Summary

  • Father's tribute to daughter killed at sleepover

  • Colourful crossings prompt safety warnings

  • Troubled Derby have viable future

  • Cocaine, weapons and cash found in drugs den

  • County's schools second-highest for Covid

  • Landmark wedding venue due to reopen

  • Live updates for Thursday 23 September

  1. Railway station revamp in city approvedpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 3 October

    Leicester city councillors approve the major refurbishment of the London Road railway station.

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  2. Art gallery seeks support to avoid closurepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 3 October

    Gallery bosses hope to raise enough money to buy the building they rent.

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  3. Public transport commuter discount scheme backedpublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 3 October

    The discount will be part of 12-month season tickets bought via employer salary sacrifice schemes.

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  4. Therapy group 'transformed my life'published at 06:14 British Summer Time 3 October

    Wendy Matthews says she did not leave her house until she joined group sessions in Staffordshire.

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  5. New diagnosis centres to be up and running by springpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 3 October

    Health bosses say all five of the new centres should be open by the end of March.

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  6. Mutton chops champion invited to be beard judgepublished at 06:09 British Summer Time 3 October

    Mick "The Chops" Wallage will judge the next World Beard and Moustache Championships.

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  7. Hundreds raised for dog in need of surgerypublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 3 October

    Louie has a condition that causes many dogs with flat faces to have difficulty breathing.

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  8. Shortage of GCSE places in county schools revealedpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 2 October

    Officials say the majority of applications for GCSE years come from outside the county.

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  9. Cheika banned for 'disrespecting' match-day doctorpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 2 October

    Leicester head coach Michael Cheika is suspended by the RFU for "disrespecting" a match-day doctor in his first game in charge of the Tigers.

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  10. Thousands face cuts to council tax supportpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 2 October

    The council says 13,500 city households face being worse off as a result of the proposals.

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  11. Arrests over two assaults including hammer attackpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 2 October

    A woman suffered head injuries before a man sustained "life-changing" injuries a few hours later.

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  12. Man stabbed mother to death after row over drugspublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 2 October

    Gregor Bauld, 23, admits the manslaughter of his 55-year-old mother Christine, but denies murder.

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  13. Restored tram on the move again after 67 yearspublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 2 October

    The Bluebird operated on Leeds' tram system during the 1950s and has recently been renovated.

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  14. City centre road re-opens after church stone fallpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 2 October

    Leicester City Council says a safety building inspection was carried out before the road re-opened.

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  15. Downie taking break before decision on futurepublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 2 October

    Becky Downie is not ruling out a return to competitive gymnastics after surpassing her expectations at the Paris Olympics.

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  16. Poor pumpkin yield hit by 'cold and wet' weatherpublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 2 October

    A farm in Derbyshire says they are down tens of thousands of pumpkins from the previous year.

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  17. Love locks safely arrive at their new homepublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 2 October

    The locks have been moved from a bridge in the Peak District to a nearby stately home.

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  18. Wallaby sightings prompt plea to publicpublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 2 October

    In the summer, multiple reports of the kangaroo-like marsupial were made in Southwell and Calverton.

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  19. Condolence book comforts murder victim's parentspublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 1 October

    Megan Newborough, 23, was attacked and strangled by Ross McCullam at his home in 2021.

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  20. Calls to save cooling towers as power station shutspublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 1 October

    A petition is launched to preserve the towers as a monument to the Industrial Revolution.

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