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Winner says why entering 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards could be great for your business

Nominations close August 26 and the black tie awards night is Thursday, October 13, at the King Power Stadium

Birmingham Post

Spooked drivers say 'ghastly' bollards shaped like children are 'stuff of nightmares'

Andrew Cooper posted a video online of the freaky mannequins that line a village street in Leicestershire and said they reminded him of the alien children in sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos

Daily Mirror

Almost half of van drivers leave their vehicle unlocked when parked up

45% of 1,000 drivers surveyed admitted to failing to secure their van when not in use

Wales Online

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McDonald's customer slapped with £50 parking fine after taking two hours to eat his meal

A fast food lover spent nearly two hours eating his food and extra drinks at a McDonald's in Coalville, Leicestershire, before being slapped with the £50 fine for breaching parking rules

Daily Mirror

Nominations are now open for the 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards - here is how to apply

Awards honour 'the businesses that are helping ensure our country’s economic success in these difficult times'

Birmingham Post

Family's ‘unimaginable’ pain as missing dad feared dead after saving son in lake

Aran Chada, 51, from Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, is feared dead after vanishing at Lake Garda, in Italy, while rescuing his 14-year-old son on a family holiday

Daily Mirror

Why Glamorgan batter turned down chance to surpass Brian Lara's world record score

Glamorgan star Sam Northeast scored a mammoth 410 not out against Leicestershire but he turned down the chance to try and surpass Brian Lara's world record score of 510

Daily Mirror

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'Hero' Brit dad feared drowned after jumping into Lake Garda to save son is pictured

Aran Chada, a 51-year-old sales director from near Loughborough, Leicestershire, has been named as the 'hero' dad who is feared to have drowned in Lake Garda, while on holiday in Italy

Daily Mirror

Glamorgan’s Sam Northeast hits historic 410 not out in win over Leicestershire

An enormous total before his side declared to halt his chase of the record

The Independent UK

Super Sam Northeast smashes records with stunning 410 not out for Glamorgan in nail-biting win over Leicestershire

The middle-order batsman notched the highest score in the club's 101-year First Class history

Wales Online

Red Arrows route mapped and full schedule today as jets travel across country

Farnborough Air Show is hosting the RAF squadron who will fly from their home base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire at 11.58am before heading to Farnborough via Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire

Daily Mirror

Dog impaled by stick on horror walk survives 'nothing short of a miracle'

Amanda Coleman, from Leicestershire, feared the worst when her three-year-old Labrador Poppy was speared in the neck by a stick, and says it's a 'miracle' she survived thanks to a talented vet

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel ‘silent on scandal’ of adviser role for accused ex-police chief

Mike Veale has been living ‘the life of Riley on £100,000 a year’, Parliament has been told.

The Independent UK

Simon Harmer helps Essex into strong position against Gloucestershire

Tom Alsop hit a century as Sussex finished day one on 407 for four against Leicestershire.

The Independent UK

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Birmingham Post

In full - The Top 500 Companies in the East Midlands 2022

The 2022 BusinessLive list of the 500 biggest businesses in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Birmingham Post

460 acres of north Leicestershire countryside sold to Davidsons and Barwood Homes for new 'garden village'

Sale has been a decade in the making, requiring 'extensive collaboration and local knowledge'

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s hard getting money to stretch’: single mothers say they need support

Women in Leicestershire on how soaring bills have hit their finances – and why one-off payments aren’t enough

Evening Standard

England Lions include Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in exciting squad for South Africa clashes

England Lions have called up 17-year-old Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed to a 13-man squad to face South Africa in a pair of 50-over matches.

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Birmingham Post

The BusinessLive Top 500 Companies in the East Midlands 2022: Part Two – Numbers 350-201

We continue our 2022 rundown of the biggest companies in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

Birmingham Post

Fisher German helps David Wilson win 170 homes appeal

David Wilson Homes and Anthony Raymond Shuttlewood took the case to a public inquiry after being turned down

Daily Mirror

UK police boss under fire for saying US abortion decision 'triumph' for democracy

Rupert Matthews who is Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner made the comments but claimed they were not about women’s right to abortion

The Times of India

Virat Kohli has seen the worst, he will be back in form in series vs England, says Mohammad Kaif

When will we see Virat Kohli, the prolific run machine again? He gave us all a glimpse of his old self in the warm-up match that the Indians played against Leicestershire, scoring 33 and 67 in the two innings.

Daily Mirror

'I wake up every day with no memory of last 23 years - I think fiancé is kidnapper'

Chloe Barnard, 29, from Leicestershire, has such bad amnesia that she regularly wakes up thinking she is six-years-old and even mistakes her fiancé for a kidnapper - he has to remind her who he is each day

The Times of India

Ashwin returns to snap two wickets, Gill hits 62 on final day of warm-up match

LEICESTER: Opener Shubman Gill struck a sublime fifty while Ravichandran Ashwin snapped two wickets after making his first appearance in the game following his recovery from a COVID-19 infection as India's warm-up match against Leicestershire ended in a draw on Sunday.

The Hindu

Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19

Rohit had batted on first day of the ongoing warm-up game against Leicestershire but didn't take field on the second day

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