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Motorists cautioned over icy roads in Leicestershire after snowfall - BBC News

Highways officials in Leicestershire are asking motorists to only travel if necessary after snow and cold weather hit the county. The Met Office has warned drivers to expect treacherous conditions as ice forms on the roads. The Highways Agency said ... More...

Leicestershire council leader set to face standards inquiry - Leicester Mercury

Leicestershire County Council leader David Parsons is facing an investigation by a standards watchdog over alleged expenses irregularities. A cross-party panel of councillors looking at the issue – involving more than £5,000 – said yesterday it had ... More...

Leicestershire announce return to profit - BBC News

Leicestershire Cricket Club have announced a profit of nearly £300,000 for their last financial year. The club lost more than £400,000 for the previous year, but success in the FL t20 and a lucrative home game against India has turned that around. More...

Leicestershire receive financial boost - ESPN.co.uk

Leicestershire's success in Twenty20 cricket in 2011, as well as the generosity of their supporters, has helped the club to record a profit of £294,000 for the year - a remarkable turnaround in the county's finances from 12 months ago, when they announced ... More...

Overnight closures of the M6 and M1 at Catthorpe Interchange in Leicestershire during February - PR-USA.net

As work continues on the Highways Agency scheme to replace the Catthorpe Viaduct in Leicestershire there will be a series of overnight closures of the M6 southbound at the Catthorpe Interchange in early February. The M6 will be closed southbound between ... More...

Andrew Bridgen MP Hosts Meeting Of All Parish Councils - AboutMyArea

Andrew Bridgen MP for North West Leicestershire has invited all Parish Councils in North West Leicestershire to a forum to discuss new powers and opportunities being offered to them through the Localism Act. Andrew Bridgen said ‘This Bill will shift ... More...

Leicestershire County Council approves £4m to improve broadband - Broadband Expert (blog)

The Broadband Delivery UK program was set up by the government to improve the country’s current broadband infrastructure. There’s a lot of work to be done to bring even basic Internet access to most of Britain’s rural regions. One of the goals of ... More...

MP Visits Voluntary Action Leicestershire - AboutMyArea

Andrew said: "It was a pleasure to meet the staff and volunteers at Voluntary Action Leicestershire. I would encourage as many people in North West Leicestershire as possible to get involved. "The staff at Voluntary Action can help with setting up a ... More...

Daily Mail duped by fake snow over Lutterworth Leicestershire - Anorak

THE Daily Mail has been duped into publishing a story about the BBC. The Mail received a photo purporting to show a screen grab of snow in Lutterworth Leicestershire. There was no snow. BBC viewer Shanda Lear does not exist. It was a fake produced by Jody ... More...

UK unveils rare Roman helmet mistaken for bucket - YAHOO!

The so-called Hallaton Helmet was found 10 years ago during the excavation of an Iron Age shrine at Hallaton in Leicestershire, central England. At the time, archaeologists used to finding more instantly recognizable gold and silver coins joked that they ... More...

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