A scheme that would ensure that Leicester’s famous outdoor market remains the beating heart of the city’s Old Town for a new generation...

Leicester Pride is Leicester’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) festival and is a colourful and vibrant event celebrating diversity and freedom of expression. The event starts with a spectacular parade through the city which culminates at an popular event on Victoria Park that includes live music, market stalls, funfair rides and health and wellbeing information. The event is free to attend and celebrates equality and diversity in the community. Leicester

The Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Road Safety Partnership (LLRRSP) has brought three mothballed speed camera sites back online. The...

The Chief Executive of East Midlands based DHU Healthcare, Stephen Bateman, has been appointed to a Non-Executive Director role on the...

One Nation invites you to join us at our #LivesNotKnives Family Fun Day to raise awareness and promote a safer community. We will be...

With one in five vehicles now fitted with a dash cam, motorists are being warned to ‘drive like they’re being filmed’ every time they get...

Leicestershire Police carried out numerous community engagement events, beat surgeries and hotspot patrols during national Antisocial...

Football fans from all over the country will be heading to Leicester next week, as FA Cup winners Liverpool take on Premier League...

Post-Covid Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’s crime levels have returned to normal and data shows recorded crime has increased by 16...

Abbey Lane Leicester Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for motorists with dashcams to come forward following a fatal collision in Abbey Lane this evening (Wednesday 20 July). Shortly before 8pm, a report was received that a motorcycle – a black Yahama YZF 125 – had collided with a child on the city-bound carriageway, close to the junction with Hobson Road. The motorcyclist – a man – was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in

Rupert Matthews, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland's Police and Crime Commissioner has hailed Leicestershire Police's new...

Cash boost for millions of workers as government backs new law to ensure all staff keep their tips New legislation to make it unlawful for employers to withhold tips from staff It means customers will know for certain that all tips will go to hard-working employees, who will take home more money The Tipping Bill will benefit more than 2 million workers and, for the first time, will give them the right to see an employer’s tipping record Millions of UK workers will be able tak

A man has died after he was arrested in New Parks last night. Police cordon on Aikman Avenue Leicestershire police have just released the following statement. An investigation is being carried out into the death of a man following police contact. Officers were called to a report of a man causing significant damage inside a flat in Aikman Avenue, Leicester, just before 7pm last night (Thursday). The caller was concerned about their own safety, as well as the safety of the pe

New licensing measures are due to be brought in across three areas of Leicester to help safeguard tenants of private sector rented homes...

Funfare rides return to Humberstone Gate tomorrow (Saturday) as the city’s schools break up for summer. Leicester’s summer funfair will be joined on Thursday (14 July) by another popular attraction: the sandy beach that brings a bit of the seaside to land-locked Leicester. Run in partnership with Billy Bates & Sons’ Funfair, the City Beach will be open daily from Thursday – and entry is free of charge. Opening hours will be 10am until 6pm, and from 11am to 5pm on Sundays. Bef

A defendant whose punches led to the death of a man in the city centre has today been jailed for five years and two months. Joe Baldwin...

A new fully electric bus service is being launched to provide sustainable transport on routes connecting Leicester’s three main...

Leicester’s new, multi-million-pound, net zero carbon bus station at St Margaret’s is due to open to the public next week. The city...