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Council tax and rent rises ahead for Leicester residents
Politics
'Painful' cuts to services are also on the horizon
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Bathroom fitter's Roman coin find smashes auction estimates
Real Life
The coins are about 1,700 years old
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Leicester's museums and galleries team could win national award - if you vote for them
Museums
Help bring the prize home to Leicester!
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All the low-cost fun events in Leicester for families this half-term
Things to do in Leicestershire
Leicester City Council has put together a guide of things to do
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Europe's new city of love with £2 pints and an ancient fortress to rival Paris
Travel
If you're looking for a romantic break for Valentine's Day or just a weekend away with your partner, then why not try the new city of love
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Homeless man who smashed museum window 'was looking for food'
Crime
Austin Haliday was traced by DNA after cutting himself at the scene
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Nostalgic Leicester steam event to give people chance to travel back in time
Leicester Nostalgia
Fire engines, vintage buses and an old electric bread van will be among the treats
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Repairs to historic Leicestershire site to go ahead - inspite of costs almost doubling
Museums
Moira Furnace is one of the most well-preserved blast furnaces in the country
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Cost surge as Leicestershire tourist attraction in need of repairs
Museums
Leaky roofs and walls have left rooms 'unusable'
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Warning issued as children found playing on frozen Leicestershire canal
Weather
'There is no way of knowing how thick ice is'
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'Intriguing' film on Sir Ken Dodd's life gets Leicester Comedy Festival screening
Leicester Comedy Festival
Get your tickling sticks at the ready!
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Kegworth air disaster: Remembering the 47 lives lost in UK's deadliest M1 crash
Kegworth
The British Midland flight was bound for Northern Ireland and was carrying 126 people on board when it crashed near East Midlands Airport
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Leicester experts aim to shed new light on Ancient Egypt through mummified birds
Leicester University
The University of Leicester is going to be analysing the remains of birds that lived more than 2,000 years ago
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Leicester council staves off bankruptcy with 'painful' service cuts, big council tax rises and land sales
Politics
The city council is 'gambling' on the possibility of getting more Government funding
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Free and low-cost family Christmas events in Leicester
Christmas
The line-up of events includes festive-themed craft sessions, live music performances, cycle rides and, of course, plenty of opportunities to meet Santa
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All the Christmas events at Leicester's Guildhall from festive movies to wreath-making
Christmas
There will also be live music and the annual Christmas craft fair
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Christmas steam day returns to Leicester heritage site this week
Things to do in Leicestershire
The event is a one-day special
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'World famous' Leicestershire shop launches collectable pottery range
Shopping
Range is a 'lovely example of businesses working together'
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Major venues to reopen as Leicester unveils jobs-boosting five-year city plan
Employment
Thousands of creative jobs are aimed as part of the initiative
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Poets to join temple celebrating birthday of Sikhism founder
Sikh communities
Guru Nanak was the first of 10 'born gurus' in the religion
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Leicestershire's 'Best Day Out' finalists revealed for 2024 Tourism and Hospitality Awards
Events
A number of top attractions from the city and county are on the list
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'Worrying and disappointing' - Leicestershire bus users have their say on new £3 cap
The Budget
'It will put people off so they will do less trips'
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Turner-nominated Leicestershire artist David Shrigley installs giant praying mantis at former school
In the News
David Shrigley is loaning his new sculpture to Beauchamp College in Oadby
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'Fascinating' life of Leicestershire's Royal seducer George Villiers explored in exhibition
Museums
The rural boy 'shaped the course of early 17th-century Britain'
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