Q. I've been told that the library now holds the Leicester Mercury Archive (LMA). How do I access it?

The Leicester Mercury Archive (LMA) consists of cuttings, photographic prints and negatives, and other materials collected throughout the 1960s to the 1990s by staff at the Leicester Mercury offices. Due to recent changes to our storage arrangements, the collection is currently stored offsite and is unavailable for public access. Researchers requiring access to historic content from the newspaper can consult back issues on microfilm at The Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in South Wigston. Some photographic material is now held by at Mirrorpix Archives, Watford. For further information and contact details please see the Mirrorpix website. All rights requests to reproduce content from the Leicester Mercury should be directed to Mirrorpix. We apologise for any inconvenience caused while the Leicester Mercury Archive is stored offsite.