A long-serving Leicestershire councillor has resigned. James Hallam was elected to represent residents in the Glen Ward on ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 26 of Harborough’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – ...

Touching tributes and moving words have been paid to many in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. The loving words ...

We must continue to work together to help reduce the impact of flooding,” says Leicestershire County Council after nearly 900 ...

Singh, who pleaded guilty to drink-driving, as well has having no licence or insurance, was given a community order for 12 ...

Temperatures will remain below the seasonal average. Observed at 20:00, Saturday 18 January Report for Rearsby, Leicestershire ...

Leicestershire County Council has asked the government to postpone the elections it is due to hold in May as part of plans for a major overhaul of local councils. The authority said delaying the ...

Leicestershire and Rutland. Emergency response teams from every fire station across the region are currently deployed to tackle the crisis. A dramatic rescue unfolded in Great Glen when pub owner ...

The Environment Agency has issued a number of flood warnings and alerts as heavy rainfall continues to wreak havoc across the UK.

Cimi Kazazi, who runs The Italian Greyhound pub and restaurant in Great Glen, Leicestershire, carried the woman, 63, from her car when it became stranded in metre-deep water on Monday morning.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said ... a number of other towns and villages have also been hit by flooding, including Great Glen, where Cimi Kazazi waded through waist-high water to ...

On Monday evening, a severe flood warning was issued by the Environment Agency for a stretch of the River Soar in Barrow upon ...