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Nuisance teenager Daniel Bateman banned from Braunstone Estate, Leicester

A teenage nuisance has been banned from Braunstone Estate to prevent him making lives a misery for residents.Daniel Bateman of Bendbow Rise, Braunstone, has been issued with an anti-social behaviour...

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Ready Freddie? Mr Flintoff spotted among crowd as thousands flock to...

Thousands of people flocked to a field in Leicestershire this weekend to witness the stunning spectacle of the re-enactment of the battle which claimed the life of Richard III.The annual re-creation of...

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Woman jailed for £73,000 benefit fraud

A woman who "fleeced the public purse" out of £73,000 in benefits she was not entitled to has been jailed for 12 months.Dawn Huckerby falsely claimed she was a single mother living alone and failed to...

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Elite cyclists thrill onlookers as city hosts Leicester Castle Classic race

Elite professional cyclists and fun riders shared the same city centre track at the second Leicester Castle Classic cycle event today.Top riders, including double Olympic gold medal winner Ed Clancy,...

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Final day run chase facing Leicestershire as Surrey maintain control at Grace...

Leicestershire are likely to face a stiff run-chase on the final day of their LV=County Championship match with Surrey at Grace Road.Surrey closed the third day on 217-4, a lead of 324, and a...

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Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire

7.10am: New Street, in Oadby is closed between the town centre and the A6 as the emergency water mains works continue.For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links...

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Lee Circle car park is a blot on Leicester's landscape, says council planning...

A council planning boss has claimed there is "no uglier wart of a building" in Leicester than the city's Lee Circle car park.Councillor Patrick Kitterick launched a blistering attack on the...

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Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby planning visit to Palestine

Sir Peter Soulsby is set to travel to the Middle East "to get a flavour of the plight of the Palestinian people".Leicester's city mayor intends to visit the West Bank at some point in the coming...

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Grieving family unite to run Clarendon Park cafe in memory of its former owner

The family and friends of a cafe owner who died in a car crash are working together to ensure the business he built continues.Gareth Carnall, who owned Fingerprints Delicafe, in Queen's Road, Clarendon...

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Cricket star Freddie Flintoff joins the action at Bosworth Field for the...

Sporting hero Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff joined thousands of people at the weekend to witness the stunning spectacle of the re-enactment of the battle which claimed the life of King Richard III.Dressed...

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Car and food unit blaze in Sharnford, Leicestershire

Firefighters tackled a car and food storage unit blaze last night.One crew from Hinckley Fire Station was called to the incident in a yard in Ashton Lane, Sharnford, Leicestershire at 6.45pm.The fire...

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Leicester Castle Classic cycle event hits the city streets

Elite professional cyclists and fun riders shared the same city centre track at the second Leicester Castle Classic cycle event.Top riders, including double Olympic gold medal winner Ed Clancy,...

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Youngster left in pain for a week after Leicester Royal Infirmary staff...

A five-year-old boy suffered in agony with a broken shin for almost a week after a hospital failed to spot a bone was fractured – despite having had an X-ray.He was recalled to Leicester Royal...

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Cambiasso: We'll try to hurry deal

Leicester City will be looking to bring in more new recruits in the next two weeks, manager Nigel Pearson has said.Injuries to midfielders Matty James and Danny Drinkwater over the weekend have...

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Digital currency Bitcoin comes to Leicester

Bitcoins are taking the world by storm. Now, the digital currency has come to Leicester. Business Reporter Isobel Frodsham spoke to three city men who are promoting themBitcoin is the digital currency...

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Hinckley woman handed over £4,600 to online fraudster

A woman was tricked into handing over more than £4,000 to an overseas fraudster who told her he was a captain in the US army.The man groomed and manipulated the Hinckley woman in a series of intimate...

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Fire destroys garden shed in Rowlatts Hill

A shed was destroyed in a fire yesterday morning.The blaze in Oxon Way, in Rowlatts Hill, Leicester also caused heat damage to a conservatory and the fascia of a garage door.The blaze happened just...

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One person taken to hospital after two-car crash in North Evington

A casualty was taken to hospital after two cars were involved in a collision with a property early this morning.The crash happened in Gwendolen Road, North Evington at 12.40am today.One person was...

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Leicester City striker Chris Wood is 'happy to stay and fight for his place,'...

Chris Wood is definitely staying at Leicester City, manager Nigel Pearson declared.The 22-year-old striker could have been a Wolves player at the weekend but rejected a move to Molineux as he wanted to...

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Women's rugby: Scarratt and Fleetwood help England to World Cup glory

Desford's Emily Scarratt scored the match-winning try as England lifted the World Cup in France with a 21-9 win over Canada in Paris.The former Bosworth College student's 74th-minute score capped a...

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