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Plans to demolish Leicester's 1970s indoor market and replace it with a new public square in the city centre have been unveiled.Under the £7 million scheme, the five-storey hall would make way... 
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Leicester mayor reassures traders over plans for open space in city.
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When I’m not leading the exciting life of Leicestershire’s sixth best food blogger, one of the things I do is sit on the management board of Soft Touch, Leicestershire’s very best...
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People are being asked to give their views on Leicester City Council's plans to cut its homeless accommodation in a bid to save money.
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The deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council has stepped down while an investigation takes place after it emerged a pornographic DVD was found in his council computer.Councillor David Sprason...
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Dozens of building workers are owed tens of thousands of pounds after the collapse of a major construction firm.Hallam Contracts, of Oadby, went into administration yesterday after experiencing...
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Northcliffe Media, the owner of the Leicester Mercury and thisisleicestershire, is being sold to a newly-formed media group Local World, it has been announced today.
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3 D "fly-through" of the proposed square.
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Sir Peter Soulsby will see out his four-year term as elected mayor of Leicester even if a petition succeeds in forcing a referendum to see if the post should be scrapped.Businessman Callum McKeefery...
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In a true story of our times, Riaz Khan gives his colourful account of growing up a multicultural individual in a multi-ethnic Britain. The son of traditional Pakistani parents in Leicester - the Midlands city where Asians constitute a third of the population - he found his own identity in the early 1980's, when he adopted football's 'casual' culture.
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A marketing brand launched to promote a 25-year vision to improve Leicester has been axed after four years.The One Leicester campaign was devised by the city council in 2008 to try to attract both...
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Five people were moved on by police when 100 protesters demonstrated outside Curve theatre against a dance company's show.A group called Don't Dance with Israeli Apartheid organised the gathering...
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A celebrity chef has come under fire after making "hurtful" comments about the city's Muslim community.In her new book, Clarissa Dickson Wright describes a visit to Leicester "as one...
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The former leader of Leicestershire County Council is fighting demands he pays back more expenses to the council.
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Thousands of homes in the city are now being provided with environmentally friendly energy after the completion of a £15 million scheme.The district energy scheme will provide low-carbon...
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City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says he hopes to resolve a long-running row over the lease of a former Scout hut before Christmas.For months, some residents of Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, have been...
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Police have launched an investigation after a player was allegedly racially abused during a non-league football game.Hampshire officers are making inquiries into allegedly abusive comments made by a...
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The Bishop of Leicester says the General Synod's decision to vote against the introduction of women bishops in the Church of England was a "personal blow".Bishop Tim Stevens said he had...
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The first detailed designs of a controversial new £4 million public square in Leicester have been unveiled.City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has released images of a proposed plaza, called Jubilee...
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A well-known building firm which has been carrying out major projects across Leicestershire has axed more than three-quarters of its workforce after experiencing financial problems.Letters were...
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A petition signed by more than 1,500 people against plans to lease a Scout hut to a Muslim community group will be debated by councillors this week.Residents on Leicester's Thurnby Lodge estate have...
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Plans to encourage £60m of investment in Leicester are announced by the city's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby.
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Clarissa Dickson Wright has refused to apologise for "hurtful" comments about the city's Muslim community – but says she would return to the city.In her new book, the celebrity...
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Results of second preference votes are coming through from the election count for the Leicestershire and Rutland police commissioner.The total votes after the first round stood at:Clive Loader...
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