Oliver Boyle

1 week ago | leicester.news | Oliver Boyle

Thankfully, no one had to stay up until 4am to learn the results of Leicestershire's local elections this week. The count took place today - Friday 2 May - and all results were in by 3:31pm. Let's start in Coalville, where the Gazette team has been on the ground all day, tracking down candidates and eagerly waiting for the outcome that will determine who runs Leicestershire County Council come Monday morning.

1 month ago | hinckleyfreepress.co.uk | Oliver Boyle |Mason Moore

DEPUTY Lib Dem leader Daisy Cooper MP rallied the troops today (15 April) during a visit to Burbage Common, a month before battling the County Council election. She addressed party supporters at Burbage Common, which she hailed “a beautiful community facility”, and praised local Lib Dems for “fiercely” protecting it for future generations, in reference to the controversial Rail Freight Interchange proposal being rejected.