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danjmartin published New app to unlock the history of Leicester Castle
The history of Leicester' Castle will be explained through a new phone app.Visitors will be able to use their smartphones to unlock information about the historic property - parts of which date back to...
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PA_Warzynski published BIG QUESTION: Are you happy with the price of your home?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released a survey which compares UK house prices to happiness, and Leicester come pretty low in the table.The survey comes to general happiness and the...
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Leicester Mercury commented Fred Leicester column: The one where Fred asks a...
I was sitting in a pub garden last Saturday. It was early – 5pm-ish, I'd guess – and the sun was out. There's a nice little boozer near us. Big garden. A few wooden benches outside. Some old playground...
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danjmartin published Concerns over changes to Arriva 49A service through...
Bus passengers fear temporary changes to a service introduced because of roadworks will become permanent.Arriva changed the 49A stops in South Wigston last month because of maintenance work in the town...
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Mercury_Sport published RL50 One-Day Cup: Leicestershire Foxes batsmen...
Leicestershire Foxes were grateful to a 10th wicket stand of 74 between Clint McKay and Zak Chappell against Worcestershire Rapids in the RL50 Cup at New Road.The duo helped the Foxes post a total of...
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PA_Warzynski published Burglar asked victim to sort it out over a cup of tea...
A Kurdish burglar apologised when he was caught breaking into a fellow countryman's store and said "Don't call the police, I'll pay for the damage. Let's go to your house and have a cup of tea."Halkawt...
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Mercury_Sport published Speedway: Leicester Lions boosted despite 49-43...
Leicester Lions achieved their best away performance so far the Elite League season.The Lions were beaten 49-43 at fellow strugglers Wolverhampton on Monday night but, by keeping the scoreline to...
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IFrodsham published Checkland Kindleysides continues to grow after winning...
What do PlayStation, Levi's, Barclays, Bentley, Timberland and the National Lottery have in common? They all use the same Leicestershire design consultancy, as Business Reporter Isobel Frodsham found...
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IFrodsham commented Crowdfunding campaigns: What are the pros and cons?
Crowdfunding is being used as a financing source for aspiring businesses. Isobel Frodsham investigates how it worksRecently, a bunch of kind-hearted, if slightly ambitious, people set up a campaign to...
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Leicester Mercury published Brave Bill receives France's top award
I'm pleased to report that a Second World War veteran from Leicester has been awarded France's highest decoration for military conduct.Born in 1925, George Roy Kirk, also known as Bill, lived with his...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 25 Years Ago
Few people could accuse Jack Feast of bottling up his interests or losing his marbles.Ever since Jack first began amassing bottles, after accidentally stumbling on a rare example while out fishing as a...
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Leicester Mercury published On This Day: 50 Years Ago
That quick as death, lethal on the draw, holster-snatching image of the Wild West gunman just cannot be true.Our reporter tried shooting down our photographer yesterday with a Wild West cowboy's pistol...
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Barry_Cooper1 published Rail fares on the rise
Rail fares are set to rise in January by one percent meaning that the cost of travelling by train has increased by three times the speed of salaries over the last five years.The Department for...
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atroughton published Just days left to enter competition to win a...
There are just days left to enter a competition to win a £4,000 wedding.People have got until August 22 to try to win the prize being offered by The Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel in Corby,...
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DavidWOwen published Lineker set for Champions League debut with BT Sport
Leicester City idol and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker is preparing to make his Champions League TV debut later today.The former Foxes and England star will front BT Sport's much-heralded...
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Leicester Mercury published Man, 39, given document containing someone else's...
A 39-year-old man says he is "disgusted" with a Leicester job centre after he was given a document containing someone else's personal information.The Department for Work and Pensions has launched an...
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Barry_Cooper1 published World Photo Day: Readers submit their Leicestershire...
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atroughton published Diners asked to vote to make Leicester curry capital of...
Diners in Leicester are being asked to support their city in a bid to help it claim the title of 'Curry Capital of Britain'.Four curry houses have been chosen by public vote to represent Leicester as...
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danjmartin commented DMU spent £7,500 on controversial gay marriage...
De Montfort University spent more than £7,500 sending a 40- strong delegation to Downing Street to honour David Cameron for his work in support of gay marriage.Earlier this month DMU declared the Prime...
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Leicester Mercury published Three people taken to hospital after two-vehicle...
Three people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Leicestershire this morning.One person was air lifted to Queen's Medical Centre, in Nottingham, and two other casualties were taken to...
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