A convicted drug dealer has been forced to give up £10,000 – even though police had to wait almost four years for him to inherit the money.

Dale Bacon, of Shortridge Lane, Enderby, was jailed for four years in July 2011 after a jury at Leicester Crown Court found him guilty of dealing in cocaine.

The trial judge ordered the-then 27-year-old to hand over £11,000 – the calculated financial benefit of his criminal activity.

However, at that time, Bacon did not have the means to pay and made a token payment of £1.

A financial investigator in Leicestershire Police's economic crime unit later learned that Bacon was due to come into money on his 30th birthday.

Earlier this year, the officer discovered that Bacon had £10,000 in a bank account.

Police took the matter to court and applied for the money to be seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Paul Wenlock, head of the unit, said: "The Proceeds of Crime Act is a powerful tool which helps ensure criminals get no benefit from their crime.

"Once an initial order is made, it can be enforced at any time the subject has assets – whether that is through an inheritance, a lottery win or, as in a recent case, when their pension starts paying out.

"The money we have received in this case will be used to fund further crime-fighting work."

When police raided Bacon's home they discovered a quantity of the class A drug, as well as weighing scales, mixing powders and dealing bags.

He admitted possession of the drug but denied being involved in its supply.

However, a jury at Leicester Crown Court found him guilty of supplying the drug.

At the time, police involved in the case welcomed the "unexpectedly high" four-year sentence.

The force's campaign, "Too Much Bling? Give Us A Ring" encourages the public to pass on details of people believed to be living the high life on the proceeds of crime.

Mr Wenlock told the Mercury: "Often, the inquiry starts from information from members of the public. If you know anyone who appears to be living a lifestyle beyond their visible means, we would like to know.

"They may be living on the proceeds of burglary, money-laundering, fraud or drug dealing.

"We can take both civil and criminal action to be sure they do not benefit from these activities."

Anyone with any information can call Leicestershire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Fast food giant KFC and supermarket heavyweight Tesco have clashed over plans for a new drive-through restaurant in Leicester.

The restaurant chain has been granted permission to build a new outlet on derelict land in Rushey Mead, despite Tesco objecting because it has similar plans at its large store in nearby Hamilton.

Tesco was the only objector to the plans for Waterside Road.

The city council's planning committee approved the drive-through this week, despite officers saying it should be refused because retail policy recommends it should be in a recognised town centre.

Planning consultant Jeremy Williams, who was representing Tesco's plans for a pub, restaurant and drive-through next to its store in Maidenwell Avenue, unsuccessfully urged councillors to reject the KFC plans because they did not conform to retail policy.

He said the Tesco plans would create 120 jobs over the next five years. However councillors voted to approve the KFC, which will create 20 jobs in the short term.

Rushey Mead ward councillor Ross Willmott spoke in support of the Waterside Road scheme.

He said: "There are benefits and no costs. This is some contribution to employment in the city and will tidy up a site that has been derelict for 20 years.

"This development upsets nobody but Tesco, who seem to be intent on stopping it."

Coun Willmott said it would be wrong to turn down the KFC drive-through and "wait for the promise of something down the line".

Councillor Adam Clarke, however, said he was concerned approving the scheme would undermine the council's retail policy, which seeks to direct new employment to town centre locations.

Councillor Malcolm Unsworth said the policy should not be "an albatross round our neck" and expessed his hope that both the Tesco and KFC plans would be realised.

However, he said it appeared Tesco was engaging in "spoilsport tactics or intimidation".

Committee chairman Patrick Kitterick said: "Do we take 20 jobs today, or do we hold on?

"Are we jeopardising a development that could create 100 jobs?

"It's whether we have bread today or cake tomorrow."

The councillors approved the KFC plan by four votes to three.

So I am doing a World Cup column for the Mercury ... sadly based in Littlethorpe rather than Rio, but it is a small world these days.

Everything is in place. I bid farewell to Radio 2 for a month and tune to Radio 5 Live.

Twitter is ticking along sending me disturbing images of the Arena Amazonia pitch where England will play Italy tomorrow on a surface resembling Filbert Street at the Double Decker end in January.

How can the Amazon not provide the conditions required for grass to grow?

They will have to paint it green like they do for the putting surfaces at Augusta.

I have a World Cup app on my phone that informs me that 'Croatia vow to attack Brazil'.

I haven't yet quite worked out how to see what games are on when using the app, but when I do I'm sure it will be useful.

If not, I have the Mercury's handsome World Cup wallchart on my wall, firmly anchored with blu-tac, in time-honoured tradition.

I think Mexico 86 was my favourite-ever wallchart.

To brighten up the long, dull days in the factory on Frog Island that I had somehow become employed in, I asked permission to pin it up on the wall.

It was grudgingly allowed by our foreman. As the drama unfolded in Mexico, so my wallchart began to take shape, with coloured flags stuck on and scores filled in.

It soon became the focus of the entire factory, with a few people always milling around gazing at this brightly-coloured little window on to events in Mexico.

Now and again, the gathering would be dispersed by the foreman: "Have ye nae got any jobs to be getting on with?" although he would then tarry by the wallchart checking up on Scotland's kick-off time.

Sometimes managers from the office upstairs would happen along, dish out a ticking-off to people wasting time around the wallchart and then hang around studying it for a while.

On one occasion, a director came down and, although I am sure he had set out to ask me to take it down, he appeared to change his mind when he considered what a terrible effect its removal could have on company morale. He also needed to keep tabs on Northern Ireland's progress.

Every person in the company had come to visit, whether from a love of football, or to see how their pick in the sweepstake was doing.They all took something from it. Young men, old women and everything in between.

The highs and lows were all there, from Gary Lineker's hat-trick against Poland, to Maradona's handball goal outrage. Then, on June 29, Argentina lifted the trophy, and the following Monday everyone had a last look, and the wallchart came down and our corner of the factory never seemed the same again.

Leicester City captain Wes Morgan is close to agreeing a contract extension with the club, the Mercury understands.

Morgan's representatives have been in discussions with City and it is understood talks have been productive.

The final details of the contract extension are being finalised and, although the actual terms are not known, it means Morgan will remain with City beyond this coming season.

Morgan was due to be out of contract this summer. However, City activated a clause in his contract to take up their option of another year.

The 30-year-old, who has been on international duty with Jamaica, had said he wanted to commit his future to the club this summer.

Following City's civic reception at the Town Hall to celebrate the club's Championship title success, Morgan told the Mercury he wanted to get the contract talks concluded.

That was so he could concentrate on preparing for his first-ever season in the Premier League.

"I only have a year left and anything can happen in a year," he said.

"I would like to tie myself down to Leicester and, hopefully, my representatives and the club can make that happen.

"I would like it to happen before the new season starts."

Morgan has been in commanding form for City since he joined the club from Nottingham Forest in January 2012, and manager Nigel Pearson sees him as a key player as they look to cement themselves in the Premier League.

Pearson has already bolstered his central-defensive options with the signing of England defender Matt Upson on a one-year deal, and Poland international Marcin Wasilewski has already signed a new one-year contract.

Promising young central defender Liam Moore also came to the fore last season and he is currently in talks over a new deal with the club. He is also entering the final year of his contract.

Talks with several of the other members of the squad, who are in a similar position to Moore, are also taking place, including Danny Drinkwater, Matty James, Jamie Vardy, Jeff Schlupp and Andy King.

City boss Nigel Pearson is also in talks over a new contract after guiding the club to the Premier League.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed yesterday that Lloyd Dyer has completed his switch from City to Watford.

The 31-year-old winger has signed a three-year contract with the Hornets after rejecting a one-year offer from City.

Dyer made more than 250 appearances for City over six seasons, and was a member of the League One and Championship title winning sides.

Leicestershire Foxes came up short at Old Trafford last night as they attempted to chase down a victory target of 167 in their NatWest T20 Blast match against Lancashire Lightning.

The Foxes, who have now lost four consecutive games in the competition, were nine runs off the pace as they finished on 157-7 and were left to count the cost of some expensive overs late in the Lancashire innings – 43 runs coming from the last 18 deliveries.

Richard Jones, on his Leicestershire debut, made an encouraging start even if the runs did flow from the Lancashire batsmen.

Jones had Ashwell Prince caught at cover in his first over and then Karl Brown edged behind to Niall O'Brien in his second. Even so, Lancashire were quickly past the 50-mark and, by the end of the six overs of powerplay, they stood at 53-2 with all-rounder Tom Smith looking dangerous.

The Foxes, though, did not allow Smith and Paul Horton to get away from them and a couple of tight overs from Jigar Naik and Rob Taylor left Lancashire at 71-2 at the midway stage.

There were some lusty late blows from the home batsmen but Jones continued his impressive work and the wickets of Horton, Steven Croft and Jos Buttler left him with figures of 5-34 on his debut.

Unfortunately, 20 runs came from the final over, bowled by Ireland, including a couple of sixes, and the Foxes were suddenly left facing a demanding run chase.

It looked all the more testing with the unavailability of Scott Styris, who has had to return to New Zealand after a family bereavement.

Josh Cobb went on the attack and the Foxes' bright start must have had the bulk of the crowd – hardly a full-house – shifting uncomfortably in their seats.

However, having reached 36-0 in the fourth over there was a dramatic shift of momentum.

O'Brien fell in the fourth over and Cobb followed in the fifth having smacked 27 off 18 balls, including a brace of mighty sixes. And when Greg Smith was caught low at extra cover in the sixth over Leicestershire weren't exactly needing snookers but their chances of posting a much-needed victory had diminished. Ned Eckersley and Matthew Boyce had to re-establish the innings in a short space of time and they did that to good effect with a stand of 41 in six overs before Eckersley fell.

The key, however, was that Lancashire still had experience in the bank with Junaid Khan and Kabir Ali to bowl the closing overs.

Boyce's excellent 47 from 35 balls kept the Foxes in the game and Tom Wells yet again unleashed some terrific hitting as he cracked 28.

But Khan accounted for both and even though this final over yielded 16 runs Leicestershire were left needing 17 from the last six balls.

Taylor and Ben Raine did what they could but Kabir is too canny a character to let such opportunities slip and the Foxes were left to rue that expensive finish to the Lightning innings.

Leicester Lions have swooped for two riders to bolster their depleted line-up.

They have completed deals for Krzysztof Buczkowski and Nicolai Klindt after seeing their first season in the Elite League disrupted by injuries.

Buczkowski joins the Rapid Solicitors Lions on loan from parent club Peterborough Panthers, and rides in the top divisions in Poland for Unia Tarnow and Dackarna in Sweden.

The 28-year-old Polish international was not initially in the Panthers 2013 starting line-up but was asked to re-join in July.

His arrival helped turn around Peterborough's season and Buczkowski soared to the top of the team's averages after a spate of double-figure scores.

Buczkowski, who becomes the first Polish rider to race for the Lions in the new era, replaces another Peterborough asset, Patrick Hougaard, who has been out of the team since breaking a thumb at Coventry in April.

"Patrick has decided to give British speedway a miss following his return to fitness, which is a shame," said Lions team manager Norrie Allan. "We have operated long enough with guest riders and we can now look forward to having a full team again.

"Krzysztof has proved himself over here before and he was one of the success stories at Peterborough last season, and comes into the side on a 7.33 match average, which places him second to Jason Doyle."

Klindt, who started the season at Swindon, lost his place after just five matches for the Robins but then was offered a contract to ride for Scunthorpe in the Premier League, where he has risen to the top of the Scorpions' averages.

The 25-year-old former European and Danish junior champion gave notice of his pedigree during a preliminary round of the Grand Prix challenge in Slovenia last Saturday, when he won the meeting after a run-off against the home favourite and Belle Vue No.1 Matej Zagar.

Klindt now joins new Lions team-mates Doyle and Mads Korneliussen in the semi-final of the competition, due to be staged in Poland in a week's time.

Making way for Klindt's arrival is Lasse Bjerre, who has yet to show the form that made him a big favourite during his two seasons with the Lions in the Premier League.

"I think Nicolai was unlucky to be discarded by Swindon, where he was averaging close to six points a meeting," said Allan. "He is much better than his current average and, at 3.83, it has enabled us to fit in Krzysztof Buczkowski.

"It is unfortunate we have to say goodbye to Lasse so soon after he re-joined the club, but I had to take into account the team as a whole."

Buczkowski and Klindt are expected to make their debuts for Leicester on Wednesday when they take on Poole Pirates in Dorset.

A father has claimed his disabled daughter was humiliated when they went to a One Direction concert at Wembley Stadium.

Oliver Brooks said nine-year-old Madison was upset when she was forced to sit on the floor for 20 minutes in front of a queue of people at the London venue.

Oliver said he bought three £47.50 tickets a year ago as a birthday treat for his daughter so he and his wife Emma could take her to see her pop idols.

Madison was born with congenital myasthenia gravis – a rare neuro-muscular disorder which affects her movement. She needs to spend several hours a day on a respirator.

Oliver, of Market Harborough, said: "I bought the tickets online as soon as they became available as they would have sold out in minutes.

"They were not disabled seats, so I rang Wembley Stadium on the Friday before the concert on Sunday, June 8.

"I explained to the customer relations people that Madison was in a wheelchair and we would need to bring her in it, with her medication, and then sit her in a seat. I was told that would not be possible and I would have to use one of their wheelchairs."

He said his daughter had been upset and they were all worried they would not get into the gig.

He said: "At one point after messing about trying to get in, Madison had to sit on the floor for 20 minutes inside the venue while people tried to decide how to deal with us.

"It was awful for her as she felt everyone in the queue was looking at her. In the end, they allowed me to go and get her own wheelchair after giving us a totally inappropriate adult wheelchair, but it was not good.

"It is no way to treat a disabled youngster who just wants to see her pop idols."

He said Madison had met One Direction at the Rainbows hospice a couple of years ago and was desperate to see them live.

A Wembley spokesman said: "We're looking into Mr Brooks' complaint as a matter of priority and will contact him.

"As a stadium, we deal with numerous people with specific needs, from medical conditions to disabilities, and have been commended for the facilities by those visiting the venue.

"Irrespective of the outcome, we will be reminding all staff of their responsibility and duty to event goers."