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Tom_Mack published Brother and sister donate to animal hospital instead of...
A brother and sister asked friends attending to their birthday party to help a wildlife hospital instead of bringing presents.Arianne Tanner, eight, and her five-year-old brother, Walker, of Kibworth,...
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Leicester Mercury published "Sexual predator" jailed after grooming...
A road worker who had sex with a schoolgirl in his van and in remote woodland was jailed for four-and-a-half years.Judge Simon Hammond said Owen James Hanton was "a sexual predator" and the courts had...
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DavidWOwen published Firefighters called to several crashes over weekend
Several people were injured in separate road crashes across the county over the weekend.A motorist was taken to hospital following a collision in Measham on Saturday evening.Emergency services were...
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DavidWOwen published UK ticket holder claims £93 million EuroMillions...
The owner of a £93,388,943 jackpot-winning EuroMillions ticket bought in the UK has come forward to claim the eye-watering prize.Lottery operator Camelot has confirmed that the winner of Friday night's...
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gemmapeplow published The magic of Download: "We come for the metal -...
It was supposed to be a washout, with downpours and even storms forecast ahead of Download 2015.But, aside from a pretty relentless heavy spell on Friday evening – which, in true British festival...
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Leicester Mercury published Picture Gallery :: Download 2015, Saturday
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Ciaranfagan published Mugging victim who suffered horrific injuries takes on...
A man who suffered horrific injuries when he was mugged hopes to climb Kilimanjaro to raise money for the charity which helped him recover.Luke Monk was attacked in Leicester city centre two years ago...
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atroughton published Leicestershire company boss offers £1,000 to job...
A company boss is offering would-be employees £1,000 to turn up for a job interview.Digital marketing boss Ed Leake said he is making the grand gesture because he is wants to find the right calibre of...
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Leicester Mercury published Prolapse: The return of the magnificent seven
Spread across three sofas at Quad Studios, Friday Street, are the seven members of Prolapse, the indie band formed at Leicester Poly in 1991, who rose from The Charlotte to the stereos of teenagers and...
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PA_Warzynski published Normandy hero who helped 200 injured men escape the...
There was no ceremony for Normandy war veteran Roy Howe - he received France's highest military honour in the post.The 90-year-old ex-Navy torpedoman, from Bardon, was still thrilled though.Last...
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DavidWOwen published Life's work of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson...
Devotees of groundbreaking television show Thunderbirds have flocked to Leicester for a convention honouring its creator Gerry Anderson and his life's work.The city's Athena conference centre played...
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Leicester Mercury published "Remorseless offender" caught with...
A "remorseless offender" caught with drugs and two stashes of counterfeit notes was jailed for two years and four months.Liam Saddington, was seen acting suspiciously in Leicester's Victoria Road East...
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DavidWOwen published National Lottery: £13.4 million quadruple rollover...
This Wednesday's National Lottery draw will see a whopping £13.4 million up for grabs.It may not be the £93 million won by a lucky UK ticket holder in Friday's EuroMillions draw, but that won't bother...
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Leicester Mercury published Picture Gallery :: Singing for Fun concert at De...
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Leicester Mercury published Mother of five cheated benefits system out of...
A mother-of-five who cheated the benefits system out of more than £80,000 was given a suspended jail sentence.Sherry Smith, 39, was living with her lorry driver husband, Andrew, whilst falsely claiming...
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danjmartin commented Buses and cars could be barred from Leicester's busy...
City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has outlined plans to pedestrianise Leicester's busy Church Gate.The road, running from the Clock Tower to St Margaret's Way, has numerous shops and bars but is narrow and...
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Leicester Mercury published Waterloo: Couldn't escape if you wanted to ...
On the outskirts of Boulogne, on the summit of a 50-metre high triumphal column built to commemorate an invasion of England which never came, stands a statue to Napoleon, gazing loftily across...
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Leicester Mercury published French kissing: The Leicestershire town that...
Joseph Farnell saw them all. Each and every one of them would come to the stick-thin grocer of Ashby. The French officers would hold out their hands, writes Cat Turnell, and the parole agent would drop...
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DavidWOwen published Kasabian to collect best band prize at music awards night
Kasabian are to be honoured at a prestigious awards night staged by a music therapy charity.The Leicester rockers will pick up the Royal Albert Hall best band gong at the O2 Silver Clef Awards, at the...
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Leicester Mercury published Picture Gallery - Market Harborough Carnival
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