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Leicester Mercury published Eating Out: Sophisticated delights at Sapori
Along with his decision to take the Leicester City job, Claudio Ranieri's taste in restaurants is proof that he can pick a winner. Tim Burke visits one of the football manager's favourites, Sapori, in...
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Leicester Mercury published Architect delivered a smart Leicester post office
There's no doubting the location of this fine photo – Granby Street, at the crossroads with Belvoir Street and Rutland Street, in Leicester.The date is around 1907 and this rare colourised postcard is...
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Leicester Mercury published Tasty treats down these streets
Recently, several readers have been kind enough to share their detailed memories of the many shops and businesses that existed in Leicester.This was a time of small or large independent family...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 25 Years Ago
LEICESTER pensioners have been forced to draft in a security firm so they can have a crime-free Christmas party.More than 60 elderly people have called in a guard dog and handler to patrol outside the...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 50 Years Ago
MORE people want to live at Scraptoft and Thurnby than in any other area of Leicester, a planning inquiry was told yesterday.The demand for houses in the area was urgent and it would continue, said Mr...
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Leicester Mercury commented Has Sir Peter Soulsby handled taxi drivers'...
The Leicester Mercury has received the following letters on Sir Peter Soulsby's handling of the taxi drivers' protests. Do you think he has handled the situation well? Let us know by leaving a comment...
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Leicester Mercury published Man who accessed over 2,000 indecent images of...
A man who accessed more than 2,000 indecent images of children on the internet has been was jailed for 12 months. David King, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing child pornography, between...
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Mercury_Sport published FA Vase: Leicester Nirvana turn on the style but...
Leicester Nirvana's reward - if it can be described as such - for their 5-1 win at St Andrews is a trip to Hereford in the fourth round of the FA Vase.Nirvana will travel to the Midland Football League...
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Mercury_Sport published Martin Crowson's Five Things: Tigers' European Cup...
1: I missed Tigers' win at Thomond Park in 2007 because my eldest son, Sam, was due to be born on the day of the game. Unsurprisingly, having watched him get ready for school every day, he finally...
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atroughton published Jack Adcock: Mum will 'never forgive herself' for taking...
A court today heard how a mother will never forgive herself for taking her sick son to the hospital where he died just hours later.Nicy Adcock told Nottingham Crown Court, through a victim impact...
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Mercury_Sport published AUDIO: Relive Leicester City's goals from 2-1 win...
Goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez sent Leicester City back to the top of the Premier League as Claudio Ranieri's side defeated Chelsea 2-1 on Monday night. Vardy volleyed in Mahrez's cross to...
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Leicester Mercury published So, that's how the flyover was made...
Last month, I marked 40 years since the construction of Leicester's Burleys Way flyover with a rare photo, showing the concrete being poured.There is little available archival detail about its...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 25 Years Ago
DEDICATED DJ Bob Machon still managed to host his children's hospital radio show – despite being marooned in the snow.Mr Machon, aged 31, who works for Radio Fox as Captain Saturday, read out requests...
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Leicester Mercury commented New Bishop of Leicester announced
The new Bishop of Leicester has been announced. The Right Reverend Martyn Snow, who at 47 is the youngest Diocesan Bishop in Britain, has been named as the successor to Tim Stevens who stepped down...
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danjmartin published Leicestershire Police investigation delays leave...
Leicestershire Police's significant delays in conducting investigations sometimes leave the vulnerable victims of crime at risk, government inspectors have found. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 50 Years Ago
WHILE flood waters had receded today in many parts of Leicestershire, the main A6 road to the north was still closed as Ministry of Transport officials investigated reports that the new Cavendish...
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Mercury_Sport published AUDIO: Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez says...
Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez says the players will not listen to the hype surrounding the club after they regained first place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over reigning champions Chelsea...
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Leicester Mercury published First Person: How Leicester City saved football
The talk at the recent European Football Championships draw in Paris was less about the summer showdown between England and Wales and more about the simmering pressure building for a new European...
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Mercury_Sport published AUDIO: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri wants...
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says he wants to "continue to dream with our fans" after the club jumped back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Chelsea. Goals from Jamie Vardy...
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Leicester Mercury published Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Adam Dean Roughton (25), of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while disqualified at Greengate Lane, Birstall, on November...
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