Leicester Gazette

Leicester Market has a rich past. Does it have a future?

Once upon a time, people would come to Leicester market to turn a profit. But what’s it like today? Here’s what the traders had to say.

The 1905 unemployed march from Leicester to London

The 1905 march to London of the Leicester unemployed was one of the most momentous events in the history of the city’s working class.

De Montfort University spent over £5m on consultants in five years

Campaigners question why huge sums are being handed to multibillion-pound companies when staff’s jobs are on the line.

Trans vlogger Katie Neeves shares inspiring story behind her gender-affirming surgery

From the beginning, Katie has been documenting her gender transition in a series of vlogs published to YouTube.

The bloody siege that wiped out a fifth of Leicester's population

In 1645, Leicester faced a brutal siege by Royalist forces, leading to mass casualties and shaping the future of English democracy.