David Swift-Rollinson, receiving his award as the National Senior investigating Officer (SIO) of the year.
🏆 The Leicestershire Police detective who led the investigation into the kidnap and murder of jeweller Ramniklal Jogiya, has won the top award at the 2018 Senior Investigating Officer conference last night.
The annual Nagar Kirtan procession, which celebrates the birth of Sikhism’s first Guru, will take place this Sunday, November 4, in which round 10,000 Sikhs are expected to make their way through the city.
12.14 – Leicester set for rain
After hitting 11° in the morning, Leicester is set for an evening of rain from 5.00pm onwards until 11.00am the next morning with lows of 7°.
Leicester Golf Centre has become one of the first in the Midlands to sport Toptracer technology.
The technology allows golf fanatics to use a QR code to measure the length of their drives, play closest to the pin, and even play a virtual round of golf at world famous courses.
Star reporter Oliver Heppenstall reports on the success of the Jalarambapa Community Centre’s Navratri celebrations which proved to be a stunning success ahead of their 25th birthday.
The new exhibition at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery includes family heirlooms from the Hawkins family, running from October 27, 2018, to February 24, 2019.
The Cookie have launched their first ‘pie eating contest’, in aid of the Matt Hamson Foundation, which will take place next Wednesday (Nov 7). Entry is £5 and you can enter via the Cookie’s website.
🚑 Leicester campaign group, Save Our NHS Leicestershire, is encouraging as many people as possible to attend upcoming ‘engagement event’ meetings in an effort to prevent planned closures at Leicester General Hospital.
Following the tragic death of Leicester City FC’s owner and four others, mourners gathered yesterday to sign a book of condolence to pay tribute. Fans will be able to leave messages and tributes “for the foreseeable future” outside the club shop from 8am to 10pm.
🎃 Beginning at noon on October 31, films will be playing back to back until 12 o’clock midnight with five-minute breaks in between each film. Go to the Shed’s website for tickets!
Aspiro has helped 1,000 people across Leicestershire and Rutland who are dealing with mental health difficulties or are struggling with substance misuse with end-to-end employment support since 2011.
10.54 – Accident recovery on the A5 has been completed between the M69 and Smockington Hollow.
#Hinckley it’s better news for the #A5 accident recovery work has been completed between the M69 and Smockington Hollow and the #A5 is also clear around Nutts Lane and the bridge….
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Andrew Brodie has praised the local emergency services after their work on a tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five people on Saturday.
10.38 – Welcome to our Live Blog on Halloween
Good morning! We are working from an internet cafe today and our Leicester Centre for Journalism students are out in Leicester gathering more stories.
David Swift-Rollinson, receiving his award as the National Senior investigating Officer (SIO) of the year.
