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Important information – energy rebate payment

5 September 2022 HBBC

We’re launching the next set of £150 energy rebate payments aimed at helping households on low incomes who did not qualify for the payments made earlier this year to those in council tax bands A to D.

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Haunted venues including Bradgate Park and Bosworth Battlefield to host ghost walks

3 September 2022 Leicester Mercury

A female apparition in a stairwell and the feeling of being pushed are among the experiences reported

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Borough Council enforcement officers to wear body cams

1 September 2022 HBBC

Enforcement officers around the borough will soon wear body cameras to provide greater transparency around the actions of enforcement.

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See films for just £3 as Leicester cinema takes part in national celebration of the big screen

28 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

Current blockbusters and cinematic classics will be part of the deal

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Popular pub near Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park needs new landlord or landlady – and it could be you

28 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

The Griffin’s current head is leaving after 20 years

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Man declared dead in car park in Leicester city centre

28 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

Police were at the scene for several hours

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Residents unable to wash and not protected from abuse at ‘inadequate’ and understaffed care home

28 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

The home has had five damning reports in as many visits, inspectors say

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Woman injured in explosion near Bradgate Park ‘should be dead’, says brother

27 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

‘Twenty seconds either way and she’d be safe. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time’

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Bradgate Park and all the other Leicestershire spots named Green Flag award winners for 2022

27 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

They range from small village parks to huge country parks

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Former Lord Mayor of Leicester among 57 death notices from the Leicester Mercury over the past week

26 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

A former Lord Mayor of Leicester is among tributes paid

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One person dead following serious M1 crash involving seven vehicles

26 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

Police have confirmed the collision was fatal

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Hinckley drivers fear another set of roadworks will cause even more traffic chaos

25 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

But the county council has reassured them they won’t make matters worse

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Woman injured in water main ‘explosion’ near Bradgate Park

24 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

People living nearby reported hearing a ‘loud bang’ followed by ‘screaming’

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Music on a sunny afternoon

22 August 2022 HBBC

Local performer Sam Southall wowed the crowds on Saturday afternoon (20 August) with popular covers of popular music in Argents Mead.

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Leicestershire’s favourite green space Bradgate Park in 25 archive Mercury photos

21 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

It’s steeped in history

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Leicester City’s new ‘mobile ticket’ only system sparks anger from fan over elderly supporter fears

18 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

‘I’m so close to handing back my season ticket’

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Plan for giant 100-acre solar farm near Burbage Common which could power up to 18,000 homes

14 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

The solar farm would be on both sides of the M69

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Energy saving hack you can do this weekend to save up to £55 off your electric bills

13 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

The average household energy bill is expected to hit more than £4,000 a year in the next six months

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S.C.R.A.P. Fly-tipping campaign launched

12 August 2022 HBBC

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council are joining a national #SCRAPflytipping campaign to help tackle the growing problem of fly tipping.

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Partnership awarded £67,000 Safer Streets Funding

11 August 2022 HBBC

TWO LEICESTERSHIRE DISTRICTS have been awarded £67,000 to help them to continue their work in tackling anti-social behaviour.

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Historic Burbage store set to get its top floor back with upwards extension plan

10 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

The upper storey was taken off some time in the 1940s, it is thought

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Hinckley tucks in to a Feast

9 August 2022 HBBC

A POPULAR FOOD FESTIVAL wowed the public over the weekend (6 and 7 August) when it returned to Hinckley for its fifth year.

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Bins to be collected from 6am due to heatwave

8 August 2022 HBBC

Householders across Hinckley and Bosworth are being asked to put their rubbish and recycling out by 6am from Wednesday morning (10 August) onwards to help collection crews during the heatwave.

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Double accolade for town parks as Green Flags awarded once again

3 August 2022 HBBC

ONCE AGAIN two Hinckley parks are among the best in the UK after they were each awarded a much-coveted Green Flag – a prestigious accolade that is only awarded to the very best parks and green spaces.

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Review to look at how local communities are run – draft recommendations now available

3 August 2022 HBBC

PEOPLE in Hinckley & Bosworth are being given their say on how their local communities are run.

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Adorable baby monkey named after Fran Kirby to mark Lionesses’ Euro 2022 win

2 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

Fran is an endangered species

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Vote for Bradgate Park to be named UK’s favourite park

1 August 2022 Leicester Mercury

You can now vote to help the local beauty spot claim the title

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Bradgate Park wins Green Flag award for first time ever

31 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

It’s one of 22 winners across Leicestershire

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Zombie apocalypse plans shared by Leicester residents in case of outbreak of reanimated corpses in city

31 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

These are hypothetical – LeicestershireLive understands no zombies are currently swarming the city

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People with these surnames in Leicestershire could be missing out on a share of unclaimed family fortunes

30 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Almost 100 estates have gone unclaimed across the region

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Date for the diary – Feast Hinckley returns to Argents Mead

28 July 2022 HBBC

Feast Hinckley, the food and drink festival organised by the Borough Council, returns to Argents Mead in Hinckley town centre on Saturday and Sunday 6 and 7 August.

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Teen left trapped on fence after trying to leave queue for Rita at Alton Towers

28 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

He changed his mind about riding the rollercoaster and tried to leave the queue

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Bradgate Park visitors warned ahead of 3 days of road closures

28 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

The centre of Newtown Linford will be shut from 9am to 3pm over three days while potholes are repaired other resurfacing work is carried out

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New scheme will help Leicestershire households cut their energy bills

25 July 2022 HBBC

More than 300 homeowners in Leicestershire are eligible for efficiency improvements which will reduce energy costs as well as making households warmer and greener.

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54 death notices from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland from the Leicester Mercury this week

24 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Tributes paid to lost loved ones

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Snap Dragon festival returns to Argents Mead

22 July 2022 HBBC

THE popular Snap Dragon Children and Families Festival is back with three fun filled days for all the family in Hinckley’s Argents Mead.

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Birds killed as poultry farm that housed 32,000 hens and chickens goes up in flames

20 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Surviving birds were seen running around the site the day after the huge blaze

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Drone footage shows scale of large grass fire as it sweeps across wooded area

20 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Flames spread rapidly due to the soaring temperatures on the hottest day of the year

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Tinderbox Leicestershire as ‘scary’ record temperature set, fires break out and streets and parks left deserted

19 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

The fire service was left so stretched it declared a major incident – as Leicestershire baked in a frightening record 39.2C

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Two large blazes tear through farm and recycling plant – live updates

19 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

The farm is in Walton on the Wolds, near Loughborough, and the recycling plant is in Leicester

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Major incident declared as fire service tackles blaze near Bradgate Park

19 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Dozens of firefighters have been tackling the blaze throughout the afternoon

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Large grass fire near Bradgate Park tackled by firefighters – live updates

19 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Five pumps and a water carrier vehicle ar at the scene

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‘It’s not getting easier’ – Mum’s heartrending story on anniversary of son’s death

11 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

Indila Simandi wants to help break the stigma surrounding suicide

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Vintage fire engine charity has just weeks to find new home

10 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

There is a risk the charity’s eight fire engines and other equipment could be lost to Leicestershire

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Tesco and Heinz release joint statement after beans, salad cream and soup taken off shelves

8 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

The supermarket and food manufacturer have reached an agreement after falling out over prices

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Bradgate park opens up its secret garden – so people can meet its bees

8 July 2022 Leicester Mercury

And you can get the chance to meet a hive of bees up close and personal

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Free Summer ‘What’s Going Down’ activity brochure for children, young people and families now available

7 July 2022 HBBC

An electronic brochure packed full of summer activities and events for young people and families in Hinckley and Bosworth can now be downloaded from the Borough Council’s website.

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£5m Low Carbon Innovation Hub to transform green charging and testing at MIRA Technology Park

5 July 2022 HBBC

News issued by the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP).

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Armed Forces honoured in service

1 July 2022 HBBC

A SPECIAL service and parade was held in Hinckley on Saturday (25 June) to show support for the Armed Forces and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falkland conflict.

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Hinckley BID’s 11th annual Soap Box Derby

28 June 2022 HBBC

Press release issued by Hinckley BID:

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