Lock up homes - burglars are about
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01/01/1900
Police have urged people to improve their home security after a series of burglaries....
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Hotline to a ghostly vigil
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01/01/1900
A ghost in the system caused an incorrect telephone number to be published in yesterday's Leicester Mercury....
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Designs on charity cash
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01/01/1900
A designer from Leicester has swapped his computer for a bicycle to take part in a European coast-to-coast...
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£100m bid could create homes to cut waiting list
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01/01/1900
Council bosses are preparing to bid for £100 million of Government money to build new council homes...
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Viva Caroline! Britain's best young vegan
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01/01/1900
A 16-year-old girl has been crowned Britain's best young vegetarian.
Caroline Butterwich,...
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Chance to abseil at stadium
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01/01/1900
Daredevils will be taking part in a charity abseil off the Leicester Tigers stadium.
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Top brass play Spanish opera
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01/01/1900
De Montfort Hall will feature the rare spectacle of a Spanish-set opera played by a traditional British...
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Floral petition
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01/01/1900
More than 400 people have signed an internet petition calling for more flowers in a town....
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Greed sees couple sent to jail
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01/01/1900
A well-off couple who lived a life of luxury financed by greed and dishonesty have been jailed....
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Quiet celebration to mark 70 years of marriage
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01/01/1900
A couple are celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary this week.
Kenneth and Hilda...
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