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Hospice aiming to connect <P>A children's hospice charity is looking to find ways to boost its coffers by using websites such as Facebook and Twitter.</P> <P> Rainbows, in...
Wind farm bid prompts objections <P>Objections have been lodged to proposals for a wind farm.</P> <P>Leicestershire County Council's cabinet agreed it was opposed to the proposed...
Stroke sufferer Janet's recipe for a full life <P>Cooking a Sunday lunch or whisking up a batch of cakes is part of Janet Mertz's everyday life – thanks to the support of a volunteer...
Chocolate treat <P>Hundreds of chocolate eggs were delivered to children in hospital. </P> <P>The out-of-season treat was arranged by Tesco at the George Eliot...
More talent is needed for show <P>More singers, dancers and talented people of all ages are needed for a charity show.</P> <P>The Leicester's Got Talent event is due to take place...
Woman tended cannabis plants <P>A young Vietnamese woman ended up working in a cannabis factory after her widowed mum sold her home to send her to England to pursue a ...
Free fitness sessions <P>Participants in this year's Race For Life are being offered a free eight-week fitness programme from Saturday.</P> <P>Gym membership, nutritional...
Model pupils map out the village in 3-D <P>A model of a Leicestershire village has been built by primary school children.</P> <P>The three-dimensional map depicts the streets and buildings...
Heartbreak for pupils and teachers after Leicester girl dies in crash <p>Pupils and teachers wept as they were told that a 12-year-old girl had been killed in a car crash.</p> <p>Samantha Arnold, of Eyres Monsell,...</p>
Leicester MPs praise Gordon Brown for making 'right decision' to resign <P>City Labour MPs have praised Gordon Brown for making "the right decision" to resign as Prime Minister and leader of his party.</P> <P>The shock...
New MPs start work with historic talks as backdrop <p>THREE new MPs from Leicestershire have started work in Westminster.</p> <p>Labour's Liz Kendall and Conservative MPs Andrew Bridgen and Nicky...</p>
Lib Dems blame the failure to win on hung parliament 'scare stories' <p>It was supposed to be the dawn of three-party politics, with a nationwide Liberal Democrat surge on the back of 'Cleggmania'.</p> <p>But in...</p>
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Latest Leicestershire News headlines from the BBC. Click a headline for more, or click here to visit the BBC News website.
BBC News - Leicestershire:
Further charges over man's death A 24-year-old man is charged in connection with the death of a man in Leicester.
Woman dies in four-car M1 crash A woman dies in a four-vehicle crash on the M1 in Leicestershire.
Man charged over 'cannabis' find A man is charged after a suspected cannabis factory is discovered in a Leicestershire town.
Council cuts may axe 1,000 jobs Up to 1,000 jobs could go at Leicester City Council in an effort to save millions of pounds over the next four years.
Family tribute to stabbing victim The father of a man stabbed to death in Loughborough pays tribute to a "dearly loved son".
Charity clothing banks are stolen Three large green metal charity clothing banks are stolen from locations in Leicestershire.
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News from Leicestershire Constabulary
• Further charges in connection with murder of Adrian Bridgeman • Big Tidy Up on Rally Park • Drug supply charges in Hinckley • Gutter fraudster convicted • Four arrested following drugs warrant in Loughborough • Cannabis factory discovered in Loughborough • Three men charged in connection with burglaries • Man sentenced for jewellery robbery • Delays possible in Leicester city centre • Statement from family of Nitu Babu Das • Suspected counterfeit goods confiscated • £750,000 of assets confiscated from jailed men • Campaign to tackle the trade in stolen goods in Leicester • Police charge two people with the murder of 23-year-old man in Loughborough • Police and Council to take part in live web chat in Leicester
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