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Queen's Baton Relay in Leicester
The Queen's Baton relay will be in Leicester today as part of its tour of the country ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games. Claire Lomas – who completed the London Marathon in a robotic suit in...
View Article£4 million school to be built on the former Holmfield Primary site, in...
A new £4 million school is to be built on the former Holmfield Primary site, in Leicester Forest East, to relieve pressure on places. Leicestershire County Council is proposing to build a new 210...
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Tributes pour in for Rik Mayall, who has died age 56
Tributes have poured in for comedy legend Rik Mayall who died suddenly yesterday. Bosses at Leicester's De Montfort Hall said the 56-year-old, who was found dead at his London home, was always popular...
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Leicester Tigers to meet European champions Toulon in tough Champions Cup draw
Leicester Tigers have been handed a tough draw for next season's Champions Cup. Tigers will go up against defending European champions Toulon in Pool 3 as well as Ulster and Scarlets. Richard...
View ArticleLeicestershire hit trouble in LV Championship match with Derbyshire
Leicestershire found themselves in considerable trouble at the close of the third day of their LV County Championship match with Derbyshire at Grace Road. After Derbyshire had finally been dismissed...
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Police issue crime prevention advice to Download festival-goers
Police have issued crime prevention advice to the tens of thousands of rock fans who are heading for the Download festival. The annual event, at Donington Park, opened for five days this week and is...
View ArticleTransfer talk: Leicester City interested in Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar
Leicester City are believed to be in the hunt for Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar. Reports in France claim Leicester are one of several clubs interested in capturing the 22-year-old from Ligue 1...
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Police search for driver who left cyclist injured at side of the A6 in...
Police have appealed for help tracing a motorist who struck a cyclist and left him injured at the side of the road. The driver stopped briefly after the collision on the A6 near Loughborough, but left...
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Nottingham Forest fan handed suspended jail term for affray at Leicester City...
A visiting fan involved in an affray at the King Power Stadium has been given a suspended jail sentence. Michael Lowe was among a gang of Nottingham Forest fans who ran down Burnmoor Street, near the...
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Raiders steal cash and BMW car from home in Burbage
Intruders broke into a home to steal cash and the keys to their victim's car. The burglars escaped from the house in Brookside, Burbage in their victim's grey BMW M5. The car was later recovered in...
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Next board director Christos Angelides leaves for senior role at Abercrombie...
A man who helped turn Next into a multi-billion pound fashion retailer is leaving for a senior role at US brand Abercrombie and Fitch. Christos Angelides has been at the Enderby-based high street...
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Woman's sketch of the man who robbed her in Aylestone Meadows, Leicester
A woman who was robbed as she walked through a country park has sketched the man who attacked her. The 39-year-old was walking with her son in Aylestone Meadows, Leicester, when a man ran at her from...
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Man charged with murdering his wife following crash on the M1 at Markfield
A man has been charged with murdering his wife following a crash on the M1 in Leicestershire earlier this year. Tracy Maria Walters, 48, suffered serious injuries in a collision on the southbound M1,...
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Former Leicester City star Robbie Savage in World Cup passport mix-up
Former Leicester City star and TV football pundit Robbie Savage is finally en route to Rio for the World Cup – after almost missing the flight due to a passport mix-up. The ex-midfield workhorse...
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Hundreds gather to watch Queen's Baton Relay in Leicester
Hundreds of people gathered to watch the Queen's Baton Relay as it passed through the city centre yesterday. The baton relay, which acts as a countdown to the Commonwealth Games, will have visited 70...
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Crews tackle fire in Great Glen
A haystack fire has destroyed 50 tons of hay and damaged farm buildings. Firefighters were called to Stackley House Farm, off Stretton Road, Great Glen, just before 2pm, today. Crews from Wigston, and...
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Warning issued after "dangerous" medication stolen in Leicester
A warning has been issued by police after thieves stole a handbag containing potentially dangerous medication. The handbag, which contained a quantity of tablets, was stolen from Gallowtree Gate, in...
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Fire crew helps rescue man after fall on Coalville footpath
Firefighters helped rescue a man who had fallen on a footpath alongside a railway line in Coalville yesterday. The crew helped two female paramedics get the man onto a spinal board and raise him up to...
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Leicester Tigers boss calls club's Champions Cup pool draw 'very competitive'
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has described the club's first Champions Cup pool as "very competitive".Leicester were drawn alongside Toulon, who have won the last two Heineken...
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Police investigate reports of man carrying out sexual act on horse in Leicester
Police are looking for a young male who is believed to have performed a sexual act on a horse, which left the animal needing veterinary treatment. Officers received reports of indecency involving the...
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