Amy Orton
Leicester Mercury
United Kingdom
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Carer's week: 'I'm just a son looking after his dad'
The true cost of carer provided by family members and friends amounts to more than £366m a year → Read More
Too soon? The coronavirus picture across Leicestershire as Government's 'Freedom Day' hangs in the balance
Leicester and Leicestershire's key virus data ahead of stage four decision day → Read More
Popular Leicester cafe temporarily closes after 7 staff told to self-isolate by Test and Trace app
The eatery believes a customer may have tested positive for coronavirus → Read More
Leicester care home resident found 'lying shaking on pavement' after 'human error'
'I just keep thinking about how I'd feel if it was my mum or grandma' → Read More
'Whole clan' of rats spotted 'everywhere' in Leicester park
"It's up to the public to stop throwing stuff on the floor" → Read More
Catalogue of criticisms lands Leicestershire hospital in special measures
There were 24 serious incidents in six months at the hospital which was found to have more than 50 vacancies → Read More
Highest daily increase in new Covid cases since March recorded today
One county area saw new cases double on yesterday's total → Read More
Doctor wrote 'dishonest' and 'misleading' letters for friend in family finances dispute
Her said he had examined a woman he not seen for some time → Read More
Virtual GP appointments to continue post pandemic
'Anyone who needs to be seen is but there are a lot of things that patients don’t need to come into the practice for' → Read More
NHS heroes 'jumped through hoops' so couple could say one last goodbye
Malcolm Rhodes is thought to have caught the virus on his way to or from visiting his wife Susan as she was in hospital → Read More
Nearly 1,000,000 Covid vaccinations given in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
More than 620,000 out of 660,000 have had at least one dose → Read More
Confusion and chaos as travel restrictions seemingly placed on Leicester
Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates Sign upWhen you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Confusion and chaos reigned in Leicester today during one one of the most bewildering episodes of the city’s long coronavirus lockdown.… → Read More
More than 65 new Covid cases added to tolls today after confusion over guidance
Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates Sign upWhen you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. More than 65 new Covid cases have been added to records across the city and county today. There were 35 infections recorded in Leicester… → Read More
10 areas of Leicester where Covid vaccinations are being 'turbo charged' in response to Indian variant
The sites will offer the Pfizer jab to people from the places with lowest take-up → Read More
Leicester 'insulted and upset' by Government's 'backdoor local lockdown' says MP
The guidance was tightened last week but nobody locally was told → Read More
Live updates as we ask is Leicester in local lockdown again with travel restrictions imposed due to Indian variant
Guidance was updated on Friday but without any official announcement → Read More
'Stay out of Leicester' warning due to fast spread of Indian variant
Ministers have updated advice but there is confusion around the new guidance again → Read More
Covid jabs on offer in Leicestershire town car park tomorrow
Eligible patients can get their first dose without booking an appointment → Read More
Last hospital Covid death was more than 3 weeks ago
NHS stats say that there have been no coronavirus-related fatalities since April → Read More
More than 30 Covid cases confirmed today in city and county
Health secretary Matt Hancock revealed today that surge testing will be offered in Leicester → Read More