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Leicester Riders staff left devastated by theft of computers
Leicester Riders staff have been left devastated following a break-in at the club's office. Burglars smashed their into the premises in Rutland Street, Leicester city centre, through a window sometime...
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Crooked concierge Garry Cornthwaite illegally took £9,000 for parking spaces...
The concierge of a block of apartments pocketed more than £9,000 by illegally charging motorists to use its residents-only car park. Garry Cornthwaite, 77, charged commuters up to £40 per month to park...
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Whitwick lorry driver Philip Roe jailed for 18 years for smuggling £2.5m gun...
A lorry driver has been jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of trying to smuggle drugs worth £2.5 million, a gun and ammunition into the UK. Philip Roe, of Farndale, Whitwick, Leicestershire,...
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Loughborough teenager accused of planning a "bomb attack" on former school...
A teenager accused of planning a "bomb attack" on his former school faces a retrial on March 3 next year. A jury at the Old Bailey last month failed to reach a verdict on two charges under the...
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X Factor: Sharon Osbourne and Sam Bailey wow fans with karaoke duet at Eyres...
TV celebrity Sharon Osbourne and X Factor finalist Sam Bailey wowed fans with a karaoke duet in a Leicester working men's club today. X Factor judge Sharon and her protege Sam raised the roof with a...
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Lorry trapped beneath bridge in Burbage
A lorry became trapped beneath a bridge after it tried to squeeze underneath. The vehicle was lodged under a railway bridge in Rugby Road, Burbage, at about 2pm today. Police cordoned off the scene as...
View ArticlePolice investigate robbery at shop in Charnwood Road, Shepshed
A raider locked a shopkeeper out of his store while he helped himself to cigarettes. The man targeted the shop in Charnwood Road, Shepshed while the shopkeeper was outside, at the rear of the premises....
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Transfer news: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake on Leicester City's radar as Chris Wood...
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is on Leicester City's radar as they look to bolster their squad.The 27-year-old striker is a free agent having left Wolves in the summer.City manager Nigel Pearson has admitted he...
View ArticleTraffic and travel updates
7.30am Area Traffic Control report that Wigston Station Road in Wigston is clear now and the work on Rugby Road in Hinckley is also complete.For more local and national travel information and weather...
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Leicester City v Burnley: Striker David Nugent - We all want to get new deals...
Striker David Nugent has urged Leicester City not to allow Nigel Pearson's squad to break up before they have had the chance to fulfil their potential.Nugent is one of 11 players out of contract at the...
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Space Oddity: Bowie astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield in Leicester
Inspirational astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield has circled the Earth aboard the International Space Station and recorded a music video 150 miles away in orbit. And today the Canadian spaceman is in...
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Roadworks in Leicester: Week commencing Sunday, December 15, 2013
The following roadworks will be taking place next week in Leicester. (Week beginning Sunday, December 15 2013. New work starting this week:• Chadwell Road: Drainage work. Road closed near to Kerrial...
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CCTV images of man police want to speak to about alleged indecent assault on...
Police have issued CCTV images of a man they want to trace in connection with an alleged indecent assault on a 10-year-old girl. The incident happened at 3.30pm on Sunday December 1, in a shop in...
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Leicester secures £3.5m Government cash for new Haymarket bus station
A bid for £3.5 million of Government cash to help revamp Leicester's Haymarket bus station has succeeded. The Department of Transport has revealed Leicester City Council will get the cash towards a...
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Blockbuster to close remaining stores in Leicestershire
The four remaining Blockbuster stores in Leicestershire are to close with the loss of 39 jobs. The branches of the DVD rental chain in Narborough Road, Leicester; Coalville, Melton and Market...
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Leicester Tigers team to face Montpellier in Heineken Cup: Niall Morris and...
Leicester Tigers welcome back winger Niall Morris and No.8 Thomas Waldrom for the Heineken Cup clash with Montpellier in France on Sunday. Morris, having recovered from a quad injury, replaces Adam...
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Leicester City v Burnley: Predictions for all the Championship games
What will the score be when Leicester City welcome Championship leaders Burnley to the King Power Stadium tomorrow? That's the question we are asking Leicester Mercury sports writer James Sharpe, who...
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PICTURES: Flashback to Prince Harry & team preparing for South Pole trek,...
Prince Harry and his fund-raising colleagues have arrived at the South Pole. After more than three weeks pulling sleds across the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the group stood at the bottom of the world...
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Fly-tippers illegally dump 30-ton mountain of rubbish in East Goscote
Fly-tippers have illegally dumped a colossal 30 tons of rubbish on a Leicestershire industrial estate. The mountain of rotting filth was left on the Burrows Industrial Estate in East Goscote....
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The holidays are coming: Coca-Cola bringing its Christmas lorry to Leicester
Coca-Cola is bringing its Christmas promotional campaign to Leicester today (December 13) - in the form of a festive lorry. The drinks firm's Christmas lorry will be in Highcross from 1pm to 9pm as...
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