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Teachers are set to start their work to rule action from Wednesday in a row over changes to pensions.The action is being taken by the National Union of Teachers and the NASUWT, two of the biggest... 
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City schools could be put under pressure by the Government to convert to academies because of poor results.Provisional Sats results for 11-year-olds at Beaumont Lodge and Heatherbrook primaries, in...
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Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets of Leicester yesterday to protest at a controversial American film.Roads were closed off as the protestors congregated outside the Central Mosque, in Conduit...
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G4S are an unfit company to operate in Leicester schools and colleges, where our children and young people attend.
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Former Leicestershire County Council leader David Parsons is to be asked to pay back cash claimed during a further 39 trips he made to Europe.The Tory politician quit as leader in July after he was...
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There seems to be something of rule about migrant groups that their cultural presence – and for our purposes that means food shops – first appear local to where their community settles,...
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A campaign has been launched to build a statue in memory of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins in the spot where she delivered impassioned speeches to win women the vote.Councillor Adam Clarke wants...
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Interview with Cllr Sundip Meghani about his Motion being tabled on Thursday at the council meeting. Its regarding the contribution of Ugandan Asians over th...
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September 8, 2012 7:53 AM
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More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling on council bosses not to axe a grant for a major Hindu celebration.Leicester City Council has been providing £20,000 to help pay for ...
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September 8, 2012 7:48 AM
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Councillors are to publicly thank the Ugandan Asian community in Leicester for its contributions to the city's life over the past 40 years.About 10,000 Asians took refuge in the city after dictator...
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September 5, 2012 12:51 PM
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A student was deported to India despite a judge issuing an 11th-hour order that his removal should be postponed.Ram Godhanya was flown out of the UK at the end of July, only to be allowed back to...
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September 5, 2012 11:54 AM
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For one day, Leicester market will have a real diversity of activities that make Leicester OUR place to be.
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September 25, 2012 1:09 PM
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The company set to buy nine Leicestershire council homes for the elderly has failed to meet standards of care at six of the seven homes it runs in Essex. Politics Correspondent Dan Martin...
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September 25, 2012 1:06 PM
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Ex-county council leader David Parsons has still to formally apologise for breaching rules over his European travel expenses – more than three months after being instructed to do so.The Tory...
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September 24, 2012 3:37 PM
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Lots of Leicestershire Food Fortnight events going on right now – you can see a map and full listing here, but I’ll mention a few that look interesting. There’s a Best of Leices...
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September 21, 2012 7:51 AM
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People using a community centre have complained to police that they feel intimidated by a continuing protest.Groups of demonstrators have been gathering outside Thurnby Lodge Community Centre...
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September 20, 2012 6:14 PM
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WHO WE ARE
As-Salaam Trust is a registered charity set up in 2009 and representing +-150 families and growing in the Thurnby Lodge and Nether Hall...
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September 19, 2012 3:22 PM
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Protesters held a march to confront council leaders over plans for hundreds of new homes in their village.
Opponents of a £250 million scheme to build 2,500 homes in Barwell took their fight...
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September 11, 2012 1:37 PM
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In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ordered all Asians out of the country, which led to around 10,000 arriving in Leicester. 40 years on and their arrival has...
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September 10, 2012 11:40 AM
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Police have spent £200,000 supervising protests against plans to turn a disused Scout hut into a community centre.The cost of the operation in Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, is rising daily as...
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September 8, 2012 7:56 AM
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Publicly the Prime Minister has kept completely silent following the attacks but privately he is hatching plans to retaliate, No.10 sources said today.
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September 8, 2012 7:50 AM
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A lecture is to tell the story of Leicester's historyThe talk, Leicester's Story, will be delivered by city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby and the University of Leicester's director of archaeological...
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September 6, 2012 2:15 PM
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A police watchdog is appealing for information following the death of a Polish man who died in hospital after being detained by police.
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September 5, 2012 12:49 PM
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A diabetic pensioner believes he has become a victim of NHS cuts.Ron Jenkins said he has been told that there is no funding to replace the broken kit he has at home to test his blood sugar levels.The...
