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The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The paper began in the 19th century as the Leicester Daily Mercury and later changed to its present title.
On 10 November thousands of Leicester City fans took part in a '5,000-1' walk in remembrance of the victims, before Leicester City played Burnley at home. The initial appeal was for 5,000 fans to take part, though reports suggested the number was about 10,000. [37] [38] Leicester City established a memorial garden on the site of the crash. [39]
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.
Centre Radio (officially known as Leicester and Leicestershire Local Radio plc) [1] was the first independent local radio station to serve Leicestershire. It was based at Granville House, Leicester , England .
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The Leicester Mercury was founded by James Thompson in 1874. Until recently, it was based at 16–18 New Walk, but switched to an almost entirely remote operation after the COVID-19 pandemic. Pukaar Group, a local media company, publishes the Leicester Times. [169] [non-primary source needed]
According to Leicester Mercury, "an opposing group also gathered". [65] Police said it numbered 600–700 men (apparently Muslims). The police scrambled about 100 officers to keep the two groups apart. [66] Both the sides shouted slogans, with the Hindus shouting Jai Shri Ram and Vande Mataram, and the Muslims shouting "Allah-o-Akbar".
The 2014–15 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 110th season in the English football league system and their 47th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. They participated in the 2014–15 Premier League , their first time in Premier League in ten years, having been promoted from the Championship as champions.