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Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
7.51am: Heavy traffic on the A6 Leicester Road in Loughborough, at the A60 King Street traffic lights junction.7.21am: Area Traffic Control report no major incidents or congestion on city and county...
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Two hurt in Blaby crash
Two people were taken to hospital following a crash involving two cars.Emergency services were called to Hospital Lane, Blaby, just before 6pm, yesterday.A fire service spokeswoman said: "It was...
View ArticleSolar farm plan for Newbold Verdon
An energy firm has submitted an application to build a solar farm.Push Energy Ltd, of Colchester, Essex, is proposing to build the facility at Hall Farm, in Main Street, Newbold Verdon.The company said...
View ArticleCricket: Faith in youth reaps benefits for Enderby
Enderby are reaping the benefits of putting their faith in youth.Gone are the days of the club veterans with the oldest player at the club, first-team all-rounder Dave Haden, aged just 33.This move to...
View ArticleNew PDSA shop opens in Market Harborough
A charity which treats more than 10,000 pets across the county each year is to open a shop to raise funds today.The PDSA is opening a store in The Square, Market Harborough, selling a range of new and...
View ArticleNHS in search for directors
The hunt is on to find four non-executive directors to join the board of Leicester's hospitals.They will not have responsibility for day-to-day management, but share responsibility for making sure the...
View ArticleStage is set for Leicester's Caribbean carnival
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the Caribbean carnival on Saturday.A celebration of the life of South African statesman, Nelson Mandela, who died last year, will be the theme of this...
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Hinckley murder: I've lost my beautiful boy, says mum
Nicola Webb, mother of the murder victim Matthew Dunn, read out her own statement in court after the guilty verdict.She said her son had been happy, thoughtful and in love with life. Now that life had...
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Local Cricket: County girls hope for national T20 glory
Narborough and Littlethorpe's under-13 girls have reached the finals of a national T20 competition.Narborough will travel to Leamington CC on Tuesday as one of the four finalists in the Lady Taverners...
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Geordan's our Mr Motivator in Leicester Tigers 7s title bid
Geordan Murphy provides ample inspiration for Leicester Tigers' young stars as they aim for another successful Premiership Rugby 7s series, says development squad prospect George Tresidder.The...
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Leicester City Council to compulsorily purchase rundown homes
Rundown eyesore houses that have stood empty for years are to be compulsorily purchased by council bosses.Leicester City Council intends to buy four premises, which have been vacant for between two and...
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Just quackers! Duck family rescued by worried villagers
Concerned residents and shop workers spent an hour rounding up a mother duck and her ducklings after they were found roaming the streets.The mum and her 12 ducklings were found outside shops in...
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The Niall O'Brien Column: I'm already excited as the World Cup nears
Time flies when you're having fun, they say, and anyone who watches me play regularly for either Leicester or Ireland knows I enjoy my cricket and try to have fun while out in the middle doing...
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Commonwealth Games: I'm just so sorry for my mum, says disappointed Eden
Eden Francis was left downbeat in Glasgow after failing to deliver on her medal promise at the Commonwealth Games.The 25-year old from Leicester was ranked fourth coming into the women's shot final.And...
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Tributes paid to lifelong Leicester City football fan
A lifelong Leicester City Football Club fan has died at the age of 53.Sean Tyrrell died in his sleep at his home in Saffron Lane, on July 17, because of the muscle-wasting condition motor neurone...
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Commonwealth Games: 'We can beat No.1 side and reach Commonwealth final'
England have made a habit of tumbling out in semi-finals in recent years but midfielder David Condon insists the rot will stop tomorrow at the Commonwealth Games.Loughborough's Condon was in action...
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They are great bunch of lads here and team spirit is fantastic - Leicester...
Nigel Pearson is unwavering in his belief in the squad ethic.Ever since the Leicester City boss returned to the club two-and-a-half years ago, he has built his team around having a group of players who...
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Gary Silke Column: Leicester City were even better last season than I had...
After the initial jolt of the Premier League fixture list coming out, without any easy games on it, I have felt better about City's top-flight prospects this week.I set aside 150 minutes to watch the...
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Hey, Kasabian - pop round mine when in Sydney for a proper Leicester curry!
Leicester-born John Ram is making plans to ensure city band Kasabian don't get homesick when they play a gig in Sydney, Australia.John, originally from Rushey Mead, is eagerly awaiting Kasbian's...
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Leicestershire health expert's reassurance on ebola outbreak
A leading public health expert said systems are in place to pick up any suspected cases of the deadly ebola virus coming through East Midlands Airport.However, Dr Philip Monk, a consultant in public...
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