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Calls to stop feeding birds by cars at park - Leicester Mercury
The 52-year-old, from Rushey Mead, who asked not to be named, said: "I feed the birds once a week and I try to feed them near the water, but sometimes the birds are all in the car park and I can't get to the water." A spokesman for Leicester City ...
Detectives investigate murder at kebab shop - Leicester Mercury
The 36-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous, was struck twice by an attacker wielding a foot-long machete outside a city centre pub last September. The forklift driver's right hand was sliced across the palm and then severed at the wrist, ...
'Seek help if you are being abused' - Leicester Mercury
The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, said her husband verbally and physically abused her for two years and even hit her in front of her mother. But she was told if she reported the abuse or tried to leave him, she would bring shame upon her ...
Police's response to 'drug driver' tip-off is criticised - Leicester Mercury
The reader, who has asked to remain anonymous, criticised police for not coming out immediately to investigate his report. The man, who took the pictures in Upper Tichborne Street, Highfields, Leicester, on Tuesday afternoon, said: "I was fully ...
Not Posh enough? Sven reveals one reason why Becks didn't sign for Leicester City - Leicester Mercury
A member of the audience at the event, who asked not to be named, said: "Sven was asked if he had ever tried to sign David Beckham for Leicester. "He hesitated and then said he did meet up with Beckham and his wife at an event and spoke to him with a ...
Job fears as hospitals chiefs bid to tackle £7m overspend - Leicester Mercury
One consultant, who asked not to be named, said: "Everyone is hugely sceptical, but they are willing to help and share ideas. But this is very conditional on seeing change happen and that it is sustained. "There is a lot of anger at why money is still ...
Leicester's hospitals in bid to stave off 'a financial disaster' - Leicester Mercury
One nurse, who asked not to be named, said: "We're all worried about what is happening and how we are going to manage if we aren't paid. Operations will have to be cancelled if we stop using agency nurses as there won't be enough. ...
Burglar stabbed a woman in the stomach with a kitchen knife - Leicester Mercury
Recovering at her mother's house yesterday, the woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "The people at the hospital told me I would have bled to death ...
A man has described the terrifying moment an armed gang burst into a family ... - Leicester Mercury
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, spoke to the Leicester Mercury to warn people of the high crime rate in parts of the east African country. ...
Gangs of rustlers have stolen two flocks of sheep in raids on Leicestershire ... - Leicester Mercury
The farmers did not want to be identified. However, Andrew Rees, Leicestershire chairman of the National Farmers Union, said: "I would urge all sheep ...
Two youth centres could be closed to save a council money. - Leicester Mercury
A member of staff at one of the centres, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "There are a lot of things I want to say but at the moment I can't. ...
Traders fear business will be hit if Tesco opens new store - Leicester Mercury
A spokesperson for a sandwich bar in King Street, who did not want to be identified, said: "Tesco is bad news for local business. ...
Sergeant Michelle Zakoscielny said Wright's involvement with officers had ... - Leicester Mercury
A customer, who also did not want to be identified, said: "Many people on the estate are genuinely frightened of this young girl. She's out of control. ...
Fans leave game in row over flag - Leicester Mercury
A 25-year-old Fosse Boy, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "If it could hurt someone then confiscate them by all means, but it's just bits of paper. ...
Death fall leads former drug user to warn of Ivory Wave drug - Leicester Mercury
Now, a man from Leicester, who is in his 20s and asked not to be named, urged anyone contemplating trying Ivory Wave to think again. ...
MP Alan Duncan's election posters slashed and ripped up - Leicester Mercury
An Oakham woman, who asked not to be named, said: "I think he's got some enemies somewhere. "They've blocked his face out on some of them but not the ...
Up to 40 jobs may go at Leicester school facing closure - Leicester Mercury
One member of the Riverside staff, who did not want to be identified, said: "There's a lot of uncertainty because no-one knows which of us will be among the ...