Best of BBC Radio Leicester

The baby female bird was born in September and is in need of a name.

Chief Constable Simon Cole is to retire from policing in the spring of this year.

The ‘Pram Trolley’ helps tackle the problem of shopping in a supermarket with a pram.

A team of volunteers are cooking 3,000 Christmas meals in 72 hours for people in need.

Caz Chapman is distributing 1,000 care packages to homeless shelters in Leicestershire.

About 70 people dressed as Father Christmas took to the water in Leicester.

A Christmas tree has been submerged underwater at Stoney Cove.

Alan Ayris told us that he’d struggled with his mental health.

Volunteers at the Peepul Centre in Belgrave have marked the milestone anniversary.

James found himself sleeping rough in Leicester after he lost his job in the pandemic.

The 21-year-old from the Vale of Belvoir has been championed by local BBC Introducing.

A Leicestershire village has created a Christmas yarn bomb.

Around 100 people turned up to watch the lights get switched on at a house in Braunstone.

Fourteen chicks fledged this year which beat the previous record of 12 set in 2019.

The musician and astrophysicist shares his passion for a very niche Victorian invention.

The hedgehogs will be staying in the hospital's care until Spring 2022.

MP Jonathan Ashworth is to give his first ever five minutes of original stand-up comedy.

Chloé Pickard from Coalville has already got her Christmas decorations up.

Families and businesses are preparing to celebrate the festival of light.

They've moved in from Bennion Pools, and the locals have given them nicknames.

The 39 rockets, which were dotted around Leicester, were auctioned at the Space Centre.

Bella joined Jack from Canada, where she is filming HBO's The Last Of Us.

Haseeb Ahmad's guide runner got injured 18 miles into the Manchester Marathon.

Laura won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics in kayaking.