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Fast food? Takeaway delivery driver spotted cycling down M1
Leicestershire police were called to reports of the cyclist on the M1
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Two-vehicle M1 crash causes long delays as lanes closed
Traffic officers were on the scene
Store claims Leicestershire shopping centre 'closing' amid 'redevelopment' rumours
A number of stores have shut in the centre over the past year
WHSmith to close due to shopping centre 'redevelopment plans'
The company said it was 'disappointed' to have to close
'Substantial' fuel spill led to M1 lane closures and miles of queues
There were long delays
Home of town's 'best' nursery could become student flats
Up to 15 flats are planned
Delays reported after Leicestershire M1 crash
'Slow traffic' was reported
'Dangerous' young driver who caused head-on smash in Loughborough is sentenced
Joshua Chappell deliberately used the wrong lane and jumped a red light
Drunk marketing manager crashed into care worker while more than 3 times limit
Caitlin Pheby was on the wrong side of the road driving home
Loughborough's 803rd fair - in pictures
The first time the fair was held in the Leicestershire town was 1221
Meet the 'heroic' joiner who saved girl's life after lolly got stuck in her throat
Gracie-Rae's mum 'freaked out' and ran into the street shouting for help
Oil-covered Leicestershire swans rescued as pollution source remains a mystery
A substance has been visible in the water
101-year-old great-grandmother among this week's Leicester Mercury death notices
Tributes are also paid to a woman described as a 'friend to many'
'UK's youngest' steam locomotive set to debut at Great Central Railway
The events are described as a 'true celebration of steam power'
Santa Express to stop at Leicestershire beauty spot on festive trip
The Great Central Railway Christmas journeys begin again later this month
Brush takes over Scottish engineering firm in latest expansion
The Loughborough-based company specialises in power distribution
Leicestershire's best places to live in 2025 - from 'bustling' villages to 'vibrant' city
Muddy Stilettos has included 10 Leicestershire and Rutland locations in its latest list
Meet the 'sensitive' dog waiting nearly four years for a forever home
Lemmy lives at the Dogs Trust centre near Loughborough
Church eyes up landmark listed Art Deco bingo hall in 'disrepair' as new home
The site has been left empty for three years
'Caring and compassionate' teacher among 21 Leicester Mercury death notices
A 'devoted' and 'loving' mother is also remembered