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Major Leicestershire logistics park expansion plan poses 'massive traffic issues'
Developers claim 17 hectares of new 'employment blocks' for Mercia Park would be beneficial
Tragic four-vehicle crash in car wash left mum with fractured spine
'Community leader' Imran Lunat's car lurched forward, severely injuring the 34-year-old woman
Big second-hand record fair coming to Leicester this weekend
Hundreds of music fans will be at Aylestone Leisure Centre for the event on Sunday
East Midlands Airport offers global connections to USA and India through new Paris link
A new point-to-point booking system means people can reach the USA and South Africa from Leicestershire
Meet 'Instagram famous' Leicester cat who has social media account tracking his adventures
'He's a bit of a character'
Download Festival organisers overhaul travel and site plans after 2023 traffic chaos
Miles of congestion and 13 hour queues were reported during last year's festival
Visiting hours extended across Leicestershire hospitals and mental health services
Families now have a window of 9 hours to visit relatives in community hospitals
Petition launched following preschool closure news
The school said the decision had not been taken lightly
BMW destroyed in blaze near Bradgate Park as fire service provides advice to drivers
The fire was believed to have started accidentally, emergency services said
Leicester restaurant offers bottomless tapas in new flavourful £25 deal
Las Iguanas is aiming to bring Mexican street culture to everyone's palates and plates
Win a £4,000 luxury cruise with the latest Rainbows Superdraw
There's also an alternative prize of £3,000 cash in the hospice's fundraising raffle
Highcross pretzel counter has BOGOF deal this week
The Auntie Anne's pretzel stand near the Next store will be offering two for the price of one
Speeding van driver sentenced over fatal collision
A Markfield man who had cannabis in his system and was sending text messages while driving before a fatal collision has been sentenced to six years in prison and disqualified from driving. Aidan Lee had also been driving his white Ford Transit van at 90mph along Pilham Lane, towards Corringham, 40mp...
Concerns over electricity substation metres from woman's bedroom
The substation will be part of a housing estate of 170 new homes
Luxury electric car dealership to be built in village
The plan was criticised by objectors as 'drastically different' from current 'rural community'
Leicester school celebrates and champions diversity with annual ‘Culture Day’
Students and staff at Judgemeadow Community College, in Evington, held a celebration of culture at the school to champion and shine a light on the more than 50 different cultural heritages between students and staff. The student-led ‘Culture Day’ initiative was designed to celebrat...
Couple who lost baby girl donate cooling cot to help other bereaved parents
The cot allows parents to spend time with a recently-deceased child and helps their grieving
New bid to flatten historic Coalville fire station and build 36-bed care home
A similar scheme for Coalville's Ashby Road was rejected last year over a number of concerns
Traffic warning as 10,000 Sikhs expected to take part in Leicester's Nagar Kirtan parade
The procession will go across the city from St Nicolas Circle to East Park Road
51p hack using two common household items can unblock drains and banish smells
A home maintenance expert has revealed the way to stop having a stinky sink