Ginger tom Beau is so beloved, locals are planning artwork in his honour.

Thousands of poppies have been created in Shepshed to remember the fallen ahead of Remembrance Day.

The recycling site is closing as part of cost-cutting measures by Leicestershire County Council.

Bowman Academy will provide 65 "much-needed" spaces for pupils, Leicestershire County Council says.

The houses would be built next to a site where there is already permission to build 200 homes.

A waste site will close, with others reducing the number of days per week which they will be open.

Police say the crash involved a motorcycle and officers are appealing for witnesses.

The managing director said in a letter to parents the decision had been the hardest of her life.