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Leicester woman who reported burglary 'was called a liar by police'

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A woman who claimed she was the victim of a burglary has accused police of branding her a liar.

An investigation into the alleged break-in was called off because inquiry detectives did not believe her claims.

Tinofara Chawatama told police a laptop, mobile phone...

Five arrests after fight in Leicester city centre

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Five men have been arrested and three men hospitalised following a street brawl in the city centre in the early hours of this morning. Police were...

Leicester police turn to Facebook in hunt for man's killer

Pc Tom Walkinshaw with one of the posters being put up around Highfields appealing for witnesses to the murder

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Police have put up posters and are using Facebook to appeal for information in a murder investigation. Posters were put up around the Highfields area...

GPs in Leicester will take less cash to support poorer surgeries

St Matthew's GP Dr Angela Lennox is getting less

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A group of GPs are taking a funding cut to help out more poorly-paid practices in the city. Some 20 practices have agreed to the cut as part of a pay...

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Heat-sensing vehicles photograph thousands of homes in Leicestershire

A red, poorly insulated home as picture by a thermal scanner

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Heat-sensing vehicles are being sent out after dusk to photograph thousands of homes. Thermal images showing heat loss from properties are then posted...

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Thousands of Leicestershire workers facing freeze in wages

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Thousands of workers face a pay freeze this year as the business community steels itself for another tough 12 months. Hundreds of companies across...

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Battle is on to save endangered wildlife Leicestershire and Rutland

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Roadside verges, rivers and farmland need to be used more to help save animals from extinction. Nearly 500 British species have become extinct in the...

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New Deal cash 'helped to improve Braunstone estate in Leicester'

Gail Gale opens the Champagne to celebrate the award of the New Deal cash, a decade ago

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A report into a community association given £50m to improve a deprived area has criticised aspects of its work, but praised others. It has been...

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Spring finally begins to show in Leicestershire – three weeks late

Lambs are finally arriving, such as this pair of Lleyn lambs at Graeme Matravers' farm in Long Whatton, near Loughborough

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Signs of spring are finally starting to appear after Leicestershire's coldest winter for 25 years. The season is three weeks' late according to...

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Campaign launched in Leicester to improve children's reading

PPerry Gratton, 10, Liam Walton, Tiyahna Bond and Sophie Wooding, all 11

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A massive campaign has been launched to improve the reading habits of thousands of the city's children. The ambitious Whatever It Takes project is the...

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