Following the huge success of the Summer Fair in June we are planning another similar event on September 17th to be held at St Martin’s House (next door to the Cathedral)
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Groups of youths have attacked buildings in Leicester city centre as violence continues in several towns and cities across England. 
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Thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been stolen from the offices of a Leicester-based charity.
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The historic role of Lord Mayor is being overshadowed by mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, some councillors have claimed.
Conservative Ross Grant said he feared events were being cherry picked by officials for the mayor.
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The three biggest arts venues in Leicester have been asked to work together to make the most of the taxpayers' money they receive.
De Montfort Hall, Curve and Phoenix Square are jointly given £2.3 million a year by Leicester City Council.
Now, the authority has asked them to make the most of the cash by doing more joint marketing campaigns.
Assistant City Mayor Councillor Ted Cassidy said he wanted to see the money better spent.
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Leicester is part of the Sky Ride campaign, aiming to get one million more people riding a bike by 2013. Sky Ride Leicester, a mass participation, traffic-free bike ride, takes place on 28th August.
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Most meat eaters probably don’t want to think too deeply about the killing of the beast that lies upon their plate. The very word abattoir some find upsetting. But I think carnivores should probably welcome the opening of a Leicestershire Quality Meat, a £2 million abattoir in Six Hills, Leicestershire.
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A village football tournament for up to 500 youngsters has been cancelled after a row between the organisers and the parish council.
East Goscote Gunners Juniors Football Club had been due to stage its third annual tournament on Sunday in the village near Syston.
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I’ve been following my friend Jessica’s Facebook posts as she’s been trying out various adventurous bread recipes. What I hadn’t realised was that she was preparing to launch herself on the Leicester public as our latest artisan breadmaking business. Leicester Born and Bread – do you see what she’s doing there?- is offering handmade, preservative-free loaves on a local basis. Heck if you live in the West End of Leicester she might even drop it round by bike.
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Parking charges are set to more than double for many patients as managers at Leicester's hospitals try to balance their books.
Those parking for an hour will have to pay £2.30 instead of £1 and other increases include a rise from £2 to £4 for two to three hours parking.
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A man racially abused a mother-of-three flouting an order banning him from her street.
David Bruce, 21, twice went into Helmsley Road, Saffron Lane, Leicester and confronted Sabana Amod – once when she was with her children, Leicester magistrates were told.
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To commemorate British Food Fortnight's 10th Anniversary we are inviting you to vote for your top food spot in Britain.
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The BBC Weather Centre provides UK and Worldwide weather services and maps for temperature, wind, satellite, pressure and radar. No matter where you are BBC Weather keeps you informed.
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Hospital bosses are looking for a private company to take on the task of sending out more than 700,000 letters to patients each year.
Union officials are worried it could lead to job losses, although managers at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have given assurances this is not the case.
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Hundreds of young footballers took part in a village tournament after a neighbouring parish council stepped in to offer them a place to play.
East Goscote Gunners Juniors FC had been due to stage its third annual tournament in the village on Sunday.
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Peace campaigners held a five-minute silence to mark the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
Members of the Leicester branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) gathered in Peace Walk, Victoria Park, with city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby to mark the occasion at 8.15am on Saturday.
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Two dedicated dementia wards are to shut – angering fund-raisers who collected £160,000 for their creation.
The Forget-Me-Not appeal was launched last year to create a "centre of excellence" for dementia at Leicester General Hospital, with a dedicated ward, trained staff and a sensory garden to help the growing numbers of people with the condition.
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No crimes are reported and no arrests are made at Leicester's Caribbean Carnival, attended by 20,000 people.
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The post of chief executive at Leicester City Council has been abolished.
A special meeting of the full council last night - held behind closed doors - took almost eight hours to reach a decision.
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LOUGHBOROUGH’S Market Place was filled with a carnival of colours for this year’s Mela celebrations.
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A rise in the carbon footprint of #Leicester City Council is "disappointing", according to the deputy mayor.
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Two members of Leicestershire Police Authority are backing a call to reinstate the death penalty.
Barbara Potter and Sundip Meghani, both Labour councillors in the city, have endorsed a national campaign launched by right-wing blogger Paul Staines.
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