Family friendly Diwali day celebrations are set to return to Leicester’s Cossington Recreation Ground on Sunday 8 November. Leicester City Council has announced plans for community dance, music and cultural celebrations to once again take place on stage in the park, which will also host food vendors, arts and crafts stalls and a children’s funfair. Pictures by Craig Thorpe Leicester Media Last year’s Diwali celebrations were scaled back due to safety concerns raised by the lo

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has two types of firefighter roles: Wholetime Firefighters and On-Call Firefighters. Credit - Leicestershire Fire service Wholetime Firefighter – this is our regular full-time Firefighter role. Wholetime Firefighters work one of our three duty systems: 2-2-4: Two day shifts (07:00-19:00), two night shifts (19:00-07:00), followed by four days off. Day Crewing: At our Day Crewing stations, Wholetime Firefighters self-roster their planned w

A policing operation which uncovered drug dealing gangs operating between Leicestershire and the West Midlands has led to a further eight men being jailed. Top row from left to right: Steven Merrick, Sean O’Farrell, Thomas Higginson, Michael York Bottom row from left to right: Paul Meek, Peter Tomkowicz, Damien Haswell, Daniel Barlow Steven Merrick, Sean O’Farrell, Thomas Higginson, Michael York, Paul Meek, Peter Tomkowicz, Damien Haswell and Daniel Barlow were all sentenced