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BBC News
an hour ago
- General
- BBC News
Parade through Leicester city centre celebrates Armed Forces Day
Military personnel joined veterans and cadets in a parade through Leicester city centre to mark Armed Forces gathered along High Street as pipers and drummers from the Seaforth Highlanders led the 250-strong parade from the Clock Tower to Jubilee Square.A service was then held to recognise the sacrifices and contributions of people in Leicester and Leicestershire who have links to the armed of Leicestershire Mike Kapur received a salute from the parade. He was joined by Lord Mayor of Leicester Teresa Aldred, and the chairman of Leicestershire County Council Paul from the Royal Lancers and Royal Anglian Regiment were also present to mark their close ties to the regiments have previously been granted the freedom of the city of city mayor Manjula Sood, the council's armed forces champion, said: "Coming together to recognise the work of our armed forces, both past and present, is always an honour."We are ever aware of the increasing unrest across the world that still heavily relies on members of our services to stand and protect us all."
The Sun
7 hours ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
M69 traffic: Busy motorway used by 100,000 drivers per day SHUTS due to ‘serious crash' as emergency crews swoop
A "SERIOUS" crash has left a major motorway closed this morning - with delays for "several hours". Police and ambulance crews scrambled to the scene on the M69 in Leicestershire just before 1am on Saturday. Recovery vehicles have also been called to the northbound carriageway between junction 1 (Hinckley) and the M1 link at junction 21. National Highways said: "The M69 is closed northbound between between J1 (Hinckley) and the M1 link at J21 due to a serious collision. "Leicestershire Police and National Highways Traffic Officers are currently on scene. "Due to ongoing police investigations the closure will remain in place for several hours." 1
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Tests 'closer to home' as new diagnostic centre opens
A £24.6 million community diagnostic centre has opened in Hinckley. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) says the centre is the first of it's kind in the county. The facility aims to offer patients a wide range of diagnostic tests closer to home, it says, to ease pressure on busy hospitals. Located next to the site of the former Hinckley and District Community Hospital in Mount Road, it will provide tests such as CT and MRI scans, X-rays and ultrasounds, phlebotomy, dermatology, audiology assessments and endoscopy. The centre is expected to undertake 70,000 tests this year, increasing to more than 80,000 next year, the LLR ICB said. Ros Chadwin, 52, from Burbage in Leicestershire, said she was able to have an X-ray in her lunch break after the centre opened on Friday. "I was able to nip out and have it done, and nip back. She added: "I've even got time to take the dog for a walk!" Judith Spiers, head of nursing for community hospitals in Leicester, said: "The patients won't need to travel to the main hospitals, which takes pressure off the roads and the parking, but also it takes pressure off those sites so we can do the acute care there and the diagnostics can be done in centres like this." Helen Hendley, director of planned care for LLR ICB, said: "It's going to make such a difference to the local area." "We have made such inroads with our long waits for patients across the patch, but we know if we can get our diagnostics tests in quicker, we can then get to a treatment plan faster too." Officially opening the centre was Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, Dr Luke Evans. He said: "The next step is the £10 million day case unit over the road that we are working on, so that people can have their operations done here as well. "The two centres would compliment each other perfectly." Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Go-ahead for multi-million pound diagnostic centre Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
BBC News
7 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Tests 'closer to home' as new diagnostic centre opens in Hinckley
A £24.6 million community diagnostic centre has opened in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) says the centre is the first of it's kind in the facility aims to offer patients a wide range of diagnostic tests closer to home, it says, to ease pressure on busy hospitals. Located next to the site of the former Hinckley and District Community Hospital in Mount Road, it will provide tests such as CT and MRI scans, X-rays and ultrasounds, phlebotomy, dermatology, audiology assessments and endoscopy. The centre is expected to undertake 70,000 tests this year, increasing to more than 80,000 next year, the LLR ICB Chadwin, 52, from Burbage in Leicestershire, said she was able to have an X-ray in her lunch break after the centre opened on Friday."I was able to nip out and have it done, and nip added: "I've even got time to take the dog for a walk!" Judith Spiers, head of nursing for community hospitals in Leicester, said: "The patients won't need to travel to the main hospitals, which takes pressure off the roads and the parking, but also it takes pressure off those sites so we can do the acute care there and the diagnostics can be done in centres like this." Helen Hendley, director of planned care for LLR ICB, said: "It's going to make such a difference to the local area.""We have made such inroads with our long waits for patients across the patch, but we know if we can get our diagnostics tests in quicker, we can then get to a treatment plan faster too." Officially opening the centre was Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, Dr Luke Evans. He said: "The next step is the £10 million day case unit over the road that we are working on, so that people can have their operations done here as well."The two centres would compliment each other perfectly."
BBC News
7 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Spanish fans inspire non-league Harborough Town's summer tour
A non-league football club is gearing up for a pre-season tour to Madrid after gaining a surprising following in Town were visited in April by more than 100 Spaniards who subscribe to a YouTube channel devoted to English Media Inglesa (LMI), founded by Barcelona-born Ilie Oleart, decided to collaborate with the seventh tier club after meeting representatives last Leicestershire side, nicknamed the Bees, will return the favour with a visit to the Spanish capital next month to play two fixtures. Harborough will fly from Stansted on 17 July and are due to play a Spanish Select XI made up of recently released players that following day will involve a meet and greet with fans organised by LMI, and the team will host an open training 19 July, the Bees will face Spanish third tier outfit AD Alcorcón at the 5,100 capacity Estadio Santo Domingo before flying home the next announcing the tour details on social media, the club offered "a massive thank you to La Media Inglesa for organising this brilliant opportunity". Ricardo Pan, from A Coruña, said he has followed LMI since 2018 and will be making the trip to see Harborough play in added: "We went to the town Market Harborough which was amazing. Everyone loved it."We went for a couple of beers after the game with the players and with some fans."We were chanting and we were singing for almost like two hours and it was just amazing."I don't know how the players will take the weather in Madrid in July because it's really hot, almost 40 degrees or something like that, so it will be complicated but I'm just happy and they will be playing against such a historical club like Alcorcón."Mr Pan said he hopes to return to England next season to watch the Bees and hopes the team can earn promotion from the Southern League Premier Central. LMI has almost 450,000 subscribers and covers English football for Spanish-speaking began organising trips to the UK in 2018 so the fans could watch games in person, but Mr Oleart said the next step was to become involved with an English club.
