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Leicester murder victim is named

Police at the scene in St Saviours Road, Leicester

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Police have released the name of a murder victim.

Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, of Leicester, was stabbed following an incident in Grove Road, near St Saviours Road, at about 3.48pm yesterday.

He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he died in the night.

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120 jobs at risk at Leicester firm after Government stops exports to Iran

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

More than 120 jobs are in jeopardy at a firm after the Government scuppered its biggest contract. H Beesley, of Leicester, lost more than £1m...

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£80m bid to rebuild Leicestershire schools is rejected

County councillor Jewel Miah outside the Limehurst High School, Loughborough

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A bid for £80m to rebuild schools in Loughborough, Quorn and Barrow-upon-Soar has been rejected. The announcement that the six English local...

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Civil servants' strike hits Leicestershire court and job centres

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Up to 3,000 workers in Leicestershire have joined in what is thought to be the biggest civil servant strike for 23 years. Members of the Public and...

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Attacker jailed for 12 years for a "horrific and terrible" stabbing

Police and forensic officers in Tansley Avenue, Wigston, where Adam Williamson carried out his 'horrific' attack

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A man has been jailed for 12 years for a "horrific and terrible" stabbing which left his victim fighting for his life. Adam John Anthony Williamson...

Petrol up by 6p a litre this year

BP petrol station at Leicester Forest East services

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Petrol now costs an average of 113p a litre – a rise of 6p since the start of the year. The figure has risen from 82.6p during the petrol crisis...

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Leicester boxer Rendall Munroe helps children in estate's big clean up

Rendall Munroe with Cerys Fieldsend, seven

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Boxing binman Rendall Munroe has spent his day off helping to tidy up his neighbourhood. In a month, the European and Commonwealth champion takes on...

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Anglican sisters put Leicestershire estate up for sale to downsize

Reverend Mother Mary Luke outside the attractive 18th century Rempstone Hall,

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

It's what estate agents might refer to as a decent sized fixer-upper, complete with 20 bedrooms, its own chapel, orchard and cottages. But potential...

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Hitler Youth who visited Leicester in the 1930s were "unlikely" to be Nazi spies

Hitler Youth members on the front page of the Leicester Mercury on October 21, 1937

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Historians say Hitler Youth members who visited the city in the 1930s were "unlikely" to be Nazi spies. In the years leading up to the Second World...

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Leicester library users fear merger will lead to fewer books

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Library users say they are worried that the merger of two city centre libraries will have a big impact on the quality of service provided. As part of...

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