Hannah Richardson
Leicester Mercury
United Kingdom
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Decaying mouse found at Leicester cafe
Environmental Health officers closed down Vachhraj Cafe and Bar immediately after they found a disgusting mess at the business → Read More
Unsafe care home left large kitchen knife in residents' reach and missed life-threatening health emergency
A litany of safety hazards, medicine mismanagement and failures in care were found → Read More
Major Leicester city centre roads set for nine months of work for new cycle lanes
The number of lanes for cars will be reduced to two → Read More
Gritters treating city and county roads and will continue through the night
Snow is starting to melt, but temperatures are set to drop again tonight → Read More
Sir Peter Soulsby survives motion to scrap city mayor role, but faced rebellion in the ranks
Councillors voted tonight to keep the city mayor’s role. A special meeting of Leicester City Council was called to debate the future of the office, currently held by Labour's Sir Peter Soulsby. Councillors ruled in favour of keeping the office, despite rebellion from some within the Leicester’s ruling Labour party. Councillors voted on two proposals, the first to replace the current system with… → Read More
Future of Sir Peter Soulsby's city mayor role to be decided
Councillors will vote tonight to scrap or keep the office → Read More
Another 163 homes planned for new Leicestershire estate
New Lubbesthorpe development, near Thorpe Astley, will eventually include 4,250 homes → Read More
Massive pile of rubbish weighing 20 tonnes dumped in Leicestershire
The company behind the enormous fly-tip has been fined £400 → Read More
Landowner fined for second time for illegal building work
'People who flout planning rules will be brought to account' → Read More
Mouse poo found around open food and cooking equipment at Leicester restaurant
The Indian restaurant has been closed because it poses 'an imminent risk to health' → Read More
Pupils sent home after threatening call sees police searches of Leicester school
Pupils have been sent home from school after a threatening phone call was made this morning. Orchard Mead Academy in Hamilton has now closed for the day after the children in its care were moved to a safe area this morning. The Mead Educational Trust, which runs the secondary school, has said the call is now believed to be a hoax, but the decision has been taken to close for the day as the… → Read More
Leicester school takes children to safe place after threatening phone call
'I want to assure you that all pupils are safe and in school' → Read More
New SEND school set for village after Government approves funding
Some 90 places will be available for children with special needs → Read More
Labour councillor suspended over bid to scrap City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby’s job
She said her motives were nothing to do with party politics → Read More
Major railway bridge works near A6 in Leicestershire delayed by row over safety
County council said initial Network Rail plan did not meet 'even minimum' standards of safety' → Read More
Teachers march through Leicester city centre in force to demand fair pay and better teaching conditions
'You'd probably get more working in a pizza place than you would in education' → Read More
Live Leicestershire school strikes updates as teachers walk out and classrooms close
Union members are joining a national walk-out today → Read More
Leicester council wants you to try an e-bike for an entire month free of charge
Skills sessions will also be offered for anyone a little nervous about heading out on two wheels → Read More
Anger as heating costs double for thousands of city homes but council says it could have been worse
'They are already struggling to buy nappies, they are already struggling to put food on the table' → Read More
Cost of living fears of council tenant who is about to see home heating costs more than double
'How are people going to survive? It’ll be heating or eating' → Read More