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The paper was founded by James Thompson, already proprietor of the Leicester Chronicle which he had merged with the Leicestershire Mercury ten years earlier. [3] The Leicester Daily Mercury would be an evening paper, the first to be published in Leicester, and give extra support to the Liberal Party in the forthcoming general election. [4]
Centre Radio was launched on 7 September 1981 in a blaze of publicity. Several adverts were placed in the Leicester Mercury, and the station's presenters appeared at many local events preceding the launch.
Social enterprise organisation Leicester Stride, a major element in one of the other bids, was invited to play a part in the centre's future. On 6 March 2010, the Leicester Mercury announced that the centre was renamed the Upper Brown Street campus of Leicester College. Leicester property developer Norman Gill gave £25,000 towards ...
The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year is held during the Leicester Comedy Festival every February. All the finalists picked are nominated by the UK's top comedy clubs and must meet certain criteria. The competition is sponsored by the Leicester Mercury, a local newspaper, and Equity, the actors union.
He married at St. Martin's, Leicester, on 24 June 1847, Janet Bissett, daughter of John McAlpin of Leicester, but left no issue. His widow died on 29 Oct. 1879. His widow died on 29 Oct. 1879. Besides the books above mentioned, his works were: The Handbook of Leicester, 1844, his earliest work; 2nd edit. 1846.
In January 2011 rumours started and a leaked Leicester City Council Budget for 2011/2012 to the Leicester Mercury, that Star Trak was to be scrapped in Leicester with the loss of 4 Jobs. Proposed cut Article It isn't confirmed at this stage what will happen to the system in Derby City, Derbyshire and Leicestershire or with the Bus Company Partners.
Freddie Mercury’s former fiancée, Mary Austin, remained one of his closest friends until his death.. The iconic Queen frontman met Austin in 1969, a year before the band formed. After dating ...
He stayed in Leicester after graduating in 1963 to work at the Imperial Typewriter Company. He became a lecturer at Charles Keene College in 1968. He was elected to Leicestershire County Council for the Western Park division in 1993, and then to Leicester City Council for the same ward in 1995. In 1997 Leicester City Council became a unitary ...