Men and women from Leicestershire and elsewhere, aged 20 to 66, have been charged with trespassing Police at the U-TacS factory in Meridian Business Park(Image: Leicester Media Online) The latest protest at a drone factory in Braunstone Town has led to 17 people being charged with trespassing. The 17, who …
Read More »Flats plan unveiled for 150-year-old Leicester police station
It has been subject to anti-social behaviour over the years The former Belgrave Police Station, in Leicester’s Loughborough Road(Image: Google) A historic Leicester police station could be brought back into use as new homes, planning documents have revealed. The former Belgrave Police Station, in Loughborough Road, was built almost 150 …
Read More »Sex offender forced child to take class A drugs before committing vile abuse
Barrymore James, 65, would sexually abuse the girl two or three times a week Barrymore James.(Image: Leicestershire Police) A man who sexually abused a child after making her smoke crack-cocaine and heroin has been jailed. Barrymore James began carrying out the crimes in the 1990s when the child was just …
Read More »Malgorzata Wnuczek vanished from Leicester street in 2006 – we went back to find answers
Nearly two decades on, we return to the quiet street where Malgorzata Wnuczek spent her final days – now home to a new generation who never knew her story Malgorzata Wnuczek was 26 when she disappeared on May 31, 2006. (Image: Leicestershire Police ) Human remains discovered in Leicester scrubland …
Read More »Postman crashes Royal Mail van while more than five times booze limit
He had been drinking after finishing his shift but he then got back into the vehicle He has since left his job with the Post Office (stock image)(Image: Getty) A postman was more than five times the limit when he was involved in a head-on crash while in his work …
Read More »Man critical after being stabbed in neck in St Matthews
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a stabbing in St Matthews estate in Leicester. Detectives investigating the attack in the Willow Street area of the estate are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Police were called by East Midlands Ambulance Service just after 9pm …
Read More »TikTok star Mahek Bukhari accused of telling crash victim ‘Watch what I do to you’ before fatal crash
A man jointly accused with TikTok star Mahek Bukhari of killing two men by ramming their Skoda off the A46 claimed the social media influencer told one of the crash victims, “Watch what I do to you”, in a phone call just minutes before the fatal crash. Today, at the …
Read More »Man accused of attempted murder after stabbing appears in court
A young man charged with attempting to murder of a woman in Enderby Road, Blaby, has appeared in court. Kane Brookes, 24, of Feilding Way, Lutterworth, has also been charged with the unlawful wounding of a man with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. The charges relate to an …
Read More »Investigation reveals cause of blaze started in old Royal Mail building after police shut city roads
A probe has been launched by police and fire officers after a blaze broke out near Leicester Railway Station this morning with fears people might be inside. Fire crews were called to Campbell Street at around 5.14am where smoke was seen coming from the old Royal Mail building. The centre, …
Read More »Live updates as streets shut near railway station due to blaze
Passerby saw smoke coming from building The fire service was called after a member of the public saw smoke coming from the bottom of the old Royal Mail building in Campbell Street. The centre has been closed for several years but is known to be used regularly by rough sleepers. …
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