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Oct 27, 2024 | 
nottinghampost.com | Ben Lyons |Ben Carr
A man has died after being rescued from the River Soar in Leicester. The incident occurred near Mill Lane, close to De Montfort University campus, with Leicestershire Police responding to reports of a man in the water at 7.30pm on Saturday, October 26. A representative for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that water rescue teams from its Southern Fire Station were dispatched to assist in locating and rescuing the man from the water.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Ben Carr |Josh Sandiford
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Tim Hanlon |Ben Carr
An "explosion" at the University of Leicester has led to a fire breaking out and a room incinerated in the blaze with one person taken to hospital. Emergency services rushed to the site around 11.50am on Tuesday after receiving reports of a fire in the Henry Wellcome Building of the university campus. According to a Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman, it was an accidental blaze ignited by a leaky gas canister connection to a Bunsen burner.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
A cat stuck on a roof in Leicester for several days had to be rescued by firefighters. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call at 9.18am on Tuesday (September 17) reporting that the puss was stranded on a building in Welbury Road, in Hamilton. The caller said the feline had been on the roof for three days, but was not "physically trapped”, a service spokeswoman said.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
Volunteers are being sought to spend time with children and young people in care. Leicestershire County Council is looking for “independent visitors” to spend a few hours a month engaging in “fun, simple activities” with the young people. The authority said the activities could be a walk in the park, a trip to the cinema or eating at a restaurant, and were an “important part of supporting vulnerable young people”.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
A Leicester woman has been jailed for her role in 'protests' which took place in the city centre. Cherice Gregory was charged with assault of an emergency worker and with using racially or religiously abusive words aimed at causing distress during a gathering on Saturday, August 3. The gathering took place in the wake of misinformation being spread online about the identity of a person accused of killing three children in Southport, leading to violent scenes across the country.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
A person was taken to hospital and a room gutted by fire after an "explosion" on the University of Leicester campus. The incident happened in the Henry Wellcome Building yesterday (Tuesday, September 24). Firefighters were called to the scene at 11.50am. A spokeswoman for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was accidental.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ben Carr
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
Watermead Country Park has closed earlier than usual today (Tuesday, September 24) due to “rising water levels”. The park is usually open until 7pm. Leicestershire County Council is advising people planning to visit Watermead tomorrow (Wednesday, September 24) to check that the park, near Birstall, is open before travelling. The announcement comes after a weekend of heavy rain, when parts of Leicestershire were “simply overwhelmed” by an “extraordinary amount of rainfall”.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Ben Carr
Three 17-year-olds were injured when a “group of people” were involved in “fighting” in Leicester city centre. Two boys and a girl were hurt in the incident in Belgrave Gate, Leicestershire Police said. The injuries were not life-threatening, a spokesperson for the force said. The “group” left the area prior to police arriving. Nobody has been arrested in connection with the incident, which was reported at around 5.50pm on Monday, September 9.
