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Miss Leicestershire winner Holly Desai donates toys to Mauritius children's home
Miss Leicestershire winner and Miss England runner-up Holly Desai has donated toys to disadvantaged youngsters at a children's home in Mauritius.The 23-year-old, of Swannington, north west...
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Delays ahead as Narborough Road Bridge gets a funky makeover
More traffic hold-ups are on the way for people travelling into and out of the city centre later this month when Narborough Road bridge gets a facelift.Network Rail engineers are cleaning and painting...
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Leicester's Golden Mile shops get a makeover for Diwali
More shops along Leicester's Golden Mile are to get a colourful lick of paint over the coming weeks.Several properties along the busy shopping thoroughfare have already had their upper floors painted...
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Persimmon Homes resubmits plans for 250 homes on Coalville green wedge
A developer has resubmitted plans to build hundreds of homes on land considered a beauty spot, years after withdrawing an appeal.Persimmon Homes is seeking planning permission from North West...
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Specialist police and fire teams practice abseiling skills at Loughborough...
Specialist rope teams from Leicestershire Police and the Fire and Rescue Service put in some vital abseil training at Loughborough University after borrowing the tallest building on campus.Seven police...
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George Chuter, a rugby ball, some meerkats, an elephant and lowland gorillas
A former Leicester Tigers and England player visited Twycross Zoo today to spread the word that next year's Rugby World Cup is "too big to miss". The Rugby World Cup, which starts in September 2015,...
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Arnhem 70th anniversary: Private Jim Duplock recalls the horror of war
This week marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, one of the most heroic failures of the Second World War. Launched on September 17, 1944, it saw the British 1st Airborne Division –...
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in country road crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured when he collided with a car on a country road yesterday. The 48-year-old man was injured shortly after 8am on the A6006 Paddy's Lane, at its junction with Six Hills...
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Passport delay victims were "exploited" says Keith Vaz
Leicester East MP Keith Vaz is leading calls for urgent reform of the Passport Agency.The Home Affairs Committee chairman would like to see the service brought back under ministerial control.It follows...
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Former dinner lady jailed for running £150k skunk cannabis factory at her...
A former school dinner lady who turned her home into a £150,000-a-year cannabis factory has been jailed for three years and four months.When the police raided 59-year-old Karen McCann's house in...
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Samworth Enterprise Academy head steps down after poor GCSEs
A head teacher at a Church of England school has stepped down following poor GCSE results.The chair of governors at The Samworth Enterprise Academy announced that Pat Dubas, who has been head of the...
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Premier League predictions - with Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane: the...
Last week we invited Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane to go up against Mercury sports writer James Sharpe in predicting the results of the weekend's Premier League games. It's 3pts for a correct...
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Fire crews called to tumble dryer blaze in Ashby
Firefighters were called to a tumble dryer fire this evening.A ground floor utility room was on fire in King Richard Way, in Ashby.Crews were called to the blaze at 5.37pm a stop message was received...
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M1 Leicestershire: Two lanes closed on southbound carriageway due to car fire
Fire crews have been called to a car fire on the hard shoulder of the M1 between junction 24a and junction 24 southbound.Crews received the call at 8.07pm this evening.One fire engine has been sent...
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Rob Tanner's Blog: Ritchie De Laet's development epitomises Leicester City's...
It would be fair to say that Leicester City have surprised a few people with their performances in the Premier League so far.Although manager Nigel Pearson stated several times how confident he was...
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Susan and her hospital hound awarded by Prime Minister
A nun and her dog have been given an award for their visits to hospital patients.For the past six years Susan Perks and her "hospital hound" Holly have been going around the city's hospitals and mental...
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Leicester City: Watch out Manchester United, Leo Ulloa is on song
David Nugent has warned Manchester United to beware of "on fire" strike partner Leonardo Ulloa.Leicester City's club-record signing has scored three goals in four Premier League games, firing home the...
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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson says it' about the squad - not individuals
Nigel Pearson has always been a manager to place huge emphasis on the squad ethic.The Leicester City boss has a plethora of talented individuals at his disposal but it is always the total which is more...
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Inside Rugby column: Sam Harrison is a surfer, DJ, man of peace – and a...
There is more to scrum-half Sam Harrison than meets the eye. Behind the image of a 24-year-old tough-as-old-boots Hinckley lad is a rather surprising set of facts.Did you know that his baby daughter is...
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Rob Paternostro column: Leicester Riders' new players show up well in first game
The progress of our team for the new season continues, and we are a little wiser after a couple of solid games at the weekend against a touring group of American players.We are still in the early days...
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