An anonymous businessman has donated £80,000 to erect a statue of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins in the city.Alice's great-grandson, Peter Barratt, who, with the Alice Hawkins Legacy Trust, has been campaigning to raise the cash since mid-2013.Announcing the donation, which covers the entire cost of the statue, Peter said: "It is overwhelming - fantastic news."We were looking at raising £30,000 through private donations and then obtaining the rest from other sources,...
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