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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.
Leicester Mercury. Media of England. List of newspapers. The Hinckley Times [2] is a weekly paid-for tabloid newspaper which is distributed every Wednesday and mainly serves the area of Hinckley. [3] The paper further serves the surrounding areas in Leicestershire, including Market Bosworth, Coalville and Lutterworth.
The history of the Herald stretches back to 2 pm on Monday 22 April 1895 when the Western Evening Herald was launched as Plymouth's first evening newspaper. Various other newspapers had come and gone in Plymouth in the preceding 100 years. The WEH was published by the owners of the Western Daily Mercury. It was then bought by Sir Leicester ...
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In the same year, Sir Leicester Harmsworth acquired the Western Morning News; from 1 February 1921, the Western Daily Mercury and Western Evening Herald were also taken over, with the papers continuing to be published from the old Mercury offices in Frankfort Street, Plymouth.
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.
Tony and Julie Wadsworth. Tony Wadsworth and Julie Wadsworth (née Julie Mayer and known professionally by her maiden name) are former English radio presenters who presented shows on both BBC WM and BBC Radio Leicester. They were most recently heard on Radio Leicester, and for a time were known as the "Richard and Judy" of local radio.