A railway lift bridge in Leicestershire dating back to the 1800s has been restored to its former glory. The hard efforts of ...

Pupils at a Leicestershire primary school are “happy” and behave “excellently”, inspectors have found. Billesdon Church of England Primary School has seen its rating go from 'requires improvement' - ...

Harry Toffolo is available on a free transfer following his release at the City Ground this summer, and has also been linked ...

A Leicester coffee shop is handing out free iced drinks to the first 200 customers that walk through its doors later this month. The giveaway is for one day only and will be on a first-come, ...

Soap fans were taken aback upon realising that Coronation Street's James Cartwright, famed for his role as the scaffolder Theo Silverton, has a list of remarkable credits to his name. James, 40, whose ...

The new Police.UK data, which covers 7,000 neighbourhoods across England and Wales, shows there were 99 crimes involving ...

Completing the top 10 best European countries for hiking this summer are Latvia (88.6), Wales (88.1), Poland (87.8), the ...

The Turkish Civil Aviation Authority has warned it will be fining passengers who take their seatbelts off too early and stand ...

A husband who "passed away unexpectedly" is among the lost loved ones commemorated in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. Robert Leigh Robinson is one of 22 people fondly remembered by family ...

A kitchen expert has shared a simple hack to keep potatoes fresh for up to six months without sprouting - and it involves ...