatening staff and an elderly customer, grabbing eight phones and walking out of the store The fledgling club, which came into being after the demise of Hinckley United with crippling debts last October, now have a Step 5 facility ... (more)

The thief went into the Carphone Warehouse shop on Friday around 11am singing "low cost phones" repeatedly before threatening staff and an elderly customer, grabbing eight phones and walking out of the store The fledgling club, which came into being after the demise of Hinckley United with crippling debts last October, now have a Step 5 facility ... (more)

Free cycle marking sessions will take place in the Burghley Centre car park in Bourne from 10am until 4pm on Saturday.

"My dad started the taxi business after the Second World War and my mum helped him get his first licence from Loughborough Council" The picture of the Loughborough Taxi Association rank in Market Place during the 1950s was found by Charnwood Borough Council's licencing manager Andy Fox while clearing out a desk drawer ready for retirement.

The John Lewis at home store at Futura Park in Ipswich has welcomed Sabrina Murphy as its new branch manager.

Popular place: Fosse Park has 40 stores, including big names like Next and Boots, and attracts 12 million customers a year Fosse Park shopping centre could be sold to a new owner in a deal worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

The end of an era is nigh for a family business, with the announcement a bespoke tailors is to close after 95 years.

Making their case: Keith Vaz MP accepts a petition against the closure of Santander's branch in Downing Drive, Evington More than 1,300 people have signed a petition calling on banking giant Santander not to close their nearest branch.