Wasps move to Coventry is odd, says Leicester Tigers' coach Cockerill
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has described Wasps' controversial move to play their games in Coventry as "odd".Dai Young's side will leave Wycombe's Adams Park and play their...
View ArticleBasketball: Deal is Pukka one for Leicester Riders
Leicester Riders have announced two new sponsorship deals with local companies.Pukka Pies has penned a two-year extension which will see the team wearing new shirts for the current season.Based in...
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Car destroyed by fire after crash in The Fairway, Oadby
A car burst into flames after a crash in Oadby.Two vehicles collided in The Fairway at about 7.40pm yesterday and it was reported to the fire service that one of the vehicles had smoke coming from...
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Today's weather
Temperatures look set to stay above 10C (50F) today but with several showers.The Met Office is predicting maximum temperatures of 14C (57F) with heavy showers around lunchtime and lighter rain in the...
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Thieves are stealing huge amounts of money from cash machines using software...
Criminals are stealing huge amounts of money because of a flaw in cash machines which allows withdrawals without a card.Interpol has alerted the United Kingdom and countries on the Continent Latin...
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Former England and Leicestershire bowler Jonathan Agnew quits Twitter over...
Jonathan Agnew has quit Twitter after the fallout from the Kevin Pietersen row and an argument with the cricket star's wife.The 54-year-old got into a heated debate with Jessica Taylor on the social...
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Geary's Bakeries to treble production after £2.3m expansion thanks to Aldi...
A bakery is set to treble production of its upmarket bread on the back of the soaring growth of discount supermarket chain Aldi.Geary's Bakeries, of Barrow-upon-Soar, supplies 125,000 loaves to the...
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Tributes paid to young Leicestershire chef killed in car accident in Cornwall
Tributes have been paid to a young chef from Leicestershire who was killed in a car crash in Cornwall last weekend.The man, who has been named locally as Joe Tyers,, died in the crash on the B3314...
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The Great British Bake Off final: Frances Quinn hands title to Nancy Birtwhistle
It was a nail-biting Great British Bake Off final as viewers watched underdog Nancy Birtwhistle triumph while favourite Richard Burr crash and burned. Even last year's winner, Frances Quinn had...
View ArticleMatty James says he is ready for first start of the season
Midfielder Matty James says he feels ready to start for Leicester City at Newcastle United next week, if called upon.James's season has been curtailed so far by a shin injury and he has only made three...
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I feel ready to start at Newcastle, says Leicester City's Matty James
Midfielder Matty James says he feels ready to start for Leicester City at Newcastle next week, if called upon.James' season has been curtailed so far by a shin injury and he has only made three...
View ArticleGary Silke Column: Home games abroad? I can't bear thought
There is nothing in football more guaranteed to keep rearing its ugly head than a bad idea. When I was a Shoot! reading kid back in the 70s, it was all about 'summer soccer'.Football's early commercial...
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We'll try to give Leicester Tigers fans something to cheer – Geordan...
Leicester Tigers will be trying to give their "hurting" fans something to cheer about when they host Harlequins at Welford Road this evening.The club will be trying to end a run of just one win in...
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Richard Cockerill Column: A club of this size has to put up with the...
Sometimes, you have to feel the dirty end of the stick to know what the good end feels like. And some of the young lads in our squad are getting a feel of that dirty stick for the first time at the...
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Art show offers intimate portrait of Loros hospice
Artworks created by patients attending Loros hospice will go on show alongside work by local artists tomorrow in a unique exhibition to give the public an insight into the charity's work.The Heart of...
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Today's weather
Today there will be sunny spells with scattered, heavy showers developing.The Met Office is predicting a bright start with the odd shower. It will be breezy, with sunny spells though the day and heavy...
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Live traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
9.56am: No reports of any major incidents or congestion on city and county roads.8am: Queuing traffic on the exit slip road and delays on M6 southbound at junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe...
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Office operator Regus could open fourth site in Leicestershire
Office operator Regus could open a fourth site in Leicestershire, its UK boss has claimed.The global group officially launched a new 15,000 sq ft development at St George's House, on the corner of...
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Tory defector Douglas Carswell becomes UKIP's first MP following Clacton...
The UK Independence Party has won the Clacton by-election to secure its first seat in the House of Commons.It means Douglas Carswell, who left the Conservative Party and resigned his seat as MP of...
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Leicestershire is sitting on a pensions time bomb, say financial planners
Local people in Leicestershire and surrounding counties are sitting on a pensions time bomb.Figures show we are among the worst prepared when it comes to funding their old age.That is despite...
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