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Landlady trapped burglar in toilets of Clarendon pub in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- A landlady has described how she trapped a burglar by locking him in her pub's toilets until police could arrive to arrest him. Vicky Townsend, owner of The Clarendon, in...
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Live traffic and travel updates in Leicester and Leicestershire
This is Leicestershire -- *8.50am:* Traffic heavy but moving on the A563 Glenfrith Way, Leicester, both ways between the A50 Groby Road roundabout and A5630 Anstey Lane roundabout. It is also very...
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Strikes called off at Gateway College, Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Further strike action at a Leicester college has been called off following agreement between union members and managers. Dozens of teachers from Gateway College, in Hamilton,...
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Crash shuts A47 Hinckley Road, Leicester, in both directions between...
This is Leicestershire -- A crash closed a section of the A47 Hinckley Road, in Leicester, this afternoon. The major route was shut between Cort Crescent and Winstanley Drive, between Braunstone and...
View ArticleJury shown video of axe attack on spiritual leader in Leicester temple
This is Leicestershire -- A jury has been shown footage of a brutal attack in which a man swung a three-foot axe at a spiritual leader during a ceremony at a temple. Harjit Singh Toor, an orthodox...
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Picture of the day: Leicester celebs, before they were famous
This is Leicestershire -- They start out every bit as ordinary as the rest of us. And there's a good chance that a celebrity's first taste of life in the public eye is when a photographer from their...
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Spiritual leader denies sexually abusing Leicester temple axe attacker
This is Leicestershire -- A spiritual leader who survived an axe attack in a Leicester temple has denied accusations he had sexually abused his attacker when he was a boy. Sirisat Guru Uday Singh, the...
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Watford's Troy Deeney relishing clash at Leicester City
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City go face to face with man who shattered their promotion dream last season. Watford's Troy Deeney scored the last-gasp goal for the Hornets in the play-off...
View ArticleLeicester call early check
Leicester: Early inspection Thursday’s meeting at Leicester is subject to a 7.45am precautionary inspection on raceday. The track received six millimetres of rain on Tuesday… via Emag.co.uk Reported by...
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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson knows the value of sports psychology
This is Leicestershire -- Inside football: Leicester Mercury chief football writer Rob Tanner on Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson and the power of positive thinking. -------------------- In modern...
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Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - live
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City may be without a game this weekend but all eyes will be on the trip to East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest next Wednesday. We'll be at the City Ground to...
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Hundreds of people in Leicester charged for gas meters they do...
Hundreds of people have been charged for gas meters they do not use and did not even know they had. Leicester West MP Liz Kendall has asked energy company E.on to drop the charges after receiving...
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Rob Tanner's blog: Leicester City put East Midlands back on the...
Fifteen years. That is how long it has been since all four East Midlands teams were in the Premier League together. Of course, with Coventry's continued problems that is unlikely to happen again for...
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RSPCA says dog dumped in Leicester park 'will not be put to down'
This is Leicestershire -- The RSPCA has assured animal lovers it is not planning to put down a badly-treated dog that was found dumped in a park. It comes after Facebook users posted comments about...
View ArticleLeicester pass morning check
Leicester: Goes ahead This afternoon’s meeting at Leicester goes ahead after the track passed an inspection. Clerk of the course Jimmy Stevenson called a 7.45am… via Emag.co.uk Reported by...
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Leicester City 2 Watford 2 - Championship predictions: How did...
Last week we asked Leicester Mercury sports writer James Sharpe to predict the result of Leicester City's home clash with Watford as they tried to extend their winning run in the Championship into...
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Leicester City 2 Watford 2 - Championship predictions: How did you score?
This is Leicestershire -- Last week we asked Leicester Mercury sports writer James Sharpe to predict the result of Leicester City's home clash with Watford as they tried to extend their winning run in...
View ArticleSpeedway: Jones leaves Leicester Lions role
Leicester Lions co-promoter Alan Jones has resigned his position at the club.He held the post for the last two seasons and admitted it was not a decision he took lightly."This is not a snap decision as...
View ArticleSpeedway: Leicester Lions to put team in Trophy
Leicester Lions will enter new territory this season by running a team in the National Trophy.The competition will be a mini-league comprising the Rapid Solicitors-sponsored Lions, Kent, Mildenhall and...
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Motorsport: Leicester's Team Shand Racing aiming for top three
Leicester's Team Shand Racing are aiming for a top-three finish as they continue preparations for the new sidecar season.Phil Hyde and Gordon Shand are hoping to improve on last year's fifth-place...
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