TOM Varndell has already made a positive impact on the Bristol squad – and can act as the perfect role model for players such as Elias Caven – according to Sean Holley.Varndell, formerly of Colston's School, is the second leading try-scorer in Aviva Premiership with 85 in 169 matches, and won four caps for England between 2005 and 2008.The former Leicester and Wasps man arrived at Bristol with a wealth of experience. At 29, he had offers to remain in the top flight following...
Reported by Bristol Post 48 minutes ago.
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BRISTOL RUGBY: Tom Varndell already making a positive impact,...
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BRISTOL RUGBY: Tom Varndell's a great role model for youngsters...
TOM Varndell has already made a positive impact on the Bristol squad – and can act as the perfect role model for players such as Elias Caven – according to Sean Holley.Varndell, formerly of Colston's School, is the second leading try-scorer in Aviva Premiership with 85 in 169 matches, and won four caps for England between 2005 and 2008.The former Leicester and Wasps man arrived at Bristol with a wealth of experience. At 29, he had offers to remain in the top flight following...
Reported by Bristol Post 47 minutes ago.
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FA Cup hero Roy Essandoh lends a hand to Cambridgeshire County...
It nearly a decade-and-a-half since Roy Essandoh earned his place in FA Cup folklore, but the name still resonates among football fans. Despite an 18-year playing career which took in the same number of clubs, including spells with Cambridge City and St Neots, the former striker is still best remembered for his last-minute winner for Wycombe against Leicester City in their 2001 quarter-final. Essandoh, 39, hung up his boots three years ago and now works as a personal trainer, based at the...
Reported by Saffron Walden News 23 minutes ago.
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Boston MP says one in 20 in town who can't speak English are...
One in 20 people in Boston cannot speak English according to analysis of the latest census.The figures show Boston has one of the highest proportions of non-English speakers in the country at 5.1 per cent, beaten only by 10 London boroughs, Leicester and Luton. Boston MP Matt Warman said it is vital that moves are made to reduce the figure, as it will help migrants find jobs and integrate into the local community. He said: "Not speaking English makes it hard to get a job as well as being a...
Reported by Boston Target 16 minutes ago.
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Agent reveals Leicester in advanced discussions to sign Monaco defender
LEICESTER are holding advanced talks with Monaco full-back Marcel Tisserand, the player's agent has claimed.
Reported by Daily Star 18 hours ago.
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'Michael McIntyre' picture taken by Met Police helicopter team is posted on Twitter to outrage
Police defend picture posted online appearing to show comedian outside Leicester Square radio studios after anger from social media users
Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 17 hours ago.
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Leicester City transfer news: Monaco defender Marcel Tisserand...
Leicester City are closing in on the signing of Monaco defender Marcel Tisserand, according to reports in France.Tisserand's agent Patrick N'Tanda said while no deal has been finalised they are in advanced talks with City about a switch to the King Power Stadium.Talking to Get French Football News, N'Tanda said Tisserand's number one wish was to go to Leicester and link up again with Claudio Ranieri, but Monaco have yet to indicate whether they will let him go."We are in advanced...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 17 hours ago.
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Parks host summer activity drive
Children and their families are invited to join a summer park craze.The challenge, Move it – Boom, is to visit parks across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It encourages children to complete as many of the activity challenges as possible suggested on the health for kids website.Children will be able to log this activity online to earn digital badges, and compete in a new online game that encourages further activity and takes them through an island adventure.Margaret Clarke, senior...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 16 hours ago.
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Student jailed for manslaughter after family die in Wood Hill...
A student jailed for his part in a vigilante arson attack which left four members of a family dead has failed in a Court of Appeal bid for freedom.Akeem Jeffers (22) was one of six young men jailed over a fire which killed a mum and her three children in Leicester in September 2013.Jeffers, a business student at Leeds University, was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter at Nottingham Crown Court in June last year.Today, rejecting his bid to clear his name, one of the country's top judges said...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 16 hours ago.
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Leicester City remain confident Esteban Cambiasso will sign new deal
Leicester City remain hopeful of persuading Esteban Cambiasso to agree a new contract following the appointment of his former Internazionale boss Claudio Ranieri.
Reported by Independent 17 hours ago.
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Leicester Tigers move on from painful season after return to...
Leicester Tigers No. 8 Jordan Crane says the squad are all happy to be back in pre-season training because it will help them dump the 2014/15 campaign from their minds.The 29-year-old is being put through his paces in the early stages of pre-season having had a five-week summer break.Despite the obvious unwelcome strains on the body as the Tigers strength and conditioning staff hammer the squad, Crane says he is very much looking forward to getting the new season under way."I cannot...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 17 hours ago.
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Portrait of MH17 victim Richard Mayne displayed to mark first...
A portrait of MH17 victim Richard Mayne will be displayed at Leicester Cathedral to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating crash.Twenty-year-old Richard was killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile on July 17, last year.The Leeds University student, who was travelling to Australia at the time, was one of 298 victims of varying nationalities.To commemorate the tragic event, his school friend and artist Madeleina Kay, has painted a...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 16 hours ago.
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Cycling campaigners hope Tunbridge Wells town planners will look...
Cycle campaigners in Tunbridge Wells are taking inspiration from Leicester which is setting a precedent in England for biking infrastructure.They hope town planners will take note.Tunbridge Wells Bicycle User Group (TWBUG) is using the East Midlands city as an example of what can be achieved when a council commits to putting cycling at the forefront of its planning.With segregated cycle paths, a former car park converted to improve the public realm and pedestrianised areas shared with bikes,...
Reported by Kent and Sussex Courier 16 hours ago.
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Sexual assault victim's relief after abuser is locked up 40 years...
A woman who was sexually abused between the ages of three and 16 has spoken of her relief at seeing her tormentor jailed decades later.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke after Patrick Cooper was sentenced to nine years in prison.Cooper, (63), of Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby, was convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court of 11 offences against the woman over a period of 13 years.His crimes – gross indecency with a child and indecent assault – were committed in...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 16 hours ago.
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Three people taken to hospital after two-car crash on A5 at...
Three people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the A5 between Hinckley and Magna Park in Leicestershire today.Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the driver of one car after the crash at the Highcross junction where the A5 meets the B4455 at Claybrooke Magna.Fire crews from Lutterworth and Rugby were called to the scene by the ambulance service at 2.40pm.The driver who had been freed was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary by ambulance.Two people, who were in the other car,...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 14 hours ago.
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ACES football: Aylestone Park Youth under-11s crowned national...
Aylestone Park Youth under-11s were crowned national champions as this year's ACES tournament drew to a close.More than 200 title-winning sides have battled it out to be named the nation's best over the past three weeks as ACES brought together the top youth teams from around the UK.Judgemeadow Community College hosted the third and final weekend of the summer, with Aylestone Park proving to be the leading under-11 side. Representing South Leicester, Aylestone Park finished fourth in...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
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Picture Gallery - Gorse Hill City Farm
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Reported by Leicester Mercury 14 hours ago.
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Company ordered to pay £100,000 in fines and costs after...
A haulage company was hit with more than £100,000 in fines and costs after a worker broke his back falling through a roof.Andrew Bannister suffered life-affecting injuries because safety precautions were not adopted by his Broughton Astley-based employers P.K. and I.F. Cobley Ltd.The company was fined £75,000 with £29,351 costs after admitting breaching the health and safety law.Leicester Crown Court was told that when Mr Bannister instructed solicitors to make a claim, four...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 14 hours ago.
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Michael McIntyre police helicopter Twitter picture investigated...
A picture tweeted by a police helicopter team showing comedian Michael McIntyre standing in a London street is being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office for a possible breach of data protection laws.Michael McIntyre was snapped using a surveillance camera outside the Global Radio offices in Leicester Square at around 8am this morning.The photo, posted on the National Police Air Service's (NPAS) London twitter account (@NPASLondon), was captioned: "Whilst on tasking in central...
Reported by Western Morning News 14 hours ago.
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Michael McIntyre spy-cam tweet investigated for data protection 'breach'
Now-deteled picture of comedian taken by surveillance helicopter is to be probed by Information Commissioner’s Office after privacy debate
A picture tweeted by a police helicopter team showing comedian Michael McIntyre standing in a London street is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office for a possible breach of data protection laws.Michael McIntyre was snapped using a surveillance camera outside the Global Radio offices in Leicester Square at around 8am this morning.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
A picture tweeted by a police helicopter team showing comedian Michael McIntyre standing in a London street is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office for a possible breach of data protection laws.Michael McIntyre was snapped using a surveillance camera outside the Global Radio offices in Leicester Square at around 8am this morning.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
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