Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) Huge changes are in the pipeline for councils in ...

The Government has ordered all regions of England to simplify their local council structures. It wants areas which have two tiers of governance - such as Leicestershire - to set up a single-tier ...

Leicestershire's councils are facing a period of uncertainty as the government considers a radical overhaul of the county's political map. Currently the county, city and neighbouring Rutland are ...

"For years they laughed at us, and they mocked us. They're not laughing anymore." Alfonso Thomas, the Leicestershire head coach, is stood in the home changing room at Grace Road, his voice breaking, ...

Two parts of Leicestershire are among the top 10 areas for population growth in England and Wales. New data have shown both are among the areas to see the biggest increases over the past 12 months.