There were smiles all round when Leicester City stars Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa paid a morale-boosting visit to a primary school targeted by vandals.Children were left shocked and bewildered after intruders broke into Braunstone Community Primary, in Cort Crescent, on January 2.They smashed windows and doors during the rampage, resulting in up to £15,000 worth of damage – and a clean-up operation which saw the school closed and pupils remain at home for the first week of term.But...
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Leicester City stars make surprise visit to school - months after...
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Car stuck inside Leicester city centre murder police cordon given...
A driver was given a parking ticket when her car was stuck INSIDE a police cordon in Leicester city centre while officers investigated a fatal stabbing.Bartender Abigail Smith, from Syston, was unable to drive her Renault Clio away after her shift at the Fat Cat Cafe Bar in Belvoir Street on February 11 as a student had been stabbed just yards away in Albion Street.Police investigating the early morning attack had cordoned off a section of Belvoir Street, including the part where Ms Smith's car...
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Investigation into high-speed police pursuit which ended in...
A police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in his pursuit of a speeding driver who later crashed and seriously injured two of his passengers.The Independent Police Complaints Commission, (IPCC), said the Leicestershire Police officer had followed correct procedure in his pursuit of fleeing BMW driver, Lewis Folwell in the early hours of Tuesday, January 12 last year.Folwell, (21), of Brabazon Road, Oadby, appeared at court on Thursday and was jailed for two years and nine months after...
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Lamp Lighters bar gets fresh family start as Spencer's
The image of a city centre pub is undergoing something of a rehabilitation as new management look to turn it into a "family bar".
Landlord Steven Finch has high hopes for the former Lamp Lighters, in Silver Street, which has reverted to a previous name – Spencer's.
Read more: Car that had been stuck inside Leicester city centre murder police cordon given parking ticket
The 20-year-old, from Braunstone, is part of a new family management team that also includes his partner...
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Another knife taken off the streets thanks to police sniffer dog
Police seized another knife and a haul of drugs during their latest sniffer dog operation in Leicester city centre last night.
Officers confiscated the blade as part of an ongoing operation to tackle people who bring drugs into the city centre.
It is at least the sixth blade to be taken out of circulation so far this year under Operation Fall.
Last month, the Leicester Mercury reported that sniffer dogs had also helped Operation Fall officers identify more than 70 people carrying illegal...
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Woman who stole £40,000 from former partner and his parents...
A young woman who stole more than £40,000 from her former partner and his parents was ordered by a judge to repay the cash – which will take more than seven years.Karolina Fratczack also borrowed a friend's £2,750 university tuition money, which she never returned, and committed a series of other offences, described as "bizarre." Leicester Crown Court was told that Fratczack raided her then boyfriend's bank account when he was working overseas for the military, in...
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Woman killed in crash between car and motorbike in Enderby
Two people have been arrested after a woman was killed in a crash in a Leicestershire village this morning.The woman was a passenger in a car which was involved in a collision with a motorcycle in Enderby shortly before midday.In a statement this evening, Leicestershire Police said: "Detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found following a collision in Enderby, Leicestershire."Officers were called at 11.46am today to a road traffic collision in Desford Road, Enderby,...
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One taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash in Cropston Drive,...
A person has been taken to hospital following a collision between a car and a motorbike tonight.The crash, in Cropston Drive, on Coalville's Greenhill estate, was reported to emergency services shortly before 8pm.Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, which sent two crews to the scene, said paramedics were treating one casualty at the scene.However, in a later update, it said the injured person has been taken to hospital.Read more: Two men arrested after woman is killed in road collision in...
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Police launch murder inquiry after woman's body is found in back...
Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman's body was found in the back of a car which had been involved in a collision with a motorbike in Enderby.The collision happened in Desford Road, Enderby yesterday.A post-mortem examination found the woman's injuries were "not consistent" with a collision, Leicestershire Police said this morning.However, the cause of death has not yet been established and inquiries are continuing.The woman has not been formally identified and two...
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Motorcyclist critically ill after collision with car in Coalville
A motorcyclist is critically ill in hospital after he was involved in a collision with a car at the weekend.The rider was injured in a crash shortly before 8pm in Cropston Drive, on Coalville's Greenhill estate, near to the junction with Smith Crescent, Leicestershire Police said.His black Ariel motorbike was involved in a collision with a red Audi A3.In a statement, the force said: "The motorcycle rider was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where he remains in a critical...
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Warning after thug snatches woman's handbag in New Walk,...
Police are searching for a thug who snatched a woman's handbag in Leicester's New Walk.The man targeted the victim as she walked along the city centre footpath, close to Holy Cross Priory Catholic Church, shortly before 7.30pm on Sunday.He ran away and escaped along neighbouring Wellington Street, leaving the woman in tears.Read more: What our readers think of Bradgate Park's plans for the futureShe said the bag contained her bus pass, bank cards, mobile phone and her house keys.A passer-by...
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Heartbreaking message to 'little angel' placed where woman's body...
Flowers and a moving message to a 'little angel' have been placed at the scene where a woman's body was found in the back of a car after it was involved in a collision with a motorbike.The floral tribute was placed in Desford Road, Enderby as police continued to question two men on suspicion of the woman's murder. The collision happened in Desford Road, Enderby, on Sunday.The woman, who was in the back seat of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, Leicestershire Police said.However, a...
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Thurnby Lodge double stabbing: Police appeal for witnesses
Detectives have appealed for witnesses to a fight during which two men suffered stab wounds.The men were injured in Thurncourt Road, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester shortly after 7.30pm on Friday.Two men were arrested at the scene of the incident, which was reported in the Leicester Mercury last week.In a statement issued today, Leicestershire Police said: "During the incident two men sustained stab wounds and were taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre.Read...
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Murder inquiry: Woman found dead in car named as 16-year-old...
Police have named the young woman whose body was found in the back of a car after it crashed into a motorcycle.The deceased has been named as 16-year-old schoolgirl Megan Bannister, from Leicester.Her body was discovered on the back seat of a black Vauxhall Astra in Desford Road, Enderby, at 11.45am on Sunday.In a statement released through Leicestershire Police, the family said: "Megan was our beautiful, talented, loving daughter and sister, and our hearts have been utterly broken by her...
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Group of men ambushed teen in Belgrave Gate and hit him over 20...
A young man suffered broken bones and a gashed head when he was ferociously struck with a bat more than 20 times and kicked on the ground by five men.The "cowardly and brutal" group attack, led by Mohammed Siraj Khan (18), happened when the victim was lured to Belgrave Gate, Leicester, where he was ambushed, the city's crown court was told.Justin Wigoder, prosecuting, said that the night before the beating, Khan and the victim exchanged words in a snooker club regarding a young woman...
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Murder investigation launched after man found injured in St...
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man who was found injured in a city street this afternoon died in hospital.The man, who has not been identified, was discovered seriously injured in St Matthews Way, Leicester city centre shortly after 3pm.He was taken to hospital where he later died, Leicestershire Police said tonight.In a statement, the force said: "Detectives have launched a murder investigation and are working to establish if he sustained his injuries during an...
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Police investigating St Matthews Way death arrest teenager on...
A 17-year-old man was been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man who was found fatally injured in a Leicester street died in hospital.Officers were called to St Matthews Way, on the inner ring road in Leicester, at about 3.10pm yesterday.The victim had been found seriously injured near to the junction with Wharf Street North.Read more: Murder investigation launched after man found injured in St Matthews Way, Leicester dies in hospitalDetectives launched a murder investigation and the...
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Judge says group attack on victim in Belgrave Gate was 'premedita...
An attack on a young man where he was struck with a bat over 20 times was "premeditated, sustained, cowardly, planned and brutal", a judge said.A group of five men, led by Mohammed Siraj Khan (18), attacked the victim who was lured to Belgrave Gate, Leicester, where he was ambushed.The "vicious" beating occurred after Khan of Laurel Road, Highfields, Leicester, and the victim exchanged words in a snooker club over a woman they both knew.Khan then recruited the female to call...
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Trial of former BBC Radio Leicester presenters Tony and Julie...
A jury has been sworn in to try former BBC Radio Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth, who are accused of indecently assaulting boys in an area of parkland in the 1990s.The married couple, of Broughton Astley, deny five counts of outraging public decency by having sex in view of young boys between 1992 and 1996.Julie Wadsworth, 60, and her 69-year-old husband, also deny counts of indecent assault alleged to have been committed in the Atherstone area of Warwickshire.Read more: Judge says...
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Time running out to question Megan Bannister murder suspects
Police have until later this evening to decide whether to charge or release two men arrested on suspicion of the murder of Megan Bannister.
The 16-year-old's body was found in a crashed car in Desford Road, Enderby, at 11.45am on Sunday.
Two men, aged 27 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of her murder, and police initially held them in custody for 36 hours for questioning.
They subsequently applied to magistrates to hold the pair for a further 36 hours and that period runs out this...
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