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There are SIX Leicesters around the world - these are the other five

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We've trawled the internet to find out about the other Leicesters

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Family launches statue bid for Leicester's heavyweight boxing great

Leicester Nostalgia

Larry Gains won his greatest fight almost a century ago

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Queen's rebellion letter from 16th century smashes auction expectations

Leicester Nostalgia

The letter is signed ' Mary the quene'

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Rare Queen Mary I letter linked to Leicestershire uprising set for auction

Leicester Nostalgia

The handwritten letter was penned back in 1554

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Leicestershire MP hits out at 'distressing' funding cut for listed places of worship scheme

Dr Luke Evans claims the future of some sites is now being left in limbo

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Repairs to historic Leicestershire site to go ahead - inspite of costs almost doubling

Moira Furnace is one of the most well-preserved blast furnaces in the country

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Memory Lane - The War Years - on sale now

This Memory Lane special edition, packed with stunning archive images and content, looks back at the 1940s

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Meet the man determined to preserve Leicestershire's wartime memories and stories

Leicester Nostalgia

A new podcast will aim to keep stories alive for future generations

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Concerns raised as school launches bid to demolish historic bell tower

The school insists it is showing 'significant signs of deterioration'

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'Very rare' Dambusters hero collection smashes Leicestershire auction estimates

Leicester Nostalgia

A fierce bidding war broke out

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From boarded up to beautiful - the fascinating story of St Martin's Square in Leicester

Leicester Nostalgia

LeicestershireLive spoke to Sir Peter Soulsby, who revealed some fascinating facts about the area

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See inside amazing historic Leicestershire home that you can only visit three times a year

Tours are not held very often - but we were given a rare glimpse

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The fascinating story of the last woman to be publicly dissected in Leicester

Leicester Nostalgia

Hannah Read was found guilty 'despite a lack of evidence'

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'Very rare' Dambusters hero collection set to go under the hammer

Leicester Nostalgia

Interest is expected from 'far and wide' according to auctioneers

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Leicester City Mayor 'would love' to see return of huge Abbey Park Show

Leicester Nostalgia

The show first took place in the 1940s until it was scrapped nearly 30 years ago

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29 great pictures of Gary Lineker like you've never seen him before

These photos from the archive that show Leicester City icon wasn't just great on the pitch but entertaining off it as well

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'Bombshell' evidence claims Richard III did have Princes in the Tower killed

'Smoking gun' evidence has reportedly been discovered

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Take a journey back through time as the M1 turns 65

The 193-mile network has come a long way from its original format

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Historic Leicester pubs we've loved and lost over the decades

Do you remember any of these pubs?

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The bodies found in Leicestershire and the East Midlands that have never been identified

Can you help solve these mysteries?

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Private Hill's diary: A British Army medic's first-hand experience of D-Day operations

Private Hill served with the Royal Army Medical Corps for six years during the Second World War, seeing action in Egypt, Libya, Palestine, France, Belgium and Germany

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Daughter shares father's 'incredible' handwritten account of D-Day invasion discovered after his death

'As I lay beneath the trees that night, I thought about the awfulness', wrote 20-year-old Tom Rennocks, from Barrow-upon-Soar

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Leicestershire veteran describes 'absolute chaos' of D-Day landing

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In an interview from our archives, Neville Hassall said Steven Spielberg got it right.

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D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemorative Special - on sale now

"We understood the importance of what we were doing and why we had to do it. But it didn’t make it any better.”

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Garden centre's no-dogs policy is 'great news', say LeicestershireLive readers

Gates said it has made the 'difficult decision' to ban dogs from its new garden centre

Driver crashed into wall on trip to buy cigarettes after having 'a lot to drink'

Leanne Robbins was nearly three times the legal drink-driving limit

Update on personal tax allowance £20k - current rates and Treasury response

The amount you can earn before being taxed hasn't risen since 2021

Coronation Street fans 'work out' horror kidnap twist as Rob Donovan victim 'sealed'

Coronation Street

Coronation Street fans are convinced that one resident will have a huge part to play in the upcoming armed siege, as it was confirmed that Rob Donovan would make his grand return.

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Emmerdale fans only just realising where they've seen Joe Tate's doctor before

Emmerdale Joe Tate’s mysterious recently made his debut - and fans were left floored after they realised who the actor is that plays him

Emmerdale legend 'to return' after 26 years in Kim Tate twist - and she should be worried

Emmerdale viewers are convinced a 90s legend will be returning to the Dales to help Joe Tate take down his step-grandmother Kim Tate

Emmerdale fans 'feel sick' as they 'know' what John has really done with Anthony's body

Emmerdale John revealed where Anthony's body is - but some viewers are convinced he's lying

Coronation Street star's boyfriend makes unexpected cameo in ITV soap

Coronation Street

Coronation Street fans were stunned as they realised Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel Osbourne, had his real-life partner on the soap.

Emmerdale Emmerdale fans only just realising Dingle icon has totally different real voice after 29 years A Dingle icon on Emmerdale has left fans seriously baffled after hearing their real accent

Primark's £7 pyjama bottoms 'so cute' shoppers say they'd wear them out

Primark shoppers are obsessed with the retailer's new pyjama bottoms, with many saying they would wear the "cute" items outside

Garden centre's no-dogs policy is 'great news', say LeicestershireLive readers

Gates said it has made the 'difficult decision' to ban dogs from its new garden centre

Driver crashed into wall on trip to buy cigarettes after having 'a lot to drink'

Leanne Robbins was nearly three times the legal drink-driving limit

Update on personal tax allowance £20k - current rates and Treasury response

The amount you can earn before being taxed hasn't risen since 2021