Leicestershire County, England News

A motorist was attacked and his passenger robbed in Burbage when he pulled over to help a woman who was pretending to have collapsed at the side of the road.

Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

Tremors were mainly felt in Oakham and across Rutland at about 7am but residents as far as Bourne, Gunthorpe and Peterborough have also experienced the quake, as well as Stamford and the Deepings.

One resident says she thought "a train had crashed at the back of us" as the her house was shaken by the tremor.

The earthquake felt in the Stamford and Rutland area, as measured by the British Geological Society's Charnwood Forest seismometer.

It was felt in the Oakham area of Rutland after being triggered at a depth of 2.5 miles at 6.07am.

Fun: Liamisha Aboo, five, from Oadby, makes seed bombs with the help of Mandeep Dhadialla at Brocks Hill Country Park Seed bombs, animal antics and spring nature prints are just some of the activities laid on for children at a country park for the Easter break.

Zsanett Kolompar , of Oak Street, Spinney Hills, was jailed for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months for stealing toiletries worth 118.95 and racially-aggravated assault of a security guard at B&M Stores, Leicester, on November 1 last year.

A TOILET block at the centre of a planning row could become one of only a few in the country to be protected by English Heritage if campaigners get their way.

Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider.

It might not be everyday that a woman has to deal with sleazy men catcalling to them on the street, yet when it does happen it doesn't make them feel any more sexy; Menagerie by Rachel Graves, an artist based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, strives to capture exactly how it makes women feel.

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.