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The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The paper began in the 19th century as the Leicester Daily Mercury and later changed to its present title.
Aylestone Meadows is an 8.8-hectare (22-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. [1]It is Leicester's largest nature reserve [2] situated on the floodplains of the River Soar and River Biam [3] along with several locks of the Grand Union Canal.
Centre Radio (officially known as Leicester and Leicestershire Local Radio plc) [1] was the first independent local radio station to serve Leicestershire. It was based at Granville House, Leicester , England .
The Leicester City Football Club owner and three others who were killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium may have survived if the aircraft had not caught fire, an inquest has ...
The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year is held during the Leicester Comedy Festival every February. All the finalists picked are nominated by the UK's top comedy clubs and must meet certain criteria. The competition is sponsored by the Leicester Mercury, a local newspaper, and Equity, the actors union.
Still a cult favourite at the club, he currently writes a weekly column for the Leicester Mercury and has formed an events company with former Leicester Tigers rugby player Neil Back and another business partner. Walsh made an unsuccessful attempt to become the new manager of Leicester City when Gary Megson vacated the position in October 2007. [8]
Sports clubs include: Leicester Coritanian A.C. (athletics) and Leicester Penguins Swimming Club who were awarded Sports Club of the Year by the Leicester Mercury at their annual sports awards for 2007 and 2008. Leicester Racecourse is located to the south of the city in Oadby.
The band reunited for a concert at The Charlotte in Leicester in November 2008. [6] [7] Founder member Simon Crane worked as a journalist for the Leicester Mercury from 1992, going on to be appointed new media editor before becoming deputy editor, and later worked as a lecturer at Leicester College. [1]