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Alleged sex abuse victim to sue Greville Janner and Leicestershir...
Lawyers are preparing to sue Lord Greville Janner and Leicestershire County Council on behalf of one of the alleged victims of the former Leicester MP.Solicitors are pressing ahead with a civil action...
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Alleged child sexual abuse victim will seek review of decision...
A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former Leicester MP Greville Janner says he will seek a review of the decision not to put the politician on trial.Paul Miller claims 86-year-old Lord Janner...
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More than 4,000 people sign petition against charging charities...
More than 4,000 people have signed a petition against scrapping charities' free waste tipping.Charities Loros and Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland started the petition asking Leicestershire County...
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Fashion giant Next working with council to promote alternatives...
Staff at one of Leicestershire's biggest employers Next are being encouraged to ditch their cars and get to work in other ways.The Enderby-based fashion giant has been working with transport officials...
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County Hall applies to speed up legal battle over the closure of...
County Hall has applied to the High Court to speed up legal proceedings which will determine the future of closure-threatened Snibston Discovery Museum.The Coalville attraction has been earmarked for...
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V for Victory: Leicestershire remembers VE Day 70 years on
A 91-year-old veteran of the Second World War led today's Victory in Europe Day 70th anniversary commemorations in Leicestershire. Charles Cufflin, of Enderby, was stationed in Italy in 1945 when four...
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Quorn's George Farnham, chairman of Leicestershire County Council...
A former chairman of Leicestershire County Council and the health authority has died.George Farnham, from Quorn, was head of one of the county's oldest families – his forefathers having reportedly...
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Six green plaques to be erected to mark four famous people, a...
A Nobel Prize winner and two VC heroes are to have green plaques erected to mark their achievements.They are among the top six nominees in a poll by county residents.More than 4,500 votes were cast for...
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First Person: 'The election results show UKIP is here to stay'
As the dust settles after this year's General Election, UKIP members and supporters who may feel disappointed that our tremendous national vote share of 12 per cent, up 10 per cent since 2010, and...
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Richard III's re-interment at Leicester Cathedral cost...
The total cost of re-interring Richard III in Leicester cathedral ran to more than £3 million, it has been revealed.The Plantagenet monarch's remains were laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral in March...
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Richard III re-interment - numbers in cold hard cash
Some of the "unavoidable costs associated with major national event" such as the Richard III's re-interment have been set out.Security and crowd management - £59,090Crowd barrier fencing -...
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Fake football shirts and designer clothes seized by police at car...
Hundreds of pounds worth of suspected counterfeit clothing has been seized by police.The items including dozens of fake football shirts were impounded at the Saddington car boot sale on Sunday.Police...
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Judges agree to give speedy decision over Snibston Discovery...
A judicial review of the decision to shut Snibston Discovery Museum will take place before the planned closure date of July 31.Leicestershire County Council, which wants to save money by closing much...
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Judges rules legal challenge to Snibston Discovery Museum closure...
A judge has granted permission for campaigners to launch a legal challenge to the closure of Snibston Discovery Museum.The Friends of Snibston (FoS) sought a judicial review of Leicestershire County...
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Leicestershire County Council is giving people more time to...
The county council is giving members of the community extra time to come forward and help run their local library.A total of 36 libraries across Leicestershire were under threat of closure due to cost...
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Nick Rushton and Peter Soulsby take control of Leicestershire's...
Nick Rushton and Sir Peter Soulsby have taken control of the Leicestershire's fire authority saying they need to make it "fit for the 21st Century."The Conservative Leicestershire County Council and...
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Bus firm Arriva claims 10.7 per cent passenger growth on A426...
Bus firm Arriva says passenger numbers have gone up by more than 10 per cent on a route into Leicester where £5 million was spent on measures to improve patronage.The company says it has seen a...
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Snibston judicial review to proceed 11 days before proposed...
The legal case that will determine the future of Snibston Discovery Museum will be heard just eleven days before the attraction is due to close.Campaigners have applied for a judicial review to...
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Four bidders hoping to run new Leicester Forest East academy
Education bosses have considered bids by four organisations looking to run Leicestershire's newest primary school.The county council is to build the 210-place school in Leicester Forest East to serve...
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Man aims to expose 'unacceptable' driving in his street
A man has taken it upon himself to expose what he says is the "unacceptable speeds" of cars and lorries on a busy residential road.Tony Fenn only moved into Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough, in March,...
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