Dylan Hayward
@dylanhayward.bsky.social
Leicestershire Live Reporter | Award winning journalist | Bylines: @BBCWorld, @DailyMirror, @birmingham_live, @forcesnews.com, @birminghamworld.bsky.social, @Caters_News.
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Dylan Hayward
@dylanhayward.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hey Bluesky! 👋 I’m a reporter for the Leicester Mercury.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
Malgorzata Wnuczek vanished from a Leicester street in 2006 - I went back to find answers
Woman vanished from street in 2006 - we went back to find answers
Nearly two decades on, we return to the quiet street where Malgorzata Wnuczek spent her final days - now home to a new generation who never knew her story
t.co
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Malgorzata Wnuczek vanished from a Leicester street in 2006 - I went back to find answers
“Print is permanent. It’s, like, true love.”
‘The Paper’ Is Hollywood’s Latest Take on Journalism
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Print is permanent. It’s, like, true love.”
EXCLUSIVE: My investigation for LeicestershireLive has found prisoners in some of Britain’s newest smart prisons are using TikTok to document life behind bars, with videos showing banned items and makeshift weapons.
FULL STORY ⬇️
FULL STORY ⬇️
TikTok videos show phones and contraband inside HMP Fosse Way
Officials had previously said the smart prison would put an end to phones in jails
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: My investigation for LeicestershireLive has found prisoners in some of Britain’s newest smart prisons are using TikTok to document life behind bars, with videos showing banned items and makeshift weapons.
FULL STORY ⬇️
FULL STORY ⬇️
Started the day at a ram raid in Leicester, yelled “Stoppp!” in a taxi when I spotted another cordon, and ended it wading through sewage at a flat where a woman has to lock herself in. Just a normal day.
July 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Started the day at a ram raid in Leicester, yelled “Stoppp!” in a taxi when I spotted another cordon, and ended it wading through sewage at a flat where a woman has to lock herself in. Just a normal day.
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Hey Bluesky! 👋 I’m a reporter for the Leicester Mercury.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
November 14, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Hey Bluesky! 👋 I’m a reporter for the Leicester Mercury.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
Excited to start sharing local news and stories from around the region 📰
You'll see me posting about breaking news and more!
Always up for a chat about what's happening in Leicestershire.
Prison officer suffers broken wrist in alleged attack
Prison officer suffers broken wrist in alleged attack
Another officer was reportedly injured in the incident
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Prison officer suffers broken wrist in alleged attack
NHS urged to preserve Victorian frontage of hospital
NHS urged to preserve Victorian frontage of hospital
The hospital is around 125 years old
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NHS urged to preserve Victorian frontage of hospital
Both @leicestermercury.co.uk and @nottinghampost.co.uk are calling on Leicestershire Police to let the media into a misconduct meeting so transparent reporting can take place.It comes after the force told LeicsLive that the final decision on attendance rests with the meetings Chair t.co/cj7Ds1Rsuq
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/victims-families-barred-leicestershire-police-9958580
t.co
February 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Both @leicestermercury.co.uk and @nottinghampost.co.uk are calling on Leicestershire Police to let the media into a misconduct meeting so transparent reporting can take place.It comes after the force told LeicsLive that the final decision on attendance rests with the meetings Chair t.co/cj7Ds1Rsuq
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Police are appealing for help locating the teen
Urgent appeal to find missing teenager
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Police are appealing for help locating the teen
Meet the German Shepherd seeking forever home after multiple setbacks
German Shepherd seeking forever home after multiple setbacks
Sky is described as a friendly boy
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Meet the German Shepherd seeking forever home after multiple setbacks
Armed police called amid reports of person with firearm
Armed police called to reports of person with firearm
A police drone was spotted
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Armed police called amid reports of person with firearm
Today, I joined volunteers in Great Glen, Leicestershire who came together to help clean up after devastating floods left the owners with nothing. I mucked in and spoke with the community rallying to save their local.
FULL STORY: bit.ly/LeicsFloods
FULL STORY: bit.ly/LeicsFloods
January 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today, I joined volunteers in Great Glen, Leicestershire who came together to help clean up after devastating floods left the owners with nothing. I mucked in and spoke with the community rallying to save their local.
FULL STORY: bit.ly/LeicsFloods
FULL STORY: bit.ly/LeicsFloods
A restaurant owner has been hailed a hero after rescuing a woman from her car after it was submerged in freezing floodwater.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A restaurant owner has been hailed a hero after rescuing a woman from her car after it was submerged in freezing floodwater.
Council warns frozen bins will not be emptied amid amber snow alert
Council says frozen bins will be left uncollected
Crews will not return for frozen bins
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
January 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Council warns frozen bins will not be emptied amid amber snow alert
December 30, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Yellow weather warning issued for Leicestershire
Yellow weather warning issued for Leicestershire
A yellow weather warning has been issued
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Yellow weather warning issued for Leicestershire
December 29, 2024 at 1:27 PM
December 23, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Homes 'shaking' as mini earthquake hits Leicestershire Homes 'shaking' as mini earthquake hits Leicestershire
Homes 'shaking' as mini earthquake hits Leicestershire
The epicentre of the quake was in Nottinghamshire
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Homes 'shaking' as mini earthquake hits Leicestershire Homes 'shaking' as mini earthquake hits Leicestershire
December 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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I'll be covering the switch-on tonight, with live updates on @hinckleyfreepress.co.uk's account as they happen.
LIVE Blog: Hinckley’s 2024 Christmas light switch-on
Mason Moore | Hinckley Reporter | 22 November 2024 GOOD AFTERNOON and welcome to our live blog of the 2024 Hinckley Christmas light switch-on. A file image of crowds at 2021’s event. (Image: …
hinckleyfreepress.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I'll be covering the switch-on tonight, with live updates on @hinckleyfreepress.co.uk's account as they happen.
