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• SamCFisher published Hero police special constables thanked for saving man's life

  27-03-2017 20:23
  
  Three volunteer police specials have been hailed "heroes" by a man whose life they saved. Gerard Lowe, 47, was suffering from chest pains and after waiting two hours for an ambulance, his partner drove him to Leicester Royal Infirmary. But the pain became so severe that Gerard made a 999 call.Special sergeant Jack Challinor, and special constables Sam Taylor and Ben Barr responded to the call, which came during the evening rush hour on Friday, February 24.They rushed him to hospital...
  
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• SamCFisher commented Hero police special constables thanked for saving man's life

  27-03-2017 20:23
  
  Three volunteer police specials have been hailed "heroes" by a man whose life they saved. Gerard Lowe, 47, was suffering from chest pains and after waiting two hours for an ambulance, his partner drove him to Leicester Royal Infirmary. But the pain became so severe that Gerard made a 999 call.Special sergeant Jack Challinor, and special constables Sam Taylor and Ben Barr responded to the call, which came during the evening rush hour on Friday, February 24.They rushed him to hospital...
  
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• Ciaranfagan published Brazen thief walked into shop and stole till while staff were...

  27-03-2017 20:13
  
  Police are searching for a thief who walked into a shop and grabbed the till before running away.The man stole the till, which contained about £30 from Euro Minimarket, in Fosse Road North, Newfoundpool, Leicester, this morning.He took his chance when he noticed the shop assistant's attention was distracted.Nobody was hurt during the incident.Read more: Car park stabbing victim named as 22-year-old Pedro GodinhoPolice officers were called to the scene, near the junction with Stephenson...
  
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• Ciaranfagan commented Brazen thief walked into shop and stole till while staff were...

  27-03-2017 20:13
  
  Police are searching for a thief who walked into a shop and grabbed the till before running away.The man stole the till, which contained about £30 from Euro Minimarket, in Fosse Road North, Newfoundpool, Leicester, this morning.He took his chance when he noticed the shop assistant's attention was distracted.Nobody was hurt during the incident.Read more: Car park stabbing victim named as 22-year-old Pedro GodinhoPolice officers were called to the scene, near the junction with Stephenson...
  
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• Becky_Jones1 published Multi award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish coming to...

  27-03-2017 20:00
  
  Multi award-winning podcast 'No Such Thing As A Fish' is coming to Leicester as part of a UK tour later this year.Tickets for the show, at De Montfort Hall on November 28, go on general sale on Thursday, March 30.Fans with a code - revealed on the latest podcast - are able to get tickets from tomorrow.No Such Thing As A Fish is a weekly podcast in which Dan Schreiber, James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski and Andrew Hunter Murray share the most bizarre, extraordinary and hilarious facts they've found...
  
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• Ciaranfagan published Police name Leicester car park stabbing victim as 22-year-old

  27-03-2017 19:50
  
  Police have confirmed the identity of a young man who died after he was stabbed at the weekend.Pedro Godinho, 22, was found with a stab wound in a car park in Canonsleigh Road, Mowmacre, Leicester, shortly after 6.20am yesterday.He died a short while later in hospital.A post-mortem examination, which was carried out on yesterday, concluded Mr Godinho died from a stab wound.Leicestershire Police confirmed his identity in a statement issued this evening.Read more: Madeleine McCann's kidnappers are
  
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• Ciaranfagan published Car park stabbing victim named as Pedro Godinho, 22

  27-03-2017 19:50
  
  Police have confirmed the identity of a young man who died after he was stabbed at the weekend.Pedro Godinho, 22, was found with a stab wound in a car park in Canonsleigh Road, Mowmacre, Leicester, shortly after 6.20am yesterday.He died a short while later in hospital.A post-mortem examination, which was carried out on yesterday, concluded Mr Godinho died from a stab wound.Leicestershire Police confirmed his identity in a statement issued this evening.Read more: Madeleine McCann's kidnappers are
  
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• SamCFisher published Miss Leicestershire 2017 is crowned

  27-03-2017 19:04
  
  A 19-year-old woman has been crowned Miss Leicestershire 2017. Former Miss Leicestershire Megan Elliott crowned her successor Sapphire Carter at the competition's final at the Mercure Grand Hotel, Leicester, on Friday.Sapphire wowed the judges and the audience with her eco outfit, which she created from recycled materials inspired by the dress worn by Julia Roberts in the film Pretty Woman.Sapphire, of the city centre, said: "Winning the Miss Leicestershire title was so surreal. Read more:...
  
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• Becky_Jones1 published Do you know someone with the messiest bedroom in Leicestershire?...

  27-03-2017 19:00
  
  Are you the owner of a floor-drobe? Or has your child's bedroom turned into a playground nightmare?Well, the search is on to find the UK's messiest bedroom - and we reckon there must be a few contenders in Leicestershire.Online bed specialist, Time4Sleep, is calling for people across the UK to get involved and submit their messiest bedroom photos, in round two of the Messiest Bedroom campaign, which first ran in 2015.Research conducted by Time4Sleep revealed that only 31 per cent of Brits tidy..
  
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• Becky_Jones1 commented Do you know someone with the messiest bedroom in Leicestershire?...

  27-03-2017 19:00
  
  Are you the owner of a floor-drobe? Or has your child's bedroom turned into a playground nightmare?Well, the search is on to find the UK's messiest bedroom - and we reckon there must be a few contenders in Leicestershire.Online bed specialist, Time4Sleep, is calling for people across the UK to get involved and submit their messiest bedroom photos, in round two of the Messiest Bedroom campaign, which first ran in 2015.Research conducted by Time4Sleep revealed that only 31 per cent of Brits tidy..
  
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• JBlackwell published Leicester City news recap: No release clause in Gray's contract;...

  27-03-2017 18:46
  
  Leicester City winger Demarai Gray does not have a buyout clause in his contract at the King Power Stadium, despite reports that emerged over the weekend.Reports in national media said the England under-21 star could be released from his City contract for just £12million, but this is not the case.Read more: Why City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is surprising even the coaching staff
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• Leicester's first balti house has closed down - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 18:04 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
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  Leicester's first balti house has closed down
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  The owner of Leicester's first balti house has closed his restaurant's doors for the last time. Abu Taher shut up shop for good on Sunday after running T&K Balti, in Green Lane Road, Evington, for 25 years. Mr Taher, 52, has blamed tough immigration ...
  
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• Rob Paternostro hails his Leicester Riders side for bouncing back in style - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 17:39 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  Rob Paternostro hails his Leicester Riders side for bouncing back in style
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  Leicester Riders head coach Rob Paternostro was full of praise for his team after they bounced back from their first defeat in three months. Riders lost 93-91 at the hands of Worcester Wolves on Friday night in the BBL Championship but recovered at ...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Rob Paternostro hails his Leicester Riders side for bouncing back...

  27-03-2017 17:30
  
  Leicester Riders head coach Rob Paternostro was full of praise for his team after they bounced back from their first defeat in three months.Riders lost 93-91 at the hands of Worcester Wolves on Friday night in the BBL Championship but recovered at home on Sunday with a hard-fought 93-84 victory against Glasgow Rocks to maintain their position at the top of the table.Worcester brought an end to Riders' club-record 16-game winning streak despite Leicester coming back from a 14-point deficit to...
  
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• Leicester City boss Shakespeare unsure about taking the manager's job - at first - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 17:27 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  Leicester City boss Shakespeare unsure about taking the manager's job - at first
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  Leicester City's new manager Craig Shakespeare was unsure about taking the job at first, a close friend has revealed. Claudio Ranieri was sacked after the team had returned from the Champions League first-leg last-16 tie in Sevilla and Shakespeare was ...and more »
  
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• atroughton commented Leicester's first balti house has closed down

  27-03-2017 17:25
  
  The owner of Leicester's first balti house has closed his restaurant's doors for the last time. Abu Taher shut up shop for good on Sunday after running T&K Balti, in Green Lane Road, Evington, for 25 years.
  Mr Taher, 52, has blamed tough immigration rules for forcing him to close down the business because he cannot find skilled chefs.He said he had been overwhelmed by the number of customers wishing him well for the future. Mr Taher said: "I opened up on Sunday and it was...
  
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• atroughton published Arsonists set fire to hay as horses feed in Anstey field

  27-03-2017 17:23
  
  Arsonists set fire to bales of hay as horses nibbled at the straw.Owner Lee Hamilton has told how the actions of the arsonists yesterday could have given one of his horses, which is elderly, a heart attack.He spoke out after two youths set fire to two, quarter-tonne bales of hay as the horses munched on them in a field off Gynsill Lane, Anstey.Lee, who lives in Beaumont Leys, said: "I can't believe how anybody could be so callous."A couple I spoke said they had seen two youths set fire...
  
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• atroughton published Cricketer who hit wife with bat claimed he had job at Leicestersh...

  27-03-2017 17:12
  
  A Pakistani cricketer who hit his wife with his bat and made her drink bleach has been spared jail - clearing his way to play for Leicestershire, a court heard.Mustafa Bashir also slapped and choked his wife, berated her for wearing western clothing, tried to turn her against her own family and called her a "slag" when she went out socialising with friends he called "English slag girls".Mustafa Bashir claimed he had job with Leicestershire CCC The 34-year-old avoided jail...
  
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• atroughton commented Cricketer who hit wife with bat claimed he had job at Leicestersh...

  27-03-2017 17:12
  
  A Pakistani cricketer who hit his wife with his bat and made her drink bleach has been spared jail - clearing his way to play for Leicestershire, a court heard.Mustafa Bashir also slapped and choked his wife, berated her for wearing western clothing, tried to turn her against her own family and called her a "slag" when she went out socialising with friends he called "English slag girls".Mustafa Bashir claimed he had job with Leicestershire CCC The 34-year-old avoided jail...
  
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• MJClayton published Leicester City boss Shakespeare unsure about taking the manager's...

  27-03-2017 17:09
  
  Leicester City's new manager Craig Shakespeare was unsure about taking the job at first, a close friend has revealed. Claudio Ranieri was sacked after the team had returned from the Champions League first-leg last-16 tie in Sevilla and Shakespeare was put in interim charge for the Liverpool and Hull games in the Premier League. The club's owners said they would review the situation after those games. Tommy Coakley is a close friend of Shakespeare's and his manager at Walsall when the club...
  
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• Leicester Lions take consolation from tough encounter at National Two North leaders Caldy - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 17:07 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  Leicester Lions take consolation from tough encounter at National Two North leaders Caldy
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  Leicester Lions gained a losing bonus point as they ran National Two North leaders Caldy close on the Wirral. Caldy are running away with the league but the Lions pushed them all the way before giving way to a 22-16 defeat. Two first-half James Grayson ...
  
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• Hayley_Watson published UK boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua to hold meet and greet event...

  27-03-2017 17:02
  
  Tickets are selling fast to see professional boxer Anthony Joshua at an event in Leicester.Kong Events will present An Evening With Anthony Joshua at city centre venue, Athena, in May.The celebrity events company previously brought American boxing star Floyd Mayweather to the Leicester venue in March.Read more: Major international dance festival returns to Leicester next monthHailing from Watford, Anthony Joshua has held the IBF heavyweight title since 2016.He has also previously held the...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Leicester Lions take consolation from tough encounter at National...

  27-03-2017 17:00
  
  Leicester Lionsgained a losing bonus point as they ran National Two North leaders Caldy close on the Wirral.Caldy are running away with the league but the Lions pushed them all the way before giving way to a 22-16 defeat.Two first-half James Grayson penalties ensured Lions trailed only 7-6 at half-time.The hosts stretched that to 19-9 in the second half but Lions fought back to within three points at 19-16 thanks to a Ben Spokes try, converted by Grayson.A late penalty from Caldy wrapped...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Leicestershire CCC could hand out debuts against Loughborough...

  27-03-2017 16:44
  
  Leicestershirecould hand debuts to James Burke and Gavin Griffiths when they play Loughborough MCCU at the Fischer County Ground today.The three-day game is the opening first-class outing of the season for County, who will again be led by Aussie Mark Cosgrove.The skipper arrived in England last week to train and watch his players compete against each other in an intra-squad fixture at the FCG.Read more: New Zealand star joins CountyCounty, who spent some of the winter training in South Africa,..
  
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• Leicester miss out on Investec Women's Hockey Premier Division play-offs after draw at Holcombe - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 16:38 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  Leicester miss out on Investec Women's Hockey Premier Division play-offs after draw at Holcombe
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  A 1-1 draw at Holcombe saw Leicester finish the Investec Women's Premier Division in fifth position, just three points off the play-offs. Leicester knew a good win and favourable results elsewhere could have seen them gatecrash the top four, but on the ...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Leicester miss out on Investec Women's Hockey Premier Division...

  27-03-2017 16:38
  
  A 1-1draw at Holcombe saw Leicester finish the Investec Women's Premier Division in fifth position, just three points off the play-offs.Leicester knew a good win and favourable results elsewhere could have seen them gatecrash the top four, but on the day the looked nervous and were unable to play to the high standard they have in recent weeks.Both teams appeared to struggle with the bounce of the pitch, making plenty of unforced errors, but it was Holcombe who took the lead in the ninth minute..
  
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• TomPegden published DMU fashion course leader Gillian Proctor makes top 10 power list

  27-03-2017 16:22
  
  The head of a Leicester fashion courses has made it on to a 'power list' of the most influential people within the British lingerie industry.Gillian Proctor, programme leader on the contour fashion course at De Montfort University, is one of 10 people listed in Lingerie Insight magazine's "The Power List 2017: Industry Influencers".The annual list "pays tribute to those unsung heroes who help nurture talented designers, advise brands and retailers on key decisions, provide...
  
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• Leicester, Middlesbrough and West Brom submit enquiries for Ligue 1 goal machine - Daily Star

  27-03-2017 16:00 via dailystar.co.uk
  
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  Leicester, Middlesbrough and West Brom submit enquiries for Ligue 1 goal machine
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  WHICH Premier League team had the highest income from this season's summer and January transfer windows? 1 / 20. 20. Burnley: £1.02m GETTY. 20. Burnley: £1.02m. 20. Burnley: £1.02m · 19. Stoke: £3.23m · 18. Arsenal: £8.80m · 17. Middlesbrough: ...and more »
  
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• Leicester Mercury commented Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs just cannot get enough of...

  27-03-2017 16:00
  
  It is hard to imagine that anybody relishes the East Midlands derby more than Leicester Tigers' Tom Youngs.True to form, the Tigers skipper gave it his all on Saturday, playing his part in a 36-31 victory over Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens which saw his side move ahead of Bath and into the Aviva Premiership play-off places.The win saw Tigers complete a league double over their neighbours – and they also beat them in the group stages of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.Youngs, it seems,...
  
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• West Brom fan Tommy Langford looking for big-time breakthrough at Leicester Arena - expressandstar.com

  27-03-2017 15:45 via expressandstar.com
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  Undefeated Birmingham fighter Tommy Langford is not daunted by the 'big step-up' he faces in his WBO interim world middleweight championship bout next month. SOCCER - Barclays Premier League - West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United Tommy ...and more »
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Birstall United refuse to give up title fight in East Midlands...

  27-03-2017 15:42
  
  Birstall United are refusing to give up in their fight for the East Midlands Counties title.The Leicestershire side are now nine points adrift in second place of West Bridgford with games running out.Their Nottinghamshire rivals again won this weekend, but Birstall responded with a 1-0 victory at county rivals Ashby Ivanhoe.What had been one of the most exciting title races in many seasons, with five clubs involved, now looks to be petering out.Aylestone Park's title hopes have long since...
  
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• ​How well do you know your Leicester City international players? - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 15:04 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  ​How well do you know your Leicester City international players?
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  International football has dominated the last week or so as the Premier League takes a break for World Cup qualifiers. Leicester City have a rich history when it comes to international players, with representatives from as far afield as Austria to ...and more »
  
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• Jon_Paul published ​How well do you know your Leicester City international players?

  27-03-2017 14:46
  
  International football has dominated the last week or so as the Premier League takes a break for World Cup qualifiers. Leicester City have a rich history when it comes to international players, with representatives from as far afield as Austria to Australia, or Greece to Guyana. More than a hundred players have pulled on their country's shirt at senior level while at Leicester – and that's more than 30 nations from around the world, too.
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• RobTanner published Leicester City transfer news: No release clause in Demarai Gray's...

  27-03-2017 14:39
  
  Leicester City winger Demarai Gray has NOT got a release clause in his contract which would allow clubs to poach him away on the cheap, the Mercury understands.There were reports over the weekend that Liverpool were set to trigger a clause in the 20-year-old's contract that would allow him to leave for £12million.However, the Mercury understands there is no such clause in the England under-21 international's contract, which still has three years to run at the end of this season.The reports
  
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• Maddie McCann's kidnappers are being protected, says former detective - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 14:19 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
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  Maddie McCann's kidnappers are being protected, says former detective
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  Someone is protecting Madeleine McCann's kidnappers, says a detective who hunted for her for three years. As Kate McCann went through yet another Mother's Day without Maddie yesterday, retired Detective Inspector Dave Edgar broke his silence for the ...and more »
  
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• 'It's a horrible thing to happen' - residents' shock after Leicester car park stabbing - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 14:04 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  'It's a horrible thing to happen' - residents' shock after Leicester car park stabbing
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  Residents in an area of the city where a man was found dying after being stabbed have spoken of their shock and sadness. The 22-year-old man, who later died in hospital, was found seriously injured in a car park in Canonsleigh Road, Mowmacre Hill, ...
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• Arsenal line up shock move for Leicester star: Manchester United also keen - Express.co.uk

  27-03-2017 14:02 via express.co.uk
  
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  Arsenal line up shock move for Leicester star: Manchester United also keen
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  According to The Sun, Arsenal have identified goalkeeper as a position they need to strengthen when the transfer window reopens this summer. The Gunners' season has capitulated over the past few of weeks as they fell to four defeats in their last six ...and more »
  
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• AlanThompson published 'It's a horrible thing to happen' - residents' shock after...

  27-03-2017 13:28
  
  Residents in an area of the city where a man was found dying after being stabbed have spoken of their shock and sadness.The 22-year-old man, who later died in hospital, was found seriously injured in a car park in Canonsleigh Road, Mowmacre Hill, Leicester, at 6.20am yesterday.Leicestershire Police, who were called to the scene by the ambulance service, launched a murder enquiry after the man later died in hospital.Earlier today, they announced a 19-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of
  
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• DavidWOwen commented Leicester Pride 2017: Annual festival in doubt unless £10,0...

  27-03-2017 13:06
  
  The city's annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender festival will not take place this year unless vital funding can be found.Celebrating equality and diversity in the community, Leicester Pride is regularly attended by more than 10,000 people, with over 2,000 taking part in a colourful parade through the city.The free event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 2, this year, in what would be its ninth edition.The Leicester Pride organising committee, however, said a funding...
  
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• atroughton published Maddie McCann's kidnappers are being protected, says former...

  27-03-2017 13:03
  
  Someone is protecting Madeleine McCann's kidnappers, says a detective who hunted for her for three years.As Kate McCann went through yet another Mother's Day without Maddie yesterday, retired Detective Inspector Dave Edgar broke his silence for the first time.Maddie, from Rothley, went missing in May 2007 during a family holiday in Portugal with her siblings and parents Kate and Gerry.Revealing findings, that a child-sex gang most likely took the three-year-old, he told the Mirror: "Someone...
  
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• Andybaker1 published Red Nose pictures final round-up

  27-03-2017 12:56
  
  We sent out the Red Nose Day call for pictures and you have answered in your droves!Here's the final batch of pictures of folk getting into the spirit of things earlier on Friday.STAFF at wealth management firm Mattioli Woods dug deep into their pockets – and their wardrobes – for Red Nose Day.Some donned fancy dress, others wore red or paid up to dress down.Banana Man, Minnie Mouse, Where's Wally and the pink Power Ranger were among colourful characters enjoying the charity day at..
  
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• Mr_Leicester published County rail history talk is on track

  27-03-2017 12:40
  
  Did you know one of England's first railways was built right here in Leicestershire? In 1828, local landowner William Stenson, together with John Ellis, travelled to see railway pioneer George Stephenson, with a business proposal. The result was the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which opened in 1832 and was built to haul coal from collieries in north-west Leicestershire to Leicester. For a fuller and more detailed history of this important railway, tomorrow, Cosby Heritage Society...
  
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• AlanThompson published Police make two arrests after man found stabbed in Leicester car...

  27-03-2017 12:38
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Leicester have made two arrests.A 22-year-old man was found in a car park next to a block of council flats and bungalows in Canonsleigh Road, Mowmacre, at 6.20am yesterday.Police were called to the car park by the ambulance service after he was found with life-threatening injuries.He was taken to hospital, where he later died.A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "A 19-year-old man, from Leicester, was arrested on suspicion of murder...
  
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• Mr_Leicester commented Park query brings a lump to the throat

  27-03-2017 12:28
  
  The names of some places in Leicester, such as Abbey Park, for example, easily explain their derivation. However, reader Reginald Dunkley is puzzled by the name of a small city park that he knows. "I go by it so often, yet it wasn't until my learned friend asked why Swallow Park is so-named, that I wondered why," writes Mr Dunkley, of Leicester. "It's a little, quaint bit of green opposite Overton Road, on the Uppingham Road. "My Humberstone booklet has no mention of...
  
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• Leicester City pair miss out on international action in bizarre circumstances - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 12:22 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
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  Nigeria's Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa look to have missed out on international action tonight – in bizarre circumstances. The pair were due to play a friendly tonight against Burkina Faso at Barnet, which has been Nigeria's base for the international ...and more »
  
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• Mr_Leicester published From busy free-for-all to a lost bridge too far

  27-03-2017 12:18
  
  Here's a scene that is instantly recognisable – even though virtually everything in the photograph has disappeared. This is Leicester's Braunstone Gate, looking towards the Newarke, in September 1949. As usual for photos of busy street scenes from this period, it shows what appears to be a free-for-all as far as drivers, cyclists and passengers are concerned, as they seem to be going in all directions. Just look at that lovely old Scammel "Mechanical Horse" on the left,...
  
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• MJClayton published Leicester City pair miss out on international action in bizarre...

  27-03-2017 12:12
  
  Nigeria's Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa look to have missed out on international action tonight – in bizarre circumstances.The pair were due to play a friendly tonight against Burkina Faso at Barnet, which has been Nigeria's base for the international break.The two Leicester City players started in another friendly international against Senegal on Thursday at Barnet, where the teams played out a 1-1 draw.But tonight's game against Burkina Faso has been called off because seven of the...
  
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• Leicester City transfer rumours: Arsenal linked with Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester Mercury

  27-03-2017 11:57 via leicestermercury.co.uk
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  Leicester City transfer rumours: Arsenal linked with Kasper Schmeichel
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  Arsenal are the latest club to be linked with Leicester City's in-form goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel, who is in the form of his career, has reportedly already attracted the interest of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Everton. The 30-year ...
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• MJClayton commented Leicester City transfer rumours: Arsenal linked with Kasper...

  27-03-2017 11:32
  
  Arsenal are the latest club to be linked with Leicester City's in-form goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel, who is in the form of his career, has reportedly already attracted the interest of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Everton. The 30-year-old Denmark No.1 has been in the form of his life saving two penalties – one in each tie – in the last-16 Champions League clash against Sevilla. He followed that up with a world-class stop from West Ham's Andy Carroll in the...
  
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• Hayley_Watson published Morrisons and Sainsbury's latest to cut price of petrol as...

  27-03-2017 11:18
  
  Morrisons and Sainsbury's are the latest supermarkets to slash the price of their petrol across the country.Tesco and Asda cut the price of petrol and diesel by 2p per litre last week, due to the falling price of oil and a boost in the value of the British pound versus the US dollar.Read more: Leicester named one of the top ten places for fining fly tippersAnd now it looks like supermarkets are locked in a petrol price war, with prices being matched in less than 24 hours.Read more: Drivers...
  
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