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A Leicestershire choir leader is facing a £20,000 private operation to relieve chronic pain lasting more than two decades, convicted rapist Sheik Hameed has been sentenced to at least ten years in prison for a sustained campaign of abuse, and a nationwide manhunt is underway for convicted child abuser Farook Hussein after he fled before sentencing.

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Leicestershire choir leader facing £20,000 surgery after 22 years in pain
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Rapist carried out terrifying campaign of abuse
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Leicester City Council faces criticism over £90,000 in new street planters, Rutland County Council is expected to approve a £7.5 million museum refurbishment, and Leicester residents report avoiding an inner-city park after dark due to rising crime.

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New £90k Leicester city centre planters dubbed 'ugly lumps'
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Plan for Rutland County Museum refurb set for approval
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The no-go Leicester park which residents 'wouldn't step foot in' at night
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Leicester’s confirmed Comedy Festival lineup is expected to boost the local economy through increased visitor spending, a rural Leicestershire tearoom is set to close permanently due to financial pressures, and city taxi fares are poised to rise over diesel costs amid concerns for elderly and vulnerable passengers.

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'Big boost' for Leicester economy as new comedy festival line-up confirmed
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Much-loved Leicestershire tearoom that became a 'lifeline' for villagers to close
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Leicester city councillors will vote on November 19 on whether to scrap the directly elected mayor role, a Leicester Indian restaurant and takeaway received a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating after inspectors found serious cleanliness problems, and former Labour councillor Diane Cank has joined the Green Party group on Leicester City Council.

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'No clear roadmap' for Leicester politician as vote to scrap mayor role confirmed
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Mouldy food, flies and 'encrusted' tool found at Leicester takeaway during inspection
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A University of Derby student was jailed for three years and two months for a stabbing in Leicester, a Market Harborough conman received a suspended sentence for defrauding four women of about £45,000 via Tinder, and Leicester councillor Diane Cank joined the Green Party after leaving Labour and One Leicester.

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University student stabbed man in Leicester street with 'extreme aggression'
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Leicestershire Tinder scammer who pretended to be son of millionaire tricked women out of thousands
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Rutlands county boundary signs will not return to roadsides until early next year after thefts and removal led to questions from local officials, Dover Athletic will host Leicester City in the FA Cup second round on December 5, and a global Microsoft outage has disrupted Leicester City Council systems including email.

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Rutland county signs willl not return until early next year
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FA Cup second round: Dover v Leicester & Salisbury v Blackpool live on BBC
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A countywide crackdown on counterfeit goods led to arrests, seizures and a £90,000 fine for employing illegal workers, Parker Strategic Land asked Leicester City Council whether an environmental impact assessment is needed for up to 525 homes and an 80-bed care facility south of Thurcaston, and more than 2,700 people signed a petition against closing New Parks Leisure Centre, triggering a full council debate on Thursday.

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£90k fine over illegal workers and arrests - huge crackdown on counterfeit goods sold in Leicestershire
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Darren Bakewell was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for the manslaughter of Christopher Pearson following a bus-stop confrontation in Wigston, and Reform UK councillors selected Deputy Leader Kevin Crook as their candidate to become permanent leader of Leicestershire County Council after Dan Harrison resigned.

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Man jailed for killing pensioner in one-punch Wigston bus stop row
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Preferred Reform candidate to take over as Leicestershire County council leader
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A man received an extended fifteen-year sentence for a violent sexual assault in Leicestershire, planning officials recommended approval for up to 195 homes on a brownfield site in Hinckley, and the Conservative Party launched an internal inquiry into MP Neil O’Brien over a potential data breach.

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Face of rapist who attacked woman in her own home as children slept
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Homes plan for former Cadent headquarters in Hinckley set for approval
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Thieves stole more than a kilometre of Openreach cable in Thurcaston, causing communication and payment disruptions expected to continue into next week, Leicester City Council is set to vote on scrapping its directly elected mayor, and a Kegworth homeowner was fined £600 after an unregistered waste carrier dumped their rubbish.

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Leicestershire village cut off after thieves steal huge amount of cable
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Councillors set to vote to scrap role of Leicester city mayor
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Gabriel Hamer-Webb has been selected to start for Wales against New Zealand, Aaron Wainwright has been ruled out with a calf injury, and an £85 million Coalville transport scheme faces possible cancellation due to a £13 million funding gap.

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Wales v New Zealand: Taine Basham starts as Aaron Wainwright ruled out against All Blacks
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Flagship Leicestershire £85m road scheme at risk over funding gap
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Leicestershire’s police commissioner faced a private hearing over a racial hate crime complaint that was returned to the local panel, sixty-eight listed buildings in the county are now classified as at risk, and the A5 in Hinckley remains closed after a lorry struck a railway bridge.

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Leicestershire’s Reform UK police boss reported to watchdog over ‘racial hate crime’ meme allegation
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Almost 70 listed buildings and churches now deemed at risk across Leicestershire
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The theft of copper and fibre cabling left an elderly Leicestershire resident without a landline for over three weeks with repairs ongoing, Leicestershire County Council announced temporary closures at two recycling sites for maintenance with alternatives advised, and Gorse Hill City Farm secured its future with a £26,000 grant from CGI.

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Elderly man from Leicestershire 'isolated' after 1km cable theft
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Two Leicestershire tips to close as people told to plan ahead and use other sites
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Member of Parliament Neil O’Brien faces potential data protection investigations after disclosing a constituents private political affiliation online, Reform UK councillors have unanimously backed acting leader Kevin Crook to become permanent head of Leicestershire County Council, and Crook faces an upcoming full council vote where opposition parties have vowed to oppose his appointment.

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MP could face investigation after revealing private information in late-night spat
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Reform backs acting Leicestershire council boss for long-term job
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Hinckley planning officers have recommended approving plans for nearly 200 homes on a contaminated former gas headquarters after the council waived £3 million in developer contributions, Leicester Magistrates’ Court issued multiple driving bans and suspended sentences during a busy session, and a man was fined over £900 at the same court for assaulting two police officers in a city centre pub.

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Drink-driver who had wine in footwell among nine cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
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Police officer punched punter who tried to bite him during arrest in Leices...

A former Leicester resident has received a suspended prison sentence for fatal cat abuse, an employment tribunal in Leicester has dismissed an unpaid wage claim reliant on car tracking data, and plans for a £14 million air ambulance headquarters in Catthorpe are set for final council approval.

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Man claimed his cat collapsed and died. The truth was far worse
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Restaurant worker's bizarre method to claim for unpaid work thrown out
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Harborough District Council is set to approve a £14 million air ambulance base in Catthorpe, Mars has announced a £161 million investment to expand its pet food plant in Melton Mowbray, and Loughborough is preparing for the opening of its historic four-day street fair.

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Plan for £14m air ambulance base in Leicestershire set for approval
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Loughborough welcomes historic fair back to town
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Huge £161m cash boost for historic Melton factory to create new jobs
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Leicester City secured qualification for the EFL Trophy knockout stages with a 2-1 comeback victory over Walsall, while Leicestershire health officials issued air quality warnings after post-celebration pollution levels temporarily surged into the high category across parts of the county.

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EFL Trophy: Leicester City and Brentford U21 into knockout stage
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Health warning for Leicestershire as fireworks smoke trapped by thick fog
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A Leicestershire occupational therapist is raising awareness of neuroendocrine cancer following her surprise diagnosis, Leicestershire County Council faces a thirteen-million-pound funding shortfall threatening the A511 Growth Corridor road scheme, and two local recycling centers are scheduled for temporary closures for planned maintenance.

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Hysterectomy test revealed Coventry woman's rare cancer
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Traffic-busting Leicestershire road scheme hangs in the balance as costs soar by £13m
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Two Leicestershire recycling sites to close later this month for works
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Wales forward Aaron Wainwright has emerged as an injury doubt ahead of the Nations Championship match against New Zealand, the High Court has dismissed an injunction bid by television personality David Walliams to block reports of alleged sexual misconduct, and a Loughborough woman has pleaded guilty to stealing over four hundred pounds worth of goods from a supermarket.

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Wales v New Zealand: Aaron Wainwright injury doubt for Nations Championship match
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Famous man in failed injunction bid named as David Walliams
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A fly-tipper has been sentenced for dumping commercial waste across rural Leicestershire, an Enderby man has received a fifteen-year extended prison term for a violent sexual assault, and plans have been submitted for an environmental screening to construct a major logistics hub near Appleby Magna.

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Man was paid to take away firm's waste, then dumped it in Leicestershire village
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Logistics plan being drawn up for farmland near Measham
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Two new lifts have opened at Loughboroughs Beehive Lane car park following a £750,000 council upgrade, planners have approved a 42-megawatt solar farm near Freeby, and Leicester City have drawn non-league Dover Athletic away in the second round of the FA Cup.

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Lifts reopen after Beehive Lane multi-storey car park upgrades
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'Leicester City FA Cup draw is game for the fans and for Dover'
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Massive Leicestershire solar farm approved as councillors say their hands were 'ti...

Leicestershire Police have revealed that dozens of officers face gross misconduct inquiries including allegations involving sex workers, a serial offender has been jailed for a violent robbery in Oadby, and investigators have reopened an inquiry into an electric scooter hit-and-run in Thurmaston.

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'There may well be more': Top cop's admission over Leicestershire Police escort-loving officers
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Robber on bike dragged woman along Leicester street as she fought to get precious gold chains back
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Woman suffers 'significant' in...

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens has criticized Harborough Town over injuries sustained during their FA Cup match, a prison watchdog reported a sharp increase in violence at HMP Gartree driven by drone drug deliveries, and East Midlands Railway warned passengers to avoid non-essential travel ahead of planned late-November line closures.

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Leyton Orient: Boss Richie Wellens unhappy with Harborough's 'below the belt' tackles
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Violence rises 'substantially' at HMP Gartree in Leicestershire
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A fifty-four-year-old man has received a ten-year prison sentence following his conviction for raping a teenage girl in Leicester, while jurors in a separate ongoing murder trial have heard evidence linking suspect Ibrahim Yosif to an electrical explosion that caused a town blackout in Hampshire.

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Face of Leicester rapist jailed for 10 years after attack on teenage girl
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Man accused of Gary Piatek murder allegedly caused Hampshire explosion
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A Leicestershire man has received a lifetime animal ownership ban following the death of his neglected dog, Leicester City Council has announced a £1.75 million pedestrianisation scheme for Granby Street, and local police responded to scores of overnight calls concerning unlawful late-night fireworks.

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Dog starved to death in cage, man handed lifetime ban from keeping animals
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Final plans for Leicester city centre revamp unveiled
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Chaos, distress and 175 calls to police: Anger as fireworks set off unt...

Leicestershire recorded its highest number of drug poisoning deaths since 1993, with 75 fatalities in 2025, and an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal collision in Cosby.

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Drug being available cheaper is leading to a record number of deaths in Leicestershire
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Driver arrested after man dies in crash in Cosby
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A passenger died in a Cosby crash and an 18-year-old man was arrested, a Lutterworth father is challenging Leicestershire County Council over his disabled son’s care funding, and a driver was hospitalized after crashing into a wall in Leicester.

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Passenger dies after crash in Leicestershire village, man arrested
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Dad 'at the end of his tether' over four-year fight with Leicestershire social services
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Driver taken to hospital after car crashes into wall in Leicester
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A pub in Foxton received a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating due to mold, cross-contamination, and facility issues with no formal appeal lodged, the Unite union is calling for tougher legislation after a survey showed over 70% of East Midlands Airport staff face monthly verbal abuse, and Charnwood council approved a £4.3 million investment package for upgrades to leisure centers, parks, toilets, CCTV, and a town hall.

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Leicestershire village pub scores one of the lowest food hygiene ratings after mouldy food found
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Leicester City Council has unveiled a £1.75 million final phase of Granby Street improvements aimed at enhancing pedestrian and cyclist safety and accessibility, the independent film Amazing Grace has reached UK cinemas after a social-media collaboration led to Hannah Walters starring in the low-budget mental-health drama, and park home residents are urging the government to abolish a 10% sales commission that site owners defend as necessary for park maintenance and affordability.

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Final phase of major Leicester city centre revamp unveiled
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Thousands of people gathered in Leicester for the return of full-scale Diwali celebrations, and an elderly Earl Shilton resident is facing potential homelessness due to rising living costs and financial hardship.

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Thousands descend on Leicester's Golden Mile for Diwali celebrations
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Leicestershire woman, 82, 'fighting to keep a roof over head' this Christmas
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Eighteen families are mourning the loss of loved ones in recent funeral notices, a Leicester man has received a suspended sentence for a violent alcohol-fueled assault, and residents are debating the future of the citys mayoral position.

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'Amazing' dad among 18 Leicester Mercury funeral notices this week
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Leicestershire man launched violent attacks on brother and two women after night out drinking
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Should the role of Leicester city mayor be scrapped?
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The A6 in Oadby will undergo three weeks of nightly closures for infrastructure upgrades, Leicestershire County Council has announced plans for further traffic improvements next year, and an eleven-year-old girl has launched a teddy bear initiative to support foster children during their transitions.

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Oadby overnight resurfacing to shut A6 in £1.9m travel upgrade
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Teddy bears help ease foster care goodbyes in Leicestershire
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The Court of Appeal ruled that Odeon Arcade Limited is liable for 107,000 pounds in unpaid electricity bills, the energy firm SmartestEnergy may now proceed with a petition to wind up the company, and the Charnwood district secured 4.3 million pounds in funding for local infrastructure and leisure center upgrades.

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Leicester arcade owner ordered to pay £107k after losing landmark case
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Five projects set to improve Leicestershire district in major £4.3m boost
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A man died following a fatal vehicle collision in Leicester that resulted in one arrest, and a repeat sex offender was apprehended by a vigilante group after attempting to solicit a minor online.

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Man dies after car crashes into parked vehicle in Leicester
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Man dies after car crashed into parked vehicle on Leicester road
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Repeat Leicester sex offender caught by paedophile hunters for the fourth time
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Communities across Leicestershire are preparing for Remembrance Sunday services, local opposition is mounting against a proposed twenty-four-hour gaming centre on Evington Road, and city officials are coordinating road closures for the upcoming Vaisakhi parade.

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Guide to Remembrance services across Leicestershire
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Concerns over plans for 24-hour adult gaming centre in Leicester
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Full list of Leicester city centre road closures during Vaisakhi parade
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TwinLakes Park is preserving historical theme park rides from across the United Kingdom, Great Central Railway shareholders are questioning management transparency regarding incomplete bridge restoration projects, and the Thurmaston Shopping Centre has submitted a planning application for a new restaurant to revitalize its retail environment.

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The nostalgic Leicestershire attraction full of famous rides rescued from other UK theme parks
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Great Central Railway management questioned over 'completed' Leicestershire canal bridge restoration
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Restaurant chain eyes up Thurmaston Sh...

A Leicester drug dealer was sentenced to forty-seven months in prison for concealing narcotics in his vehicle, a man received a community order for leading police on a high-speed chase in stolen cars, and rugby player Aaron Wainwright credited his transfer to the Leicester Tigers for improving his physical performance.

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Dealer jailed after using a sock tied to car engine as hiding place
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Thief who led police on cross-border chase stole two cars within three days
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Leicester will replace its traditional ice rink with a new winter garden in Jubilee Square, a convicted murderer has received an additional twenty-two-year sentence for historical sexual assaults, and a man has been jailed for thirteen months following a knife-wielding rampage in the city center.

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Leicester's ice rink to be replaced with winter garden
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Double murderer from Portsmouth jailed for further 22 years
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A nineteen-year-old motorcyclist has died following a collision in Newtown Unthank, a forty-three-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving, and police are investigating a targeted attack in Sapcote involving vehicle damage and a physical assault.

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Driver arrested after motorcyclist rider dies in crash
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Teenager dies in multi-vehicle Newtown Unthank collision
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Men in balaclavas damage vehicles with baseball bat in Sapcote
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