Change to swimming lessons
Swimming lessons are set to undergo a revolutionHermitage and Hood Park leisure centres, in Whitwick and Ashby respectively, will be adopting a new way of teaching people how to swim.From September 27,...
View ArticleTimely advice on offer to GCSE and A-level students
Youngsters about to pick up their GCSE and A-level results are being advised to contact Connexions Leicester City if they need advice.The service, at 16 New Walk, will be providing a dedicated exam...
View ArticleFun way to improve your health
Families can find out more about improving their health at a series of roadshows.They are being hosted by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, which is responsible for mental and community health...
View Article£160,000 boost for transport
County Hall is to get £160,000 from the Government for projects to improve transport and tackle congestion.The Department of Transport (DfT) grant to Leicestershire County Council will be used in...
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Leicestershire CCC seconds seal spot in semi-finals
Leicestershire booked their place in the semi-finals of the Second XI Trophy with a crushing 102-run win over Yorkshire at Barnsley.The victory also ensured the Foxes will have a home tie in the last...
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Retiring Professor Sir Robert Burgess reflects on his career at the...
After 15 years at the helm, Professor Sir Robert Burgess is bowing out of his role at the University of Leicester.The vice-chancellor, 67, says his retirement comes at a watershed moment in terms of...
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City Cricketers delighted as they become first T20 victors
City Cricketers are the first winners of the Everards League T20 Shield.They gained contrasting victories in their two matches on finals day at Leicester Ivanhoe.Their semi-final was a tense contest as...
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Leicester City v Werder Bremen: We can't wait, says Andy King
Leicester City are champing at the bit to get back into action on home soil, says midfielder Andy King.The last time City ran out at the King Power Stadium it ended with them lifting the Championship...
View ArticleFosse Court arrests spark review of Leicester City Council care homes policy
Leicester City Council will review how it places elderly people in private care homes after the arrests of four staff members at an establishment with which they had a contract.The council paid for 21...
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Leicester City v Werder Bremen: I may spring surprises, says boss Nigel Pearson
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has said he may spring a few selection surprises for today's final pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen.City face the Bundesliga side at the King Power Stadium...
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Cash from X Factor winner Sam Bailey's baby shower will help disabled children
X Factor winner Sam Bailey is to sell photographs from her baby shower to raise money to help a friend with two disabled children. The singer, who is 32 weeks pregnant with her third child, a girl, is...
View ArticleLeicester City have good record against German teams
Leicester City's first-ever encounter against German opposition was quite an illuminating affair.City took on Dorussia Dortmund on October 23, 1957, in a fixture which was used to officially inaugarate...
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We were too late to say our goodbyes to Mum
The family of a 56-year-old woman say they rushed to her hospital bedside after being told she was dying – only to discover she was already dead when the call was made.Cheryl Bacon said she received a...
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Leicester City v Werder Bremen: This is no friendly, warns Ritchie De Laet
Today's visit of Werder Bremen may be billed as Leicester City's final warm-up game of pre-season, but defender Ritchie De Laet has vowed that the players will not be treating it as a friendly.City are...
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Cambiasso is player Leicester City have been waiting for - Rob Tanner's opinion
Ever since the end of last season, Leicester City fans have been waiting for that one top-quality, head-turning signing to truly announce to the rest of the Premier League that they mean...
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Leicester City in talks to sign Esteban Cambiasso
Leicester City are attempting to thrash out a deal to sign Esteban Cambiasso.City officials are locked in talks with the Argentinian midfielder's representatives over a possible Bosman move to the King...
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Razor-wielding prisoner threatened to kill inmate at Glen Parva Young...
A prisoner held a razor to the throat of a fellow inmate, holding him hostage in a terrifying two-hour ordeal.Nathan Batt (19) seized hold of the other prisoner in his cell at Glen Parva Young Offender...
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Revamp of Belgrave Circle will overrun by six months
Work on a £4 million revamp of Leicester's Belgrave Circle is now set to run into the new year.Council bosses had originally hoped to have the scheme, which began with the demolition of the 1970s...
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Families unable to return home after fire destroys factory in Leicester
Nearly a dozen residents have still been unable to return to their homes after a massive factory fire.Damage from Thursday's fire on the corner of Woodbridge Road and Melton Road, in Belgrave,...
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Families unable to return home after fire destroys factory in Leicester
Nearly a dozen residents have still been unable to return to their homes after a massive factory fire.Damage from Thursday's fire on the corner of Woodbridge Road and Melton Road, in Belgrave,...
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