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Leicestershire's bizarre maritime-themed pub with a boat-shaped bar
Leicester Nostalgia
The Sea Around Us has to be one of the strangest - and most delightful - concepts for a theme pub in the heart of the Midlands
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Jewry Wall Museum revamp in pictures
Museums
The project has been hit by delay after delay, but work is now progressing
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Villagers in Leicestershire compete in annual Easter Monday 'bottle kicking' contest
Easter
The contest between Hallaton and Medbourne takes place every Easter Monday and participants compete to bring a wooden barrel of beer across a boundary stream in their respective village
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Memory Lane - Rewinding the years to the 90s - on sale now
History
Revisit some of the highlights and nostalgic aspects of the decade
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Four decades on, divisions over Dirty Thirty remain
Leicester Nostalgia
The strikes in Leicestershire - involving just 30 men - began in March 1984
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The 'Dirty 30' turns 40 - a look back at the first 25 years
Leicester Nostalgia
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Miners' Strike we revisit a 2009 conversation with the legendary Leicestershire strikers in 'Return of the Dirty 30'
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Army detonates WW2 bomb found by metal detectorists in Leicestershire
Leicestershire Police
Metal detectorists uncovered the 'suspected shell' over the weekend
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I visited an exhibition that celebrates African voices and left feeling seen and heard
Leicester News
Our reporter Sali Shobowale took a trip to Serendipity's new exhibition, Unspoken: African Dialogues
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Wall of village war memorial left in ruins after hit by tanker
County News
The driver was believed to be struggling to make a tight turn
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'Glamorous' bronze figure found in Leicestershire bedroom could spark bidding war
Leicester Nostalgia
The wedding gift was designed by renowned sculptor Josef Lorenzl
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The secret language of Leicestershire's coal miners
Leicester Nostalgia
Local coal miners used phrases and words that were unique to the county
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What Leicestershire looked like back in 1988 according to Mercury archive photos
Leicester Nostalgia
A trip down memory lane through our archives
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I tried to follow in the footsteps of Leicester's Romans but it was all Greek to me
Leicester City Council
I tried to follow the new Leicester Heritage Trail for the city's Roman past, before switching to the Wyggeston Family
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Leicester at war with the World War Two blitz shown in Mercury archive images
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During the Second World War, as a major city Leicester did not escape damage
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40 years of the Diwali switch-on in Leicester
Leicester Nostalgia
The first switch-on event was held in 1983
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The Leicestershire stately home that was burnt down and turned into rubble for the M1
Leicester Nostalgia
Firefighters even helped to fan the flames
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What Leicestershire looked like back in 1979 according to Mercury archive photos
History
We've gone back to the start of the Thatcher years
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What Leicestershire looked like back in 1990 according to Mercury archive photos
History
We've gone back to the year that Hubble launched and Thatcher quit
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Memories of Leicester's iconic mint factory Fox's celebrated in Mercury archive images
History
The iconic image of a polar bear standing on a mint that is still recognisable today
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Test your knowledge of Leicester's lost pubs in our picture quiz
History
Leicester has sadly lost a number of pubs over the years
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Leicestershire shops we've loved and lost as Wilko prepares to join them on the great retail park in the sky
Leicester shopping
What we'd give to be dragged around these on just one more Saturday shopping trip
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Belgrave Gate through the years in 15 Leicester Mercury archive photographs
Leicester Nostalgia
We've taken a shopping trip down Memory Lane
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Pub once owned by Henry VIII also known for serving up spirits with ghost sightings through the years
Leicester Nostalgia
The Anne of Cleves in Melton is steeped in history and has a long record of the paranormal too
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Leicester's long lost grand castle that was not good enough for Richard III
Richard III
A brief history of the castle that once proudly stood in Leicester
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Emmerdale
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Emmerdale
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Emmerdale
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Coronation Street
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Driver crashed into wall on trip to buy cigarettes after having 'a lot to drink'
Courts
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Update on personal tax allowance £20k - current rates and Treasury response
HMRC
The amount you can earn before being taxed hasn't risen since 2021
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Coronation Street
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Death in Paradise
Ardal O'Hanlon played DI Jack Mooney on Death in Paradise and fans have been quick to hail him as the best detective on the show to date
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Emmerdale fans only just realising where they've seen Joe Tate's doctor before
Emmerdale
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
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
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.
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Primark's £7 pyjama bottoms 'so cute' shoppers say they'd wear them out
Shopping
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
Dogs
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'
Courts
Leanne Robbins was nearly three times the legal drink-driving limit
Update on personal tax allowance £20k - current rates and Treasury response
HMRC
The amount you can earn before being taxed hasn't risen since 2021