The Gazette plots a new editorial direction after listening to members
Plus: results of our website survey, WhatsApp, and more.
The Conservative candidate won by just 860 votes, but it was enough to see off Labour challenger Rory Palmer.
Two new faces join the Leicester mayoral team after Councillor Adam Clarke quit.
Exclusive: Labour peer Willy Bach, former Police and Crime Commissioner, examines the record of his successor ahead of the elections this Thursday, 2 May.
Plus: the Taxidermy gallery closes, local asylum seekers receive measles vaccines, and Ukrainian students get to stay in Leicester.
As Tory and Labour candidates vie for the mantle of ‘law and order’, has crime gotten better or worse in the last few years?
Plus: SEND transport protest, Tory councillor suspended, and a new education centre opens in the city.
Plus: Council ‘cyber incident’ update, major repairs to major roads, and interviews with bar staff across Leicester.
"Samaritans has estimated that renewing this funding would only cost £1.40 per person"
Plus: Council tax set to rise, adventure playgrounds at risk and Leicestershire Police funding shortfall.
The UK is gearing up for a general election next year, and we need your help.
Plus Leicester Railway Station revamp, Colin Pitchfork's parole, and more.
"It is concerning to me that UK children are growing up in homes where they go without meals, appropriate clothing or heating".
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