Schools minister David Miliband has come under criticism over his response to a letter from the Leicester Mercury on funding for Leicestershire’s schools. The Mercury outlined the concerns of readers about the education service, calling for fairer funding for the

An evening newspaper has embarked on a unique new partnership with a Premiership football club. The co-operation between the Leicester Mercury and Leicester City means the two companies are now official marketing and regional media partners. Believed to be the

Veteran journalist Lawrie Simpkin, who worked at the Leicester Mercury for 28 years, has died. He was 69 and had battled against cancer. Lawrie joined the Mercury as its chief soccer writer, and when he retired 28 years later he

The Leicester Mercury is backing a consortium, headed by Gary Lineker, that’s planning to rescue Leicester City Football Club from financial ruin. The club have been revealed to be as much as £74m in debt. There will shortly be a

The new deputy editor of the Leicester Mercury will be Kay Drummond, who is currently deputy editor of the Press and Journal in Aberdeen. Kay, (32), joined the P&J as a trainee in 1988 and held positions on the sports

The Leicester Mercury is dropping one of its editions after carrying out research into its readership. The paper currently publishes an Asia edition to serve the Asian communities of Leicester. But research by the paper found that the vast majority

Scores of old soldiers have been honoured at a reception organised by the Leicester Mercury. Captain Nikolaos Louloudis, the Greek defence attaché, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Timothy Brooks, and Mercury editor Nick Carter were among those who paid tribute to

Staff at the Leicester Mercury had an early call yesterday when the sports desk had a tip-off that Leicester City football manager Peter Taylor was about to be sacked. The sports team put together his ‘obit’ with an exclusive interview

A new charity fund being launched by the Leicester Mercury to benefit communities has already attracted more than £15,000 in donations. The Mercury Action Trust will help groups and individuals working within their communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The

The Leicester Mercury has produced a special 28-page publication to celebrate its year of success. The Mercury was named UK regional newspaper of the year in the 2001 Newspapers Awards, run by the Newspaper Society. Editor, Nick Carter says: “While

How do you cope with having the same name as a famous person? Do you hide away or come out and tell the world? Inspired by their very own editor Nick Carter, Leicester Mercury staff have been speaking to locals

A scheme which aims to give individuals the cash and advice they need to start up new projects to benefit themselves and their community has been launched at the offices of the Leicester Mercury. The Positive People Millennium Award Scheme

The Leicester Mercury is showing a significant increase in readership eight months after launching a major redesign. In March, as reported on HoldTheFrontPage, the Leicester Mercury introduced a new look created by international design guru Lucie Lacava. There were improvements