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Live traffic and travel updates from Leicester and Leicestershire
This is Leicestershire -- *7.57am:*Slow traffic on A6006 Zouch Road in Hathern at the A6 Derby Road junction, because of a traffic light failure. *7.09am:*There are currently no new incidents to...
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Leicester University invests £2.5m in testing site at Mira Technology Park
This is Leicestershire -- The University of Leicester is investing £2.5 million in a new testing facility. Called the Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre (ASDEC), it will carry out 3D laser...
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Football: Leicester City star Jeff Schlupp pleased with Lloyd Dyer partnership
This is Leicestershire -- Jeff Schlupp has hailed the impact of Lloyd Dyer on Leicester City's promotion push this season – and on his own personal development. The Ghana international is a striker by...
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Leicester loses bid to be named UK City of Culture 2017
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester has failed in its bid to become UK City of Culture 2017, losing out to Hull. Culture Secretary Maria Miller has just announced that the rival bid of the English...
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Leicester law firm Douglas Wemyss opens London office
This is Leicestershire -- A city law firm has opened a new office opposite the Ritz Hotel in London. Douglas Wemyss, which is based in Friar Lane, Leicester, has already won new business through the...
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Inside Football: Rob Tanner says Leicester City's Liam Moore set for massive...
This is Leicestershire -- "It is a long way until you are an established first-team player. I have been lucky to play so far but I won't be happy until I have made 35-40 appearances this season. Then...
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New protest over cuts to playgrounds in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Another protest is planned tomorrow against proposed cuts to supervised play schemes in Leicester. Earlier this week, about 150 youngsters and parents gathered outside...
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City councillor Barbara Potter quits Leicester's Labour group while legal...
This is Leicestershire -- A city councillor has quit Leicester's Labour group as she prepares to face a charge of perverting the course of justice in court. Councillor Barbara Potter told Labour...
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Football: Leicester City star Jeff Schlupp pleased with Lloyd Dyer partnership
This is Leicestershire -- Jeff Schlupp has hailed the impact of Lloyd Dyer on Leicester City's promotion push this season – and on his own personal development. The Ghana international is a striker by...
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LV= Cup wins provide morale boost for Leicester Tigers heading into Aviva...
This is Leicestershire -- Back-to-back victories in the LV= Cup have helped to lift morale in the Leicester Tigers' camp ahead of Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash with London Irish at Welford Road....
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City of Culture 2017: Show will go on despite loss, pledges Leicester mayor
This is Leicestershire -- Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has pledged to stage an 18-month programme of events despite losing out to Hull in the race to become UK City of Culture 2017. Yesterday, Culture...
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Liam Moore cannot wait to get back into action for Leicester City after...
This is Leicestershire -- Liam Moore says being called into the England Under-21 squad has further fuelled his desire to be successful with Leicester City. Moore has spent over a week training with...
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Leicester Tigers' Tom Youngs 'is still the No.1 hooker in the country'
This is Leicestershire -- Tom Youngs is still the No.1 hooker in the country despite losing his England shirt to Northampton Saints' Dylan Hartley. That is the view of Leicester Tigers director of...
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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: My players have made big strides this...
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson believes his players have taken big strides forward from last season. City have made a strong start to the season and went into this...
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Leicester's Admiral Sportswear firm to feature in TV documentary
This is Leicestershire -- A new TV documentary is to shed light on one of the last big success stories of Leicester's textiles industry. In the early 1960s, Bert Patrick bought a Wigston underwear...
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Christmas Appeal 2013: Donations pour into Leicester Mercury's fundraiser
This is Leicestershire -- This year's Leicester Mercury Christmas appeal to raise £40,000 for a memorial to the Tigers – the Royal Leicestershire Regiment – is continuing to attract a magnificent...
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Armed Forces Covenant to be signed in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City Council will pledge its support for the armed forces, veterans and their families when it signs an agreement today. The Armed Forces Community Covenant is part...
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Bath Rugby's LV= Cup trip to Leicester Tigers scheduled for Friday night
This is Bath -- Bath Rugby's final LV= Cup pool match away to Leicester Tigers has been scheduled for Friday, January 31. The match was selected by Sky Sports for live television coverage and will...
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Motorists warned of road closures for Sikh parade in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Leicester city centre for this year's Nagar Kirtan parade. The procession, which will take place on Sunday, will...
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'Web attack' on Leicester's Globe pub: Man arrested
This is Leicestershire -- Detectives investigating an offence of malicious communication have arrested a man in connection with the incident. The 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of...
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