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Leicestershire hotel stops housing asylum seekers - but we're still doomed, say shoppers
‘If they’re bringing them out of hotels, where are they going to put them?’
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Closure of Leicestershire asylum hotel could mean influx into HMOs
Ministers said the hotel, a 'symbol of a broken asylum system', will be given back to the community
Loughborough hotel to stop housing asylum seekers
It's one of two East Midlands hotels to stop housing asylum seekers this week
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'Unique' house in 'picturesque' Leicestershire village at auction with £200,000 guide price
The property is in need of modernisation throughout
The unsolved Leicester murder mystery of woman who could be Yorkshire Ripper victim
Her body was found after being hit by car and then strangled at the roadside
Traffic warden supervisor, 98, among this week's Leicester Mercury funeral notices
His cremation takes place at Gilroes later this month
Face of crying dealer revealed after cash and £100k worth of drugs found at parents' home
Jakub Cwiek had even thrown his phone into a canal to get rid of evidence linking him to dealing
Loughborough dad wins £4m mansion and cash weeks after losing his mum
Wayne and Catherine Wood are already planning a Bridgerton-themed party
Exact time and best chance to see solar eclipse in Leicestershire
The weather is looking good for those aiming to get a good look in Leicestershire
Leicestershire prison officer jailed over relationship with ‘Latvian Pablo Escobar’
Jahvine Kwamba was jailed over her relationship with a prisoner between 24 February and 3 June 2024
4 Leicestershire tips temporarily shut as rubbish crisis triggers major backlog
The four recycling centres have been forced to close due to a driver shortage
Dealer in tears after cash and £100k worth of drugs found at parents' home
Designer clothes - which Jakub Cwiek claimed were counterfeit - were also found in the raid
Closure date confirmed for café inside historic Leicestershire department store
It is the latest blow for the area after a major demolition plan was approved
Police in Loughborough issue warning after fire comes dangerously close to buildings
'What may start as a bit of fun can have serious consequences'
Leicestershire McDonald's bids to push closing time to 2am
Diners could soon be tucking into late-night meals
Large fire breaks out near River Soar as crews battle to save nearby boat
Crews are battling a blaze affecting standing crops and trying to stop it spreading to a nearby boat
Asylum seeker rapist and drug trafficker among those jailed in Leicestershire in July
These are some of the most serious cases from the courts
Hannah Nuttall rues slow start after fifth in Glasgow 5000m final
Hannah Nuttall admitted a sluggish start cost her a shot at the medals after finishing fifth in the Commonwealth Games 5000m final.
Former boxer jailed for manslaughter after killing ‘gentle’ man with single punch
Ex-boxer who killed grandfather with one punch in Leicestershire park jailed for manslaughter
Joshua Moore has been jailed after admitting to manslaughter earlier this month