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Leicester Mercury
Pinball wizard's gaming quest
THIS week they're fixing a pachinko machine.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Busy road closed by serious collision
A SERIOUS crash closed a busy road in both directions.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Schools out for the summer - including the 'July Fortnight'
TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY SYSTEM RETAINED IN COUNCIL RETHINK
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Better bus services for passengers into the city
£1.1M SHAKE-UP OF TIMETABLES AND ROUTES
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April 22, 2026
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Town retirement block is given the go-ahead
77 APARTMENTS FOR OVER-55S TO BE CREATED ON BROWNFIELD LAND
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Tributes to late Queen are admired
THE King yesterday praised the final design for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II as “fantastic”.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Driver 'did not know police were in pursuit of his car'
CHASE AFTER HE JUMPED A RED LIGHT
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Information boards installed
NEW information signs have been installed in a county's towns and heritage sites.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
It's a wrap on the mysterious case of the lethargic daughter
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Rory and Lando scoop top awards
RORY Mcllroy and Lando Norris were honoured for stellar 2025 seasons at Monday's Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Volleyball club seals promotion
LEICESTER Athena Nova have clinched promotion to Division 2 North of the National Volleyball League.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Unicorn hand the Division Two title to Abbots Road
IT was good to see that Division Two of the Leicester and District League was finally sorted enough that Abbots Road were crowned champions by one point
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Talks may be resuming
THE United States and Iran signalled yesterday that they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, two regional officials said, as leaders on both sides warned they were prepared for more fighting if a fragile two-week truce in the Middle East war expires without a deal.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Coach Deacon will join PREM rivals Gloucester next season
LEICESTER
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Boss says THG ‘energised’ by strong figures
THG shares surged yesterday as the Manchester-based firm defied broader gloom across the retail sector, delivering its strongest quarterly performance in five years.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Warning over 'dangerous' build site
WARNINGS have been issued after young people were spotted misbehaving in an “extremely dangerous\" building site.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Residents fear attacks in city's 'unsafe' parks
BID FOR FUNDING TO GET MORE PEOPLE ACTIVE
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
The 20 avoidable mistakes that add up to one big mess
CITY'S FIVE-YEAR ROAD TO DECLINE
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Council land sale taken off agenda at 11th hour
AFFORDABLE HOMES PLAN CALLED INTO QUESTION BY COUNCILLOR
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
UK Sportshall champ chases the dream of Brisbane 2032
A TEENAGE athlete from Ashby has been crowned Leicestershire’s first-ever UK Sportshall champion as she sets her sights on the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, writes Eva Millett.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
MARATHON EFFORTS
FATHER AND SON AMONG INSPIRING STORIES AHEAD OF ANNUAL EVENT IN LONDON
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Bring back the spark
CAPTAIN MORGAN ON HIS FORMER CLUB'S PLIGHT
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Okolie pledges to clear name
BOXING Lawrence Okolie has pledged to “clear my name” after a failed drugs test ahead of his bout against Tony Yoka this weekend.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Charity incorrectly taxed by council in 'avoidable' error
REFUND ISSUED BUT CALLS TO ENSURE NO OTHER CHARITIES ARE MISCHARGED
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Primark set to go it alone as parent group plans demerger
FTSE-100 heavyweight Associated British Foods has unveiled plans to separate clothes retailer Primark, marking a significant strategic shift for the food and retail conglomerate.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Landmark launch
UK'S FIRST CHINA-BASED CARGO HANDLER GIVEN GREEN LIGHT FOR OPERATIONS AT COUNTY AIRPORT
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
New-look charity shop reopens
A CHARITY store is set to reopen after it closed for a month due to the shop's floor collapsing.
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Man swung meat cleaver at head of punter in city bookies
BACK BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING BELGRAVE ARSON ATTACK IN 2019
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
RICHARD IRVINE
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
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April 22, 2026
Leicester Mercury
'Why have you made cemetery look as though vandals have ransacked it?'
A HEARTBROKEN family's long-running issues with a cemetery have continued after discovering their daughter's gravestone lying flat on the ground, claiming the graveyard looked “like a bunch of vandals have ransacked it”.
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