Leicester news

• Manchester United and Man City ready to scrap it out for Leicester ... - The Sun

  30-04-2017 23:47
  
  The Sun
  Manchester United and Man City ready to scrap it out for Leicester ...
  The Sun
  KASPER SCHMEICHEL is ready to spark a major transfer scramble between Manchester United and Man City after changing agent. Leicester City No1 ...
  Man United News: Man City hold key to deal for Leicester star ...Express.co.ukall 6 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Manchester United and Man City ready to scrap it out for Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel after Dane changes agent - The Sun

  30-04-2017 23:47
  
  The Sun
  Manchester United and Man City ready to scrap it out for Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel after Dane changes agent
  The Sun
  KASPER SCHMEICHEL is ready to spark a major transfer scramble between Manchester United and Man City after changing agent. Leicester City No1 Schmeichel is signing up with Italian Luca Bascherini who has strong links with Old Trafford in particular.
  United and City to do battle for Leicester star – reportTeamtalk.com
  Kasper Schmeichel to Manchester United: T
  
  Read more

• Leicester turn focus towards managerial decision after virtually assuring Premier League status - Telegraph.co.uk

  30-04-2017 23:30
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Leicester turn focus towards managerial decision after virtually assuring Premier League status
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Leicester's board are facing a huge decision as they decide whether to stick with Craig Shakespeare, who has the backing of the players, or seek a more high-profile appointment. Shakespeare has performed admirably to ease the grip of relegation from ...
  Leicester's Danny Drinkwater targets European challenge next season as the champions make it 6 wins out of 9Mirr
  
  Read more

• Leicester Mercury published Leicester City players want Craig Shakespeare to be given...

  30-04-2017 23:30
  
  Danny Drinkwater said he hopes the managerial situation at Leicester City is sorted sooner rather than later. Current boss Craig Shakespeare has only signed a contract until the end of the season, but in the nine games he has taken charge since the sacking of Claudio Ranieri City have picked up 19 points to reach the 40-point target which usually ensures Premier league survival. After Saturday's 1-0 win at West Brom, courtesy of a first-half Jamie Vardy strike, Drinkwater said the players...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Leicester Mercury published How Craig Shakespeare is picking up a few tricks of the trade as...

  30-04-2017 23:30
  
  Leicester Citywill spend the Bank Holiday counting the cost of their victory over West Brom as a number of players will be receiving treatment for knocks and niggles. Robert Huth has a badly swollen ankle that will be assessed over the next few days, but do not expect manager Craig Shakespeare to be giving too much away about injuries after he admitted he overplayed captain Wes Morgan's chances of being fit to face the Baggies in the build-up to the game. Shakespeare said Morgan was...
  
  Read more

• Leicester's Owen Williams sends warning to fellow title challengers - Telegraph.co.uk

  30-04-2017 23:00
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Leicester's Owen Williams sends warning to fellow title challengers
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Owen Williams has warned Leicester's fellow title challengers that the Tigers are ready for anyone.
  Leicester Tigers close in on Premiership semi-final by thrashing lacklustre Sale SharksThe Independent
  Leicester Tigers are shaping up under head coach Matt O'Connor ...Leicester Mercury
  Leicester 41-18 Sale: Match reportDaily Mail
  Premiership Rugby -Leicester Tigers (press release)
  all 16 new
  
  Read more

• Leicester Mercury published Leicestershire Foxes slump to defeat as Worcestershire Rapids...

  30-04-2017 19:50
  
  WorcestershireRapids rewrote the record books in completing a 42-run One-Day Cup victory over Leicestershire Foxes at the Fischer County Ground.Put in to bat by the Foxes on a flat pitch, the Rapids hit their highest-ever limited-overs score against first-class opposition in a 50-over encounter, surpassing the 320-8 against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in 2008.The tone of their innings was set by Moeen Ali, whose 90 at the top of the order came off 87 balls and included two sixes.The England...
  
  Read more

• Leicester Riders 94-58 Surrey Scorchers: Second-leg surge seals Play-off semi-final spot for Riders - Leicester Mercury

  30-04-2017 19:30
  Leicester Mercury
  Leicester Riders 94-58 Surrey Scorchers: Second-leg surge seals Play-off semi-final spot for Riders
  Leicester Mercury
  Leicester Riders powered through to the semi-finals of the BBL Play-offs with an emphatic 94-58 win over Surrey Scorchers in the second leg. The teams drew 73-73 in the first leg on Friday night in Guildford, but there was no chance of an upset ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Leicester Mercury published Leicester Riders 94-58 Surrey Scorchers: Second-leg surge seals...

  30-04-2017 19:26
  
  Leicester Riders powered through to the semi-finals of the BBL Play-offs with an emphatic 94-58 win over Surrey Scorchers in the second leg.The teams drew 73-73 in the first leg on Friday night in Guildford, but there was no chance of an upset yesterday at the Leicester Arena as Riders simply overpowered Surrey almost from the off.Quincy Taylor did start the game well for the visitors with eight points as they opened a 10-6 lead, but from the moment Drew Sullivan entered the game, Leicester...
  
  Read more

• AlanThompson published Fire crews tackle Newbold Verdon kitchen blaze

  30-04-2017 17:55
  
  Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in Newbold Verdon this afternoon.Crews from Hinckley and Coalville fire stations went to Brascote Lane after receiving a call shortly after 4.15pm.Firefighters wearing breathing equipment dealt with the incident.
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher commented Vaisakhi 2017: City centre becomes spectacle of colour as...

  30-04-2017 17:51
  
  Leicester city centre became a spectacle of colour as thousands of Sikhs took part in the annual Vaisakhi parade. The procession started at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara temple, in Holy Bones, shortly before noon today. It then snaked around St Nicholas Circle and along High Street, Gallowtree Gate, Granby Street, Northampton Street, Charles Street, St George's Way, Swain Street and St Peter's Road. Then to East Park Road. During the event, volunteers lined the streets to hand out food and drink...
  
  Read more

• AlanThompson published Broken power cable sparks field fire

  30-04-2017 17:35
  
  Sparks from a broken low voltage power cable set light to an area of grass in fields in the Rutland village of North Luffenham today.A crew from Oakham fire station went to Station Road in the village after receiving a call shortly before 12.30pm.The fire involved a 50 sq m area of grass which was quickly extinguished.The electricity company was asked to attend and a notice warning of the electrical hazard was put on the gates by the fire service.
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher published Firefighters tackle house blaze in Birstall

  30-04-2017 17:16
  
  Firefighters were called to tackle a house blaze which broke out this morning.The fire, which was caused accidentally by an iron left next to material, was located in a bedroom at the rear of the first floor of the house in Pasture Drive, Birstall.Everyone was out of the house safely when firefighters arrived and no-one was injured.Read more: One car racks up a staggering 108 parking tickets in Leicester in just a yearThe first floor was severely fire and smoke damaged.Three crews attended the..
  
  Read more

• One car racks up a staggering 108 parking tickets in Leicester in just a year - Leicester Mercury

  30-04-2017 16:05
  
  Leicester Mercury
  One car racks up a staggering 108 parking tickets in Leicester in just a year
  Leicester Mercury
  Leicester's traffic wardens could be forgiven for being sick of the sight of one particular car after it was hit with more than 100 parking tickets in the past 12 months. City council officials say the Vauxhall Astra has been caught 108 times flouting ...
  
  Read more

• danjmartin commented One car racks up a staggering 108 parking tickets in Leicester in...

  30-04-2017 16:00
  
  Leicester's traffic wardens could be forgiven for being sick of the sight of one particular car after it was hit with more than 100 parking tickets in the past 12 months.City council officials say the Vauxhall Astra has been caught 108 times flouting parking restrictions in the space of a year and not one of the fines has been paid.The car has proved tough to trace because it has not been registered with the DVLA and so far has accrued a staggering £7,600 in outstanding fines - including..
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher published Charity race Colour Blast Dash sees its best ever turn out

  30-04-2017 15:58
  
  Hundreds of people took part in one of the most colourful fund-raising events in the city - getting covered in powdered paint as they ran around Victoria Park. The annual fun-filled Colour Blast Dash was held today with a best ever turn out of 1,200 runners. The race raised money for Leicester-based charity The Laura Centre, which helps people struggling with grief and specialises in helping children who have lost a parent. It is expected that today's event raised more than...
  
  Read more

• AlanThompson published Elderly woman freed from car crash by firefighters near...

  30-04-2017 15:14
  
  An elderly woman was trapped in a car following a single vehicle collision near Loughborough this afternoon.The collision happened in Rempstone Road, Hoton shortly before 1.30pm.Firefighters from Loughborough and neighbouring Nottinghamshire managed to free the woman from the car.She and another casualty, who had managed to get out of the car before the fire service arrived , were take to hospital in separate ambulances.The air ambulance was called but was not needed.
  
  Read more

• Ciaranfagan commented Big jump in violent crime, according to new figures for...

  30-04-2017 15:00
  
  Violent crime rose across Leicestershire last year, according to new official statistics.Crimes such as assault and possession of weapons jumped by approximately 30 per cent in 2016, while the number of robberies increased by seven per cent.Burglary and shoplifting also rose last year in comparison with 2015, figures from the Office For National Statistics showed.Murder has remained relatively stable for a number of years.However, most offences are running at lower levels than they were 10 years
  
  Read more

• New £48 million emergency department at Leicester Royal Infirmary under fire for long waiting times - Leicester Mercury

  30-04-2017 14:47
  Leicester Mercury
  New £48 million emergency department at Leicester Royal Infirmary under fire for long waiting times
  Leicester Mercury
  Hospital bosses have apologised for the delays and admitted they have been "incredibly busy" since the new department opened. One man who contacted the Leicester Mercury, but asked not to be named, said: "It may be an all new shiny department but all ...
  
  Read more

• CathyBuss commented New £48 million emergency department at Leicester Royal...

  30-04-2017 14:24
  
  The new £48 million emergency department at Leicester Royal Infirmary has come under fire for long waiting times - only days after opening its doors.Hospital bosses have apologised for the delays and admitted they have been "incredibly busy" since the new department opened.One man who contacted the Leicester Mercury, but asked not to be named, said: "It may be an all new shiny department but all the same old problems are there - only in a shinier case."He said he and...
  
  Read more

• TessRushin published Do you know the phrase 'paint the town red' originates from...

  30-04-2017 13:56
  
  We've all heard the phrase 'going out to paint the town red' meaning going out to enjoy yourself, but did you know the phrase originally came from Leicestershire?Thomas Kirkup, of the Leicester Chronicle, takes up the story:In the early hours of Thursday, 6 April 1837, Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford and his fox-hunting friends arrived in Melton Mowbray at the Thorpe End tollgate.Read more: Leicester's Haymarket Theatre 'haunted by a ghostly child'They had been drinking heavily at...
  
  Read more

• TessRushin commented Do you know the phrase 'paint the town red' originates from...

  30-04-2017 13:56
  
  We've all heard the phrase 'going out to paint the town red' meaning going out to enjoy yourself, but did you know the phrase originally came from Leicestershire?Thomas Kirkup, of the Leicester Chronicle, takes up the story:In the early hours of Thursday, 6 April 1837, Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford and his fox-hunting friends arrived in Melton Mowbray at the Thorpe End tollgate.Read more: Leicester's Haymarket Theatre 'haunted by a ghostly child'They had been drinking heavily at...
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher published New Toys R Us officially opened in Highcross by eight-year-old...

  30-04-2017 13:15
  
  An eight-year-old boy from Leicestershire cut the ribbon to officially open a new toy store in the city this weekend.Max Savage, of Kibworth, was chosen to open Toys R Us, in Highcross, on Saturday after winning a competition his mum entered on Facebook. He also won £250 to spend in store. Max said cutting the ribbon as was fun, but scary."I was very excited," he said.Read more: New pictures show inside the Toys R Us store opening in Highcross this weekendToys R Us has taken the...
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher commented New Toys R Us officially opened in Highcross by eight-year-old...

  30-04-2017 13:15
  
  An eight-year-old boy from Leicestershire cut the ribbon to officially open a new toy store in the city this weekend.Max Savage, of Kibworth, was chosen to open Toys R Us, in Highcross, on Saturday after winning a competition his mum entered on Facebook. He also won £250 to spend in store. Max said cutting the ribbon as was fun, but scary."I was very excited," he said.Read more: New pictures show inside the Toys R Us store opening in Highcross this weekendToys R Us has taken the...
  
  Read more

• Durcan fractures ankle in Leicester spill | Horse Racing News ... - Racing Post

  30-04-2017 13:04
  Racing Post
  Durcan fractures ankle in Leicester spill | Horse Racing News ...
  Racing Post
  Ted Durcan will be on the sidelines after fracturing his left ankle at Leicester on Saturday. The jockey was unshipped from unplaced juvenile Plundered after the ...
  Fractured ankle for Ted Durcan in Leicester fall | Racing News | Sky ...SkySportsall 2 news articles »
  
  Read more

• City council reveals location of planned new £13m primary school in Leicester - Leicester Mercury

  30-04-2017 11:51
  
  Leicester Mercury
  City council reveals location of planned new £13m primary school in Leicester
  Leicester Mercury
  Education bosses have revealed the site where they intend to build a new £13 million school in Leicester. Leicester City Council has identified 6.7 acres of unused land off Fosse Road North for a primary school with a capacity for 900 children. The ...
  
  Read more

• danjmartin commented City council reveals location of planned new £13m primary...

  30-04-2017 11:45
  
  Education bosses have revealed the site where they intend to build a new £13 million school in Leicester. Leicester City Council has identified 6.7 acres of unused land off Fosse Road North for a primary school with a capacity for 900 children. The local education authority-run school will sit next to the Groby Road allotments. It will have purpose-built synthetic turf sports courts, an outdoor classroom and amphitheatre, gardens and wildlife areas. It is intended the school will...
  
  Read more

• SamCFisher published Madeleine McCann: Plane once ready to fetch girl thought to be...

  30-04-2017 11:40
  
  An aircraft was once ready with its engines running to fetch a young girl believed to be Madeleine McCann, the family's spokesman has revealed.Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns' media spokesman, has talked about his 10 years working with the family. Writing in the Telegraph, he said he twice "genuinely thought they were in reach of finding Madeleine".One of these occasions was at the end of 2007 when Spanish private investigators working for the McCann's found a blonde, English-speaking...
  
  Read more

• Tom_Mack commented Sandwich shop owner believes new shop blessed after finding...

  30-04-2017 11:15
  
  A sandwich shop owner believes his new shop has been blessed with good luck after finding a tomato resembling the Hindu god Ganesh.Rajesh Pattni, who opened Mumbai Sandwich in Coral Street, Belgrave, in December last year, was preparing ingredients for the lunchtime rush on Thursday when he came across the bizarre big-nosed fruit.He said: "I'd never seen anything like it before. I put it out for my customers to see and our family's priest, who's visiting from India, came in."He said,...
  
  Read more

• DLHarrison published Kate and Gerry McCann will do "whatever it takes for as long...

  30-04-2017 10:24
  
  The parents of Madeleine McCann have vowed to do "whatever it takes for as long as it takes" to find her as they prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of her disappearance. In an interview ahead of next week's anniversary, Kate and Gerry McCann also said they intended to challenge a court ruling clearing a Portuguese former police officer of breaching libel laws.Speaking to the BBC's Fiona Bruce on Friday, the couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, said they took heart from the...
  
  Read more

• MJClayton published Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater defended by rival boss

  30-04-2017 10:13
  
  Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater has been defended for a tackle during the West Brom game – by the rival manager.The midfielder was given a yellow card for a tackle on Nacer Chadli in only the 16th minute of City's important 1-0 win at the Hawthorns.He seemed to go in quite high and there was a feeling in some quarters that referee Mark Clattenburg, who was officiating in his last Premier League game before going to Saudi Arabia, was lenient.A moment of controversy then and you could...
  
  Read more

• 41pauljones published Leicester Tigers are shaping up under head coach Matt O'Connor...

  30-04-2017 09:56
  
  Head coach Matt O'Connor says he wants to see his Leicester Tigers side continue to improve as they seek to build on back-to-back bonus point wins in the Aviva Premiership.Tigers ran in five tries as they beat Sale Sharks 41-18 at Welford Road on Saturday, setting themselves up for the final regular season game of the season at Worcester Warriors next weekend.Though Tigers were comfortable winners in the end, they had to overcome a number of obstacles through the course of the afternoon."We...
  
  Read more

• MJClayton published Vardy, Mahrez, Huth and summer striker signing - Leicester City...

  30-04-2017 09:55
  
  Leicester City's win at West Brom saw them hit the 40-point mark and theortical safety in the Premier League. We look at some of the talking points from that 1-0 win at the Hawthorns.
  The importance of Jamie Vardy1. The importance of Jamie Vardy in Leicester City's rejuvenation cannot be under-estimated – his goals are one of the main reasons the club will enjoy another season in the Premier League. City had just one shot on target against West Brom, but that was all the England...
  
  Read more

• MJClayton commented Vardy, Mahrez, Huth and summer striker signing - Leicester City...

  30-04-2017 09:55
  
  Leicester City's win at West Brom saw them hit the 40-point mark and theortical safety in the Premier League. We look at some of the talking points from that 1-0 win at the Hawthorns.
  The importance of Jamie Vardy1. The importance of Jamie Vardy in Leicester City's rejuvenation cannot be under-estimated – his goals are one of the main reasons the club will enjoy another season in the Premier League. City had just one shot on target against West Brom, but that was all the England...
  
  Read more

• N'Golo Kante says Leicester's Premier League title win can help ... - SkySports

  30-04-2017 08:03
  
  SkySports
  N'Golo Kante says Leicester's Premier League title win can help ...
  SkySports
  Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante will draw inspiration from his Premier League triumph with Leicester as he looks to secure back-to-back titles.and more »
  
  Read more

• N'Golo Kante says Leicester's Premier League title win can help Chelsea - SkySports

  30-04-2017 08:03
  
  SkySports
  N'Golo Kante says Leicester's Premier League title win can help Chelsea
  SkySports
  Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante will draw inspiration from his Premier League triumph with Leicester as he looks to secure back-to-back titles. The France international was a key figure in Claudio Ranieri's side's extraordinary title win last season ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Sponsored: Use your skills to help tackle prostate cancer - Leicester Mercury

  30-04-2017 02:31
  Leicester Mercury
  Sponsored: Use your skills to help tackle prostate cancer
  Leicester Mercury
  A brilliant new social media keepie uppie challenge is being launched to raise vital funds to stop men dying of prostate cancer – the most common male cancer in the UK. It's a chance to show of your skills to your mates on Facebook and Twitter, and ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Leicester Mercury published Sponsored: Use your skills to help tackle prostate cancer

  30-04-2017 02:09
  
  A brilliant new social media keepie uppie challenge is being launched to raise vital funds to stop men dying of prostate cancer – the most common male cancer in the UK. It's a chance to show of your skills to your mates on Facebook and Twitter, and help save lives at the same time. The Keepie Uppie Challenge will sweep the nation, with everyone from schoolkids to top football players and celebrities taking part. To join in, simply film yourself (or ask a pal to hold the phone!) doing...
  
  Read more

Follow @Leicester_UK_ on Twitter!