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Record results for Leicestershire building society

CEO - 'The results demonstrate our commitment to provide all customers with good outcomes'

Birmingham Post

He loves the big stage – Rehan Ahmed backed to shine when Ashes call comes

Ahmed has hit four half-centuries and claimed six wickets in seven county championship appearances in 2023.

The Independent UK

Search is on for best new buildings to go forward for the 2023 Leicestershire ProCon Awards

'Winning a ProCon award – or being a finalist – is a great achievement for everyone who works on a successful project'

Birmingham Post

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Alun Thomas obituary

Other lives: Teacher, community volunteer and local politician in Leicestershire and Derbyshire

The Guardian - UK

Two arrests in Leicestershire over £120m cocaine haul hidden in charcoal

The National Crime Agency said around 1.6 tonnes of cocaine was found in 800 sacks of charcoal that was on a ship travelling from Panama.

The Independent UK

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison – Parole Board

Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.

The Independent UK

School placement for autistic child set to cost family £14K in transport bills

Emma Carvell has been fighting Leicestershire County Council to help find a specialist primary school for her son Lewis Massey, 5, who has autism and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)

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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

Birmingham Post

Mum with such bad migraines she suffers 'six-week hangovers' and has to hide from kids

Kerry Spalding, who is from Hinckley, Leicestershire, has been suffering with chronic migraines for decades after initially collapsing from a "horrific" pain in her head

Daily Mirror

Artist drops five dress sizes in weeks after photos 'give her a kick up the backside'

Sally Cooper became more determined than ever to tackle her weight after seeing photos of herself at her heaviest and so she joined a Slimming World group in Leicestershire

Daily Mirror

The confusing town where people are unsure of which county they're in

It's an easy mistake to make in the Leicestershire town, with the postcode being DE74, Derby the nearest city and to add to the confusion, the town is next to what was formerly known as Nottingham East Midlands Airport.

Nottingham Post

Leicestershire offer parable for English cricket: teams should serve, not just sell

The perpetual strugglers have a mission beyond simply shaking people down and offer a reminder of what sport can be

The Guardian - UK

'Distressed' boy 'tried to save pal who couldn't swim' before teen pulled from river died

The boy, who is believed to be a pupil in Year 8, was pulled from the River Soar in Leicestershire on Saturday evening but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later

Daily Mirror

Boy dies after being pulled from river in Leicestershire

Three of the teenagers were found safe, but the fourth was rescued and died at the scene

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Boy dies after being pulled from river as 3 teens rescued from water by 'masses of police'

The teenage boy, who has not been identified, was rescued from the River Soar in Leicestershire at around 9.15pm last night, but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Bridgen becomes first Reclaim MP after expulsion from Tories

Leicestershire MP was kicked out by Conservatives for comparing Covid vaccines to Holocaust

Nottingham Post

Police appeal over teenager reported missing from Long Eaton

He has links to the Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire areas

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Labuschagne’s 170 puts Glamorgan in charge against Yorkshire

Marnus Labuschagne hit 170 not out as Glamorgan set their host 492 to win just before the heavens opened at Headingley

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Madeleine McCann's sister speaks for first time since her disappearance at vigil

The ceremony took place in the McCann's home village of Rothley, Leicestershire, with Amelie lighting a candle for her sister on Wednesday night at the 16th year anniversary of her disappearance

The Guardian - UK

Creasy harassment concern raised with Leicestershire police by Labour MPs

Move by senior party figures comes after fellow MP said she was worried about how force was handling crimes against woman

The Guardian - UK

Stella Creasy says police ‘green lighting’ trolls to target politicians’ children

MP questions police response that troll who tried to have her children removed was ‘entitled’ to call her an ‘extremist’

Birmingham Post

Business patrons backing ProCon Leicestershire in 2023

21 business patrons are backing the ProCon Leicestershire network of property and construction professionals and firms

Birmingham Post

Unipart taking on hundreds at huge new Jaguar Land Rover global parts distribution centre

Unipart eventually expects to have 1,000 people working on the 238 acre logistics campus in west Leicestershire

Birmingham Post

April round-up of East Midlands movers and shakers

Changes at Azets, Premier Logistics, Nottingham University Business School, Allison Homes, PKF Smith Cooper, Blueprint Interiors, IMA Architects, The Speakers Agency and Wattbike

AAP

Cool Handscomb guides Leicestershire to memorable win

Australian Test batter Peter Handscomb has shone once more, guiding Leicestershire to a memorable win in England's county championship.

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