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Leicester City must be ready for the toughest campaign - Craig Shakespeare
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City must be ready for the toughest campaign yet if they are to achieve promotion, says assistant boss Craig Shakespeare. He said City were leaving no stone...
View ArticleMany reasons to support college
This is Leicestershire -- I support the campaign to keep Vaughan College open, for the following reasons: Historical connections to a lifelong learning centre; The centre's distinct identity with its...
View ArticleTributes to former poly tutor John
This is Leicestershire -- A founder member of the Friends of Welford Road Cemetery has died, aged 84. John Aston, of Knighton, Leicester, also made a catalogue of all the graves in the cemetery, which...
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City experts to lead lung cancer project
This is Leicestershire -- Doctors and scientists in Leicester are to lead one of the biggest-ever studies into lung cancer. The nine-year, £14 million study, launched today by Cancer Research UK, aims...
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Mum's reprieve as planned deportation in the balance
This is Leicestershire -- A grandmother facing deportation to Zimbabwe has said it will be "the end" for her if she is forced to return to the country. Evenia Mawongera, an outspoken critic of the...
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Greatest ever Leicester City XI - the team
This is Leicestershire -- Our search for the greatest Leicester City side of all time is over. All last week we narrowed down more than 1,000 players to a shortlist of the finest goalkeepers,...
View ArticleHeineken Cup: Leicester Tigers travel to Ulster to kick-off new season of...
The first and second round fixtures of the 2013/14 Heineken Cup pool stages have been announced, with the European tournament set to kick-off with a mouth-watering tie between Ulster and Leicester...
View ArticleLeicester sign full-back Bakayogo
Leicester City sign former Tranmere Rovers left-back Zoumana Bakayogo on a two-year-deal, reports BBC Radio Leicester. Reported by BBC Sport 2 days ago.
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Paul Burke will put best foot forward to fill 'big shoes' at Leicester Tigers
This is Leicestershire -- Paul Burke admits he has "big shoes to fill" after taking on the role of Leicester Tigers' new backs coach. The 40-year-old former Munster and Tigers fly-half has taken over...
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Leicester City players challenged ahead of Port Vale game
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City players have been challenged to use the pre-season friendlies to stake a claim for a starting spot against Middlesbrough on the season's opening day. City...
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Roadworks on the rise
This is Leicestershire -- Highways chiefs have explained why there are more than a dozen sets of roadworks taking place across Leicester over the next few weeks. Work starting yesterday included a...
View ArticleRoadworks on the rise in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Highways chiefs have explained why there are more than a dozen sets of roadworks taking place across Leicester over the next few weeks. Work starting yesterday included a £2.7...
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Taylor: Wilson raises eyebrows but Davies on course
This is Nottingham -- THERE were more than a few eyebrows raised last week when Nottingham Forest made a bid to bring Kelvin Wilson back to the City Ground. Not because he lacks quality. Wilson has...
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Micky Adams relishing visit of old club Leicester City
This is Leicestershire -- Port Vale manager Micky Adams is relishing the challenge of facing his former club. The Valiants welcome Leicester City to Vale Park this evening for a pre-season friendly...
View ArticlePaul Taylor: Wilson raises eyebrows but Davies on course
This is Nottingham -- THERE were more than a few eyebrows raised last week when Nottingham Forest made a bid to bring Kelvin Wilson back to the City Ground. Not because he lacks quality. Wilson has...
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Pavilion trio happy to get plastered
This is Leicestershire -- Three Leicester College students have spent the start of their summer break volunteering at Thurmaston Bowls Club. Callum Flude, James Jarram and Kelton Philips, who have all...
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Richard III dig: And inside coffin is... another, lead coffin
This is Leicestershire -- Archaeologists have lifted the lid off a 14th century stone coffin buried at the Greyfriars dig site only to find a second coffin inside. The University of Leicester team...
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Lucky Strike: Reader's amazing picture of lightning over Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Mercury reader James Brown captured the striking image used on our front page today of lightning shooting down from the night sky over Leicester. A giant fork of lightning...
View ArticleWaghorn's goal sees Leicester City beat Port Vale
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City continued their pre-season preparations with a victory over Port Vale at Vale Park last night. Martyn Waghorn scored the only goal of the game after 15 minutes...
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Transfer news: New signing admits shock at Leicester City deal
This is Leicestershire -- New Leicester City signing Zoumana Bakayogo has admitted that when he heard of Leicester City's interest in him he thought it was a joke. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast defender...
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