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City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

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Just 3 Pages from the Ledgers from Ibstock Infant School that was on Grange Road in Ibstock 1939 and 1940. There were cases of Whooping Cough and Scarlet Fever. Also children that had come to Ibstock from Birmingham and Ipswich.
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New road round Melton finally set to go ahead after 40 years
The initial cost was originally set at £63.5 million but now nearly £130 million will have to be spend to create the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/new-road-round-melton-finally-8232248

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THE GRANBY HALLS LEICESTER CONCERT ADVERT IN THE MELODY MAKER, SAME PAGE AS PINK FLOYD ADVERT. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ADVERTS IN LEICESTER MERCURY FOR THIS CONCERT, MIGHT HAVE BEEN THREE. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ANOTHER MELODY MAKER ADDVERT, I AM NOT SURE. THIS ADVERT IN MELODY MAKER ISSUE DATED SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 1968, JUST TO REMIND THAT THIS PAPER WAS ON SALE BY THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 1968. THANK YOU TO OWNERS OF MELODY MAKER.

 

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On 12/03/2023 at 16:29, davieG said:

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THE GRANBY HALLS LEICESTER CONCERT ADVERT IN THE MELODY MAKER, SAME PAGE AS PINK FLOYD ADVERT. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ADVERTS IN LEICESTER MERCURY FOR THIS CONCERT, MIGHT HAVE BEEN THREE. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ANOTHER MELODY MAKER ADDVERT, I AM NOT SURE. THIS ADVERT IN MELODY MAKER ISSUE DATED SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 1968, JUST TO REMIND THAT THIS PAPER WAS ON SALE BY THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 1968. THANK YOU TO OWNERS OF MELODY MAKER.

 

I understand the Granby Halls was also known across the country as a top boxing venue back in the day

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10 hours ago, davieG said:

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Used this often when working at the BU.Bruin Street Loughborough Road corner back in the day.

Remember that place when i also used to work at the BU in the 80's,Must have been about 1988...Neil Redfern(Tiger's) used to do a bit overtime on Saturday morning then play in the afternoon!

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42 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Quite different today....

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All the properties on the left demolished in the late 60s early 70s That's a lot of good quality buildings of shops and living accommodation.

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/free-bus-linking-key-leicester-8252573

 

Free bus linking key Leicester locations including railway station and hospital is launched
The 12-stop Hop! will go into service next month


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The new Hop! bus (Image: Leicester City Council)
The starting date for a new bus service has been announced and commuters will not have to pay a penny. The Hop! will circle between key locations including Leicester train station, the market, Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Nelson Mandela Park.

The new service will start on Monday, April 3, with funding set aside by Leicester City Council for an 18-month trial. Three new green electric buses will run every ten minutes, with 12 stops along the route.

Passengers will be able to ride from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. There will be seating for 21 people on each of the new vehicles, which will be fitted out with electronic information displays, 'next stop' announcements, WiFi and USB charging at each seat.

 

The buses, which are branded with a frog, will also have an appropriate bell sound – a ribbit effect. Each of the stops will offer real-time information displays and text-to-speech facilities. The full list of stops can be found below.

The vehicles themselves cost around £1million and have been paid for by funding from the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund. Centrebus have been contracted to operate the service, with the city council funding the 18-month scheme and its promotion with a budget of around £325,000.

Deputy city mayor Councillor Adam Clarke said: “The new Hop! service will provide people with an easily accessible, free, green transport option that connects key sites around the city centre, with bus stops conveniently close to Leicester’s pedestrian zone.

“We’re proud of our city centre and want those who might struggle to access it, including older residents and people with mobility problems, to be able to enjoy all it has to offer, sustainably.

“The new Hop! buses will also be useful for visitors, with their circular route providing a good introduction to Leicester and its attractions for those who are new to the city.

“These new zero-emission buses will be the latest addition to Leicester’s growing fleet of clean, green electric buses and are part of our commitment to addressing the climate emergency, with the city’s whole bus network due to be fully electric or zero-emission by 2030.”

David Brookes, commercial and operations director at Centrebus, said: “Hop! will be the latest addition to the ever-increasing network of electric bus routes in Leicester. It will not only provide a new and sustainable way to get around the city centre, but will also contribute to better air quality and reduce carbon emissions.

“Centrebus are proud to be working with the city council on this project. We hope the service will prove popular with passengers and we’re excited to launch these new electric vehicles in the city centre.”

 

The one-way route will run in a circuit through the following stops:
St Peter’s Lane
Causeway Lane
St Nicholas Circle
Southgates
Welford Road, near the junction with Belvoir Street
Tower Street
Nelson Mandela Park
Railway Station
Granby Street
Charles Street, between its junctions with Humberstone Gate and Halford Street
Haymarket Bus Station
Savoy Street

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