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NewsLeicester Mercury

Wigston’s ‘Hollywood’ sign has returned but not all locals are happy

Several people described it as as waste of money

21 September 2026
Leicester Mercury

Police tell parents to speak to their kids as youths on e-bikes cause havoc in Wigston and Oadby

Officers said they have seen a large drop in reports linked to anti-social behaviour

21 September 2026
Leicester Mercury

More than a dozen new homes to be built on Wigston pub which closed five years ago

Calls were made earlier this month for the council to make a decision on the decaying site

15 September 2026
Leicester Mercury

Man killed pensioner in devastating one-punch Wigston bus stop row

Christopher Pearson died in hospital 10 days after the assault

14 September 2026
Leicester Mercury

Major update on Wigston asylum seeker centre plan after widespread concern

One MP had labelled the proposed centre 'appalling' and 'unfair' for the existing community

2 September 2026
Leicester Mercury

Wigston shop owner surprised at being forced to close by authority

The council placed a 56-day closure order on the business

25 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Man who randomly knifed two strangers at South Wigston petrol station has prison sentence quashed

Ellis Coulson slashed two strangers' necks, saying voices told him MI5 and CIA were after him

24 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Wigston Sainsbury's store to remain closed after car crashes into it

The necessary repairs and safety checks are currently being carried out

16 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Wigston dealer keeps his freedom - but loses his ill-gotten clothes

The court ordered that dozens of designer items from his home be seized as proceeds of crime

15 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

The mystery of Wigston's Hollywood sign and the missing letters

Some residents feared the sign had fallen victim to thieves

14 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Authority forces closure of Wigston supermarket after crime concerns

The site has received a 56-day closure order

14 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Pensioner, 88, admits causing serious injury after car ploughed into Wigston restaurant

The victim suffered numerous cuts, a smashed pelvis and broken ribs.

1 August 2026
Leicester Mercury

Elderly woman rescued from Wigston house fire after daughter spotted doorbell camera

Phyllis Day was asleep when a blaze broke out in the utility room of her home in Wigston

2 July 2026
Leicester Mercury

Woman heartbroken to find Polish section of Wigston cemetery looking 'abandoned'

Kate said the cemetery looks 'immaculate' except for the section with Polish gravestones

16 June 2026
Leicester Mercury

Arriva hits back after ‘significant concerns' raised over Wigston bus service changes

MP Neil O'Brien says the bus services are failing to meet residents' needs

1 June 2026
Leicester Mercury

Major fire service response as Wigston blaze spreads to neighbouring properties

The properties have suffered 'fairly significant' damage

23 May 2026
Leicester Mercury

Wigston residents say 'anything would be an improvement' at eyesore empty pub

Plans were put forward last year to build 14 homes in its place

15 May 2026
Leicester Mercury

Leicestershire pupils who haven't been to school in years could return to education under new plans

A bungalow in Wigston is being eyed up for SEND school

10 May 2026
Leicester Mercury

'Barbers and vape shops are sucking the soul out of Leicestershire town high street'

Wigston has lost a number of independent shops in recent years

9 May 2026
Leicester Mercury

Burglar's month-long spree across Wigston, Glenfield and Blaby finally comes to an end

The 25-year-old is now behind bars

23 April 2026

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