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Richard III: Taunts and insults 'must stop'
This is Leicestershire -- The chairman of the Richard III Society has asked fellow Ricardians to put a stop to insults and taunts which have caused a rift between Leicester and York. He spoke after...
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Leicester bank registers first profit
This is Leicestershire -- A bank set up to fill the funding gap suffered by small firms has made its first profit, 14 months after its launch. Cambridge & Counties Bank, of Leicester, has...
View ArticleWorkers in Leicester 'have lost more than £42 per week'
This is Leicestershire -- Unions estimate workers in Leicester have lost more than £42 per week on average because of wage rises being overtaken by inflation. Going back to the start of the credit...
View ArticleImax screen for Leicester Square
BBC Local News: London -- Future film premieres in London's Leicester Square will be able to take place using an Imax screen. Reported by BBC Local News 1 day ago.
View ArticlePremiership 2013-14: team-by-team guide
From Bath to Worcester, our rugby union correspondent assesses the chances of the 12 sides before the new season • Paul Rees's five players to watch this term *Bath* *Prediction *7th *Head coach* Gary...
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Band set to give Mick a big hand
This is Leicestershire -- A charity gig is being held for a blues singer forced into semi-retirement by Parkinson's disease. Mick Ridgway has been a blues musician for about 40 years and his band,...
View ArticleChildren's trip down memory lane
This is Leicestershire -- Children played hopscotch and table tennis in the middle of a busy city street – and their parents didn't bat an eyelid. Residents of Northcote Road in Knighton, Leicester,...
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Football club honoured for pitching in
This is Leicestershire -- A football club with a long history of getting communities active has been recognised with an Honoured Citizen award. Highfield Rangers FC, in Rushey Mead, were awarded the...
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Sorry, cyclists, but I will have my say!
This is Leicestershire -- Now you know why I withheld my name and address in my letter to the Leicester Mercury. Such a venomous backlash and, with this mob attitude expressed by cycle enthusiasts,...
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Sam does have that X Factor
This is Leicestershire -- I don't mind admitting that I filled up with emotion and even shed a few tears on reading the front page story about the X Factor superstar Sam Bailey, right. As much as my...
View Article'Boyfriend showed no reaction when I told him I had HIV'
This is Leicestershire -- A woman told a jury that her fiancé failed to tell her he was HIV positive until after she was diagnosed with the virus herself. She said she received a call from a sexual...
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Council 'invests in king's legacy'
This is Leicestershire -- Leicestershire County Council has pledged £250,000 towards creating a Cathedral Quarter around the final resting place of Richard III. The contribution includes a new work of...
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It could be you!
This is Leicestershire -- This charitable arts cooperative, based in South Wigston, is applying for a grant of nearly £30,000 for a project to help dispel the stigma surrounding mental health issues...
View ArticleConman paid his court fines by using cloned credit cards
This is Leicestershire -- A conman used cloned credit cards to pay £1,500 in court fines during a year-long spending spree. James Cheshire used 16 forged cards to buy luxuries, including a bed with a...
View ArticleUK City of Culture 2017: Wogan's backing Leicester - how can we lose?
This is Leicestershire -- Veteran broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has backed Leicester's bid to be the UK City of Culture 2017. The celebrity's link with Leicester began in the 1980s when he referred to it...
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Ulster's Tuohy escapes RFU charge over Flood knock-out
This is Leicestershire -- The man who knocked out Toby Flood during Leicester Tigers' pre-season game against Ulster will not face a citing or any punishment. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) are...
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Thieves stealing bicycles from back gardens
This is Leicestershire -- Police have issued an alert to cyclists following a spate of thefts. Officers at Leicester's Hinckley Road police station warned thieves are targeting several neighbourhoods...
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Terry Wogan backs Leicester's City of Culture bid
This is Leicestershire -- Veteran broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has backed Leicester's bid to be the UK City of Culture 2017. The celebrity's link with Leicester began in the 1980s when he referred to...
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Musicians and fans 'gutted' by demise of Summer Sundae
This is Leicestershire -- Festival-goers and musicians have said they are "gutted" and "devastated" to hear Summer Sundae will not be returning to Leicester. Organisers of the award-winning music...
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Several seats of fire discovered at factory blaze in Brazil Street, Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Fire crews who went to a city factory after reports of a door on fire found several seats of fire inside the building. Two crews from Leicester's central fire station...
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