Dan Martin
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Apparently the death of journalism. BBC political reporter @bbcleicester @bbcemt [email protected]
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Joined April 2011
A composite press photo of Chris Balderstone who on September 15th 1975 finished the day on 51* for Leicestershire at Chesterfield and then drove 30 miles to for Doncaster v Brentford in their Division 4 match, returning for the final hours of the Leicestershire celebrations at
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If a squash club has 30 members and it’s joined by 50 members of a nearby tennis club, is it still a squash club?
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I’ve reported on more inquests than I can count. They are, by nature, all tragic but this was really troubling. The NHS says it has learned lessons. James’s parents aren’t convinced and say the help they needed never arrived
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An inquest hears James Cochrane's parents wanted him to be detained for his own safety.
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The second most read story on the BBC website today. Now Reform's leader has said the council "will not be engaging with Notts Live or with any other media outlet we consider to be consistently misrepresenting our policies, actions or intentions" https://t.co/ab5aZMJL8U
bbc.co.uk
The Nottingham Post describes the ban as "concerning" and "unprecedented".
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I honestly can't believe this. @nottslive have just been told we are now banned from interviewing Reform's Notts County Council leader or any of his colleagues. The ban will be lifted for emergencies like flooding or incidents at council-run schools. https://t.co/ahKpTq2CJf
nottinghampost.com
All of Reform UK's Nottinghamshire county councillors will now refuse to speak to any of our journalists
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Late to @JNorthcroft’s report on the #facup final but I loved reading it. A thing of beauty. All the better because I wasn’t actually able to watch the match but now feel like I have https://t.co/V2GVlQ9B3t
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Newly-elected councillor was sacked as police officer
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Andrew Hamilton-Gray won a seat in Loughborough for Reform, with almost 40% of the vote.
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Rishi Patel just hit six 6s in an over for Leicestershire in a T20 against Staffordshire. I don't know why this match is being played but it is and Leicestershire are 235-3 off 14.
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Leicestershire County Council now: 🟣Reform UK 25 🔵Conservative 15 🟡Liberal Democrat 11 🔴Labour 2 🟢Green Party 1 ⚪️Independent 1 Parties now have to work out who'll form an administration as none reached the 28-seat target for overall control
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This map had barely changed in 25 years but now…… It’s going to be spicy
Leicestershire Council Result #LE2025: RFM: 25 (+25) CON: 15 (-27) LDM: 11 (+2) LAB: 2 (-2) GRN: 1 (+1) IND: 1 (+1) Conservative LOSE to No Overall Control.
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Possibly my favourite Grauniad correction of all time!
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Read to the very end of this. Hats off to @thetimes 👏👏 Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim https://t.co/gPABbVybZs
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Expanded Leicester anyone? Here are the lines on a map…..
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The city's mayor says the boundaries must expand to find land for housing growth.
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This is a real shame. @Notts_TV have done some great stuff - especially its coverage of local politics through the LDRS scheme
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The Nottingham Trent University-run channel says it will not seek to renew its Ofcom licence.
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