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Website. leicestermercury.co.uk. 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. [2]
In August and September 2022, Leicester, England, saw a period of religious and ethnic tension between predominately British Hindus and British Muslims of South Asian origin. The unrest saw rioting, protest marches, sloganeering and ethnic violence between the two populations. It was also preceded by social media campaigning, misinformation and ...
Tony Wadsworth was born in Leicester, and worked for a time in his family's business, before getting into broadcasting, presenting 'Weekdays with Waddo' on Radio Leicester. His father, Tommy Wadsworth, was also a presenter at BBC Leicester, and was one of the first voices to be heard on the station when it launched in 1968.
On 27 October 2018, a Leonardo AW169 helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from Leicester City 's King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, while on route to Luton Airport. All people on board—the pilot and four passengers, including club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha —were killed in the crash. [3] The Air Accidents Investigation ...
Currently held by. Daniel Petrie (2023) 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.
Peter Soulsby. Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (born 27 December 1948) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Leicester since 2011. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester South from 2005 until he resigned his seat in April 2011, in order to contest the new post of mayor. [1] [2] He served as Leader of Leicester City ...
The Leicester Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in a number of venues across Leicester, England early in the year. History [ edit ] In the early 1990s, De Montfort University arts administration student, Geoff Rowe [1] proposed a project to his lecturers to set up and run a comedy festival for Leicester. [2]
In 2021, he was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival. In September 2023, he portrayed Logan Padmore in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors. In 2023, Tiernan performed his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Going Under", to positive reviews. Personal life