Mercury Opinion : Christmas: a time for shopping?
How did you spend Christmas Day? Some present opening with your family, followed by a traditional Christmas lunch, a pleasant...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Get behind Pearson and his players
Leicester City go to Cardiff tonight with their season, and their promotion prospects, in the balance. Just over a month ago they...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Not a good deal for the local press
A deal was done yesterday over the future of press regulation. An independent regulator will be set up by a royal charter which...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Cyclists and pedestrians do not mix
Many readers will be delighted to see that the police have mounted an operation to deter cyclists from riding on pavements and...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Torch relay was worth every penny
The amount of money it cost Leicestershire to host last summer's Olympic Torch Relay has been revealed. In total, about...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: High stakes in Jubilee Square row
Sir Peter Soulsby's plan to build a £4 million plaza – called Jubilee Square – is something of a gamble, as...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Claim will be laughed out of court
The most surreal story of the week is the news that a group called the Plantagenet Alliance plans a legal challenge over the plans...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Jessops plan is boost for high streets
It is good news that Dragons' Den star Peter Jones is re-launching camera retailer Jessops, two months after it plunged into...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Keep the faith. City can do it
Tonight we will find out whether Leicester City's warm-weather training camp in Portugal has produced the desired result and...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: Basketball champs with bright future
Leicester Riders are British basketball's oldest club. Now they can also claim to be the best. On Saturday night, Riders became...
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Mercury Opinion: Appealing ideas to help improve city
The pop-up shop is a little ray of light in the gloom of recession-ravaged Britain. It's not hard to see why they've caught on across the nation. Fledgling businesses get a taste of trading; forlorn...
View ArticleMercury Opinion: On the right route to help boost cycling
Given that this column regularly calls for more and better cycling lanes, we should give credit where it is due. So we are pleased to see that the city and county councils have won funding for...
View ArticleFirst Person: Let's all will Foxes into the play-offs
This is likely to be one of the biggest weeks in Leicester City's season as the run-in to the play-offs really hots up. It is getting to the stage of the season when teams must win games or their...
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