The City's new Lord Mayor has been presented with the chain of office at a ceremony at Leicester’s Town Hall. Cllr Kulwinder Singh Johal, who has represented Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields ward since 2015, was sworn in as the city’s first citizen at a meeting of the full council on Thursday 14 May. Picture caption: The Lord Mayor of Leicester, Cllr Kulwinder Singh Johal At the ceremony, the new Lord Mayor announced he would be supporting two charities in his mayoral year: th

An investigation is continuing today (Wednesday 6 May) following an attempted theft of an ATM in Birstall. Police were called to premises in Sibson Road just before 12.15am following a report of a burglary at a building society. When the first officers arrived, the suspects were still at the scene and began attacking the police car. Pictures by Leicester Media Copyright 2026 A group then left Sibson Road in a grey Audi RS6. No injuries were reported. THIS VIDEO CONTAINS FLASH

Diners evacuated after fire rips through adjoining building. Picture by Leicester Media Leicestershire Fire and rescue service attended a fire on Main Street in Cosby this morning just after 9:45. 5 Fire crews attended, Two Breathing Apparatus were in use under Rapid Deployment and 2 Hose Reel Jets were in use. Crews from the Central, Eastern, Loughborough , Lutterworth and Wigston station were dispatched to the scene. The fire is now extinguished. Pictures By Leicester Media

A driver has died after a road traffic collision on the A1 near to Great Casterton. Police received a call at 11.18am today (Friday 1 May) following a report that an HGV, which was travelling on the southbound carriageway, had left the road and came to rest in a ditch. The driver of the vehicle, believed to be a man in his 50s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles are reported to be involved. The southbound carriageway between Stamford and Great Casterton

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