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Campaigners launch appeal for plaque to commemorate Bowstring Bridge

Stuart Bailey, right, with fellow campaigners Stuart Simmonds and Gaz Hunt by the bridge

Monday, February 01, 2010

Campaigners have launched an appeal for a plaque to commemorate the Bowstring Bridge.

The last pieces of the 19th century Leicester landmark were removed in December, despite a long-running campaign supported by thousands of people who wanted it to remain.

The...

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De Montfort University denies claim it has halted sports centre plan

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

De Montfort University has denied claims it has shelved plans for its new sports centre in Leicester. Rumours that the university has halted the...

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Bowstring Bridge demolition work is over

Friday, December 11, 2009

Scaffolding erected for the demolition of the Bowstring Bridge has been removed. The controversial decision by Leicester City Council to remove the...

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Bowstring Bridge demolition leaves 'gaping hole' in part of Leicester

Workmen clear away debris from the old Pump and Tap pub, which has been knocked down

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Campaigners against the demolition of a popular pub and a Victorian bridge say they are devastated to see "how quickly history can be wiped out". The...

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Rain or shine, Bowstring Bridge demolition goes on

The continuing demolition of the historic Bowstring Bridge, in the city

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Workmen continued the demolition of a historic bridge through the wind and the rain yesterday. Campaigners spent two years fighting to save the...

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Hundreds say goodbye to Pump and Tap at Bridgestock festival

Echolocation on stage

Monday, November 16, 2009

Live music rang out as hundreds of people gathered to say an emotional farewell to a pub that has stood for more than 180 years. The Pump and Tap,...

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End of an era as Bowstring Bridge demolition begins

Some of the main beams are taken down from Bowstring Bridge, in Leicester's West End, as demolition continued yesterday

Friday, November 13, 2009

Demolition work to pull down a historic bridge in Leicester's West End started yesterday. It brought two years of campaigning to save the Bowstring...

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Hopes dashed for Leicester protesters as Bowstring Bridge appeal fails

Working to cut one of the girders

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A last-ditch effort to save Leicester's historic Bowstring Bridge from demolition has failed. Campaigners' final hopes of preventing the destruction...

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Woman charged over Bowstring Bridge protest

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A woman who staged a 12-hour protest on the Bowstring Bridge in an effort to save it from demolition has been charged with aggravated trespass. Karen...



Woman arrested as Bowstring Bridge protest ends

The protester before she was arrested

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

​A woman braved freezing temperatures and spent 12 hours chained to Leicester’s Bowstring Bridge in an effort to save it from demolition.T...

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