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The Latest Breaking News from Leicester

Leicester factory workers strike after rejecting fresh pay offer

Management said Unite union members had turned down an improved offer of a 7 per cent increase

Birmingham Post

Watches of Switzerland leaves Leicester trading estate for new HQ fit for a £1.5bn turnover brand

CEO Brian Duffy, 'We’re the biggest watch retailer in the world, based right here in Leicester'

Birmingham Post

Big Interview: Cooke Optics CEO Tim Pugh on the UK lens maker used on The Last of Us, The Batman and new Wes Anderson movie Asteroid City

Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas have all used Cooke Optics lenses made in Leicester

Birmingham Post

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Residents of 'UK's unhappiest place' defend their neighbourhood as it 'has potential'

People living in Melton, Leicestershire, disagreed with an Office for National Statistics survey which ranked the borough as the most unhappy place in the UK - and said the area has potential

Daily Mirror

Cardiff City transfer news as Leicester City defender signs and bullish youngster wants to 'influence' Bulut's decision

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'We've seen jail car park where missing English king may be buried – and have doubts'

The historian who discovered Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester reckons she's struck gold again at another car park – but fellow experts aren't too sure

Daily Mirror

Film-maker Fyzal Boulifa: ‘I need to engage with my country in this strange time of identity crisis’

The acclaimed British-Moroccan director, who made his name with 2019’s Lynn + Lucy, on growing up in white working-class Leicester, filming with nuance and the brutality of London

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Identical twins who started singing before they could speak wow TV judges

The sisters talent was revealed while growing up in Leicester and being part of their mother's church community

Daily Mirror

Leicester Travelodge Hotel and Grosvenor Casino sold for almost £9m

The 95 room hotel opened in 2004 and underwent a £325,000 refurbishment in 2014

Birmingham Post

Police start second river search in effort to find woman who went missing 17 years ago

Malgorzata Wnuczek was last seen getting on a bus as she left work.

The Independent UK

DMU architecture students win Pam Allardice memorial prizes

The fund celebrates the contribution of Pam Allardice, who died in 2020, to Leicestershire property and construction scene

Birmingham Post

Murder investigation after man and toddler killed in Anwick lorry crash

Police launch murder investigation after crash near Sleaford

The Independent UK

AI tech start-up Cyferd opens head office in Leicester

'The move is a testament to Cyferd’s belief in the potential of Leicester as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship'

Birmingham Post

Katie Boulter wins battle of the Britons with Jodie Burrage in Nottingham final

Boulter secured her first WTA Tour title close to her home town of Leicester

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Birmingham Post

Revenues and profits up at Everards brewery as pubs recover from pandemic

Everards manages more than 150 pubs and has a new brewery near junction 21 of the M1 outside Leicester

The Guardian - UK

‘Gambling controlled him’: inquest into man’s death to look at Betfair role

Annie Ashton is haunted by how easy it was for her husband, Luke, to gamble. Leicester inquest will examine if more could have been done to prevent his death

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Download headliners Metallica make 'lifeline' donation to local homeless charity

Thrash icons donate £40,000 to homeless charity based near Download festival site in Leicester, England

Birmingham Post

Leicester factory workers threatening to strike over pay

Union warns Trelleborg’s customers ‘will not be pleased if their supply chains are disrupted by the company’s greed’

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Digital Marketing Conference taking place in Leicester this month

There will be speakers talking about the future of digital support as well as networking opportunities

Birmingham Post

Aggregate Industries wins £47m road-mending deal

Leicestershire and Leicester city council deal will see it maintain 3,000 miles of roads – including pothole repairs

The Independent UK

Police search river and man arrested in hunt for woman who vanished 17 years ago

Man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting course of justice after Malgorzata Wnuczek disappeared in 2006

Manchester Evening News

Aitch 'obsessed' SUPERFAN, 12, may finally get to meet rapper after TikTok goes viral

Marlee Matthews, an autistic boy from Leicester, made headlines last year when Manchester-born rapper Aitch spotted him

Birmingham Post

Walkers commits to one of biggest crisp factories in the world with £58m investment

Investment in Leicester factory will create 100 new jobs and make operations greener

Daily Mirror

Newsboy's horseracing selections for Tuesday's four meetings, including Southwell Nap

Newsboy expects his Nap, Presenting Pete, to wrap up the starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (4.20) at Southwell, and also fancies Makeen to run a big race for Julie Camacho at Leicester in the 3.30

Nottingham Post

BBC Radio Nottingham staff to walk out for 48 hours this week in dispute

Current plans would see BBC Radio Nottingham's afternoon show coming from Leicester during the week

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