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The Latest Breaking News from Leicestershire

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'

Birmingham Post

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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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

Birmingham Post

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

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

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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

The Hindu

County cricket: Hampshire’s thrilling chase keeps pressure on leaders Surrey

Liam Dawson’s 67 helped Hampshire to a win against Yorkshire that lifted them to within three points of Surrey

The Guardian - UK

Nottinghamshire hammer Leicestershire to return to the summit

Left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White starred with four for 15 and Dane Paterson took three for 30 as Leicestershire capitulated.

The Independent UK

Man taken ill at Download Festival dies

Has taken from the famous east Midlands rock music festival by paramedics after becoming unwell shortly before Iron Maiden came on stage

Manchester Evening News

Pub owned by England cricketer Stuart Broad ‘severely damaged’ by fire

The Tap & Run was named Pub of the Year 2021 in Leicestershire.

The Independent UK

Matt Parkinson secures family bragging rights as Lancashire beat Leicestershire

Defending champions Kent suffered a second South Group defeat to Essex.

The Independent UK

Lost lanes of the Midlands: five great cycle routes in the heart of England

Taking in backcountry from Leicestershire to Shropshire, these 30 to 50-mile routes, included in a new book, feature beautiful villages, countryside and places to stay

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Birmingham Post

Plans for 2,750 new homes will bring £1bn in benefits to south Leicestershire, says council boss

It will have two primary schools and more than 50 acres of retail and employment space which could create around 2,500 jobs

Birmingham Post

More than 100 jobs available with big Leicestershire employers including Everards, Arriva and Co-op

Central England Co-op has more than 60 vacancies across the Leicestershire area and Arriva Midlands has 35

Birmingham Post

Record first half for Topps Tiles as revenue hits £119m

The Leicestershire tile retailer says the demand for home improvements remains 'robust'

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs to slip Queen's Jubilee debate as party plots general election tactics

Backbenchers in target seats ordered to away-day in Leicestershire say "no one wants to go" and Boris Johnson is "trying the patience of even the most true blue Tory"

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Daily Record

NHS manager 'called ex-colleague fat cow' after she was diagnosed with MS

Shaun Chadwick is a senior executive partner at Spectrum Health in Leicestershire.

Birmingham Post

Leicestershire architect helps win planning for 'transformational regeneration project' in Loughborough

Complex will include a luxury penthouse with a master en-suite, study and a roof terrace

Evening Standard

Hunt for twin girls, 11, missing from Leicestershire village

Twin 11-year-old girls have disappeared from their home in a Leicestershire village, sparking an urgent police appeal.

The Independent UK

Twin girls, 11, reported missing in Leicestershire found safe and well

Gracie and Millie Bennett were located in Mountsorrel on Wednesday morning

Daily Mirror

Twin girls, 11, reported missing from their home sparking search found 'safe and well'

Sisters Gracie and Millie Bennett, 11, had been reported missing in Leicestershire on Tuesday evening, prompting a police search and urgent appeal to members of the public

Daily Mirror

'Radiant' young mum, 22, found dead leaving son behind as friends share sorrow

Jordi-Mai Richardson was found dead at her home in Barwell in Leicestershire last Monday, promoting a great outpouring of grief from those who knew the 22-year-old

The Independent UK

‘Bearded’ mother who ‘looked like a bear’ before shedding 9st reveals secret to her incredible transformation

Leicestershire mother-of-three Ruth Greary, 37, has never felt sexier after losing more than 9st

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