Families will suffer “dire consequences” if major changes to Leicestershire’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) service go ahead

A councillor has said he is ‘horrified’ elected members won’t have more of a say in how it will be spent.

Reform UK cabinet boss Michael Squires issued an apology after he singled out a council employee for wearing a blue, pink and white lanyard

If you work (or have worked) in one of Leicester’s remaining factories, or if someone you know does, we want to hear from you

Plus: Staff at Ash Field Academy warn that strikes are damanging for students

Leicester City's relegation to League One is a football story. What it leaves behind is a civic one

Leicester’s tram system once connected millions of passengers – but today, most of it lies hidden underground. Experts say its abandonment marks a disastrous loss for the city

Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home in Shepshed has been put into special measures after residents' calls were ignored and medicine shortage

Staff not on the picket line have warned that 'children are suffering' amid ongoing strike action

Security plans are in place ahead of planned protests outside a Leicester venue set to host a controversial Katie Hopkins show

Plus: Harborough District Council byelection candidates revealed

At a time when only rich men could vote, we look at Leicestershire politician, Charles Hay Frewen and the corrupt practices of elections during this era

The candidates for a Leicestershire by-election set to be held next month have been announced

Staff providing special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services tell parents they are 'deeply concerned' for their children

A new parish council for part of Leicestershire has been approved – but the low polling turnout to decide the move has raised some concerns

Glenfield hospital still requires improvement after inspectors found that services were understaffed and infection control was poor

Plus: Harborough District Council byelection date announced

Councillor and former landlady Sharon Butcher has called out a new £2m Reform scheme

Reform bosses are being urged to rethink proposals for Leicestershire’s Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service

The Lee Circle car park in Leicester City Centre shut along with four other NCP sites in March 2026 after the company collapsed into administration

Witherley Parish Council could be no more after facing years of mass resignations, claims the council is “ineffective” and residents saying they are not being properly represented

Harborough District Council has confirmed that the by-election will take place on 2 July

Officials spent more than £6,000 of taxpayer’s cash on a “grand evening” celebrating the appointment of a new Leicestershire mayor

The Leicester plan is one of three competing proposals currently under consideration by the government

The multi-million-pound revamp was originally expected to be completed in 2024

Fundraisers launch in Melton Mowbray to help families with essentials following lightning strike

Join us for our first public Freedom of Information Workshop

Join us for our first public Freedom of Information Workshop

Staff at a Leicester SEN school are to escalate strike action amid growing calls to reinstate a colleague currently under investigation

According to union officials Reform bosses attempted to try and 'crack down' on council staff working from home in 'secret meetings'