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News about Leicester, a city in the East Midlands in the UK
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January 25, 2012 1:08 PM
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Kitchen Cabinet

Could be an intriguing evening for food lovers coming up in Melton next month. A new Radio 4 talk show the Kitchen Cabinet is being recorded at the Cattle Market.

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January 24, 2012 8:56 AM
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EDL may face alcohol ban during planned march in Leicester

EDL may face alcohol ban during planned march in Leicester | Leicester | Scoop.it
Police want to restrict the sale of alcohol during the English Defence League's proposed march next month.Senior officers are exploring ways of ensuring people travelling to the EDL's planned...
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January 21, 2012 5:34 PM
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Eds they lose?

Eds they lose? | Leicester | Scoop.it
There was a churning of stomachs at the top of the trade union movement this week when shadow chancellor Ed Balls performed a most heinous act of political treachery – he went all Blairite.Balls...
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January 21, 2012 4:43 PM
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If the EDL want to see fair play, they should call off their march

If the EDL want to see fair play, they should call off their march | Leicester | Scoop.it
The English Defence League is heading to Leicester in two weeks' time to protest against the UK's "two-tier justice system" which it claims treats Muslim offenders more leniently than...
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January 21, 2012 10:54 AM
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Fatal fall results in suspended prison sentence

Fatal fall results in suspended prison sentence | Leicester | Scoop.it

A Leicester man has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for failing to properly plan roof work, after a migrant worker sustained fatal injuries in a fall at a disused factory unit.

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January 20, 2012 11:11 AM
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100 children's services jobs go at Leicester City Council

More than 100 jobs in Leicester City Council's children and young people's department could be axed.The authority said the cuts were necessary as a number of grants to the department have been...
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January 19, 2012 12:07 PM
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A message to extremists: Keep out of our city!

Gary Garner, of the public sector union, Unison, explains why the EDL are not welcomeOnce again, on February 4, the English Defence League (EDL) plans to have a mass presence in Leicester with a march...
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January 19, 2012 12:05 PM
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Academy school's chairman of governors quits

The chair of governors at a county high school has resigned.Graham Wilson oversaw the conversion of Manor High School, in Oadby, into an academy last August, but claims decisions are being taken...
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January 18, 2012 5:48 AM
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Anti-facism group bids to counter proposed EDL march in Leicester

Anti-facism group bids to counter proposed EDL march in Leicester | Leicester | Scoop.it
Leicester Unite Against Fascism has applied to stage a counter protest to a proposed march by the English Defence League.The group wants to stage a march and rally at the same time as the EDL on...
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January 14, 2012 8:04 PM
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Minister 'wrong on ICT lessons'

Youngsters have challenged Education Secretary Michael Gove's comment that ICT is boring pupils out of their minds.Teenagers from Leicester High School for Girls, in London Road, said their lessons...
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January 13, 2012 12:13 PM
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Green Light Festival Open Coordination Meeting Tuesday 24th January – ALL WELCOME!

Green Light Festival Open Coordination Meeting Tuesday 24th January – ALL WELCOME! | Leicester | Scoop.it
5pm for 5.30 start – the Blue Room in Queens Building of De Montfort University (on the first floor of Queens Building, at the end of the wobbly glass walkway then it's the door on the right oppo...
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January 13, 2012 8:39 AM
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Key changes to Leicester City Budgets - Have your say at VAL's Consultation Event on 17 January

Leicester City Council have now published their budget proposals for the next three years. As part of the Stand up for Communities campaign, Voluntary Action LeicesterShire is holding a series of workshop sessions to feed into the setting of spending priorities for both the City and the County and we want to hear YOUR views.

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January 12, 2012 4:57 PM
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Leicester ‘Drop the Bill’ Rally

On Thursday 19th January, Liz Kendall MP, Andy Burnham MP (Shadow Health Secretary) and other members of Labour's Health Team are visiting the East...

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January 25, 2012 11:44 AM
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Leicester EDL march update | East Midlands Anti-fascists

Leicester EDL march update | East Midlands Anti-fascists | Leicester | Scoop.it

It looks like they’re going to get their march this time but an alcohol ban is being imposed which will dampen their spirits.

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January 23, 2012 3:15 PM
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Tweet from BBC Radio Leicester

The English Defence League's been told it can march thru Leic on Feb 4th. Hear from city mayor & police commander on @Breakfastben from 6am

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January 21, 2012 4:51 PM
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Electricians Rank & File Meeting, Birmingham 14/01/12

Delegations of sparks from all over Britain discuss the next steps in the dispute, agreeing that ONLY unofficial action is going to win, that there will be a...
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January 21, 2012 4:27 PM
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The Lord Mayor of Leicester could be suspended after an investigation concluded he had brought the office of councillor into disrepute.

The Lord Mayor of Leicester could be suspended after an investigation concluded he had brought the office of councillor into disrepute. | Leicester | Scoop.it
The Lord Mayor of Leicester could be suspended after an investigation concluded he had brought the office of councillor into disrepute.Veteran politician Rob Wann was referred to the city's standards...
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January 20, 2012 1:01 PM
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EDL to demonstrate in Leicester

The EDL have announced that they will be going to Leicester for their next national demo on 4th Feb. They say that this is in response to the “racist” attack on Rhea Page, who was assaulted by four women of Somali descent in Leicester in June 2010. The women all received suspended sentences in November.

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January 20, 2012 6:31 AM
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Leicester family's fears for failed asylum seeker shot in Tanzania

Leicester family's fears for failed asylum seeker shot in Tanzania | Leicester | Scoop.it
A man said his brother-in-law is fighting for his life after a vicious acid attack on him and his wife in Tanzania – less than a year after he was refused asylum in the UK.Panjak Rana, 43, from...
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January 19, 2012 12:06 PM
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MEP 'could quit Tories'

An East Midlands MEP says he could quit the Tory party because of a row over his successor.Roger Helmer, 67, had announced that he would retire from his seat in the European Parliament tomorrow.He ...
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January 18, 2012 7:37 AM
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Street attack used as reason for EDL demo in Leicester

Street attack used as reason for EDL demo in Leicester | Leicester | Scoop.it
A vicious street attack by a gang of young women in Leicester provoked the English Defence League's decision to protest in the city.The EDL, which says it was formed to combat Islamic extremism,...
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January 16, 2012 3:46 AM
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The Oat Hill

The Oat Hill | Leicester | Scoop.it
Now I'd better get something sorted straight away.  I do not look to the Leicester Mercury and its reviews for advice on where to eat. The fact that I was eating in The Oat Hill at the weekend ha...
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January 13, 2012 4:33 PM
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Why this protest must be outlawed

The odious English Defence League has made an official application to march through Leicester next month. This is the same organisation that staged a protest in Leicester back in October 2010 –...
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January 13, 2012 12:06 PM
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Eyres Monsell Community Meeting: £3300 funding boost for local groups

Eyres Monsell Community Meeting: £3300 funding boost for local groups | Leicester | Scoop.it

At the recent Eyres Monsell Community Meeting councillors agreed to allocate funding totalling over £3000 to a number of local groups and projects.

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January 13, 2012 7:58 AM
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EDL in bid to march through Leicester city centre

EDL in bid to march through Leicester city centre | Leicester | Scoop.it
The English Defence League has applied for permission to march through Leicester city centre.The group, which staged a major rally in the city in October 2010, wants to return on Saturday, February...
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