BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Tuesday 02 February 2016

Summary

Updates for Tuesday 02 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Wednesday

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Amy Woodfield

Patients fighting to save GP surgerypublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Dr Lenton's patients say they will try to fight the closure. They've set up a Facebook page,, external a petition and are planning a public meeting next week.
So far the social media site has 56 members and 106 people have signed the petition, external.
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Katy Wheatley, who set it up, says: "We are asking for people who are not his direct patients to sign it because it will have a massive impact on the rest of the local community because we will be the third surgery to close."
New homes to be built in Burbagepublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Hinckley Times
Fresh plans to build 123 homes in Burbage on land surrounding Sketchley House have been approved., external
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Foxes fail to sign strikerpublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
BBC Leicester Sport
Leicester City were unable to bring in a striker, or any other new signings, ahead of last night's transfer deadline.
The Foxes chased Ahmed Musa, Loic Remy and Eder, amongst others, but couldn't come to an agreement with their clubs to bring them in.
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Three players did leave the King Power though, Ritchie De Laet (pictured), Yohan Benalouane, and Tom Lawrence, all went off on loan deals for the rest of the season.
Patients told to register at other 'established centres'published at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Earlier this week, Maples Surgery in Evington closed after its only doctor retired.
There are no plans to open any new surgeries, so patients from both surgeries have been told to seek places at other established centres.
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Dr Jonathan Lenton from Queen's Road Medical Centre sent us a statement about the closure saying: "In the current healthcare environment, small practices are becoming unviable, the workload has reached an unsustainable level and access to funding is becoming more and more difficult."
Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
- A second GP surgery is to close in as many months in one part of Leicester
- The oldest house in Leicester could be turned into a bar and restaurant
- Leicester City were unable to bring in a striker, or any other new signing, ahead of last night's transfer deadline
Accident cleared on Vaughan Waypublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
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Second struggling GP surgery to closepublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
To start with today, a second GP surgery is to close in as many months in one part of Leicester.
Dr Jonathan Lenton says practices like his at Queen's Road Medical Centre in Clarendon Park are becoming "unviable" and "unsustainable".
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Dr Lenton wrote to more than 2,000 patients last week, announcing the family business would shut for good at the end of March.
Weather: Winds easingpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a very windy night it’ll stay breezy through this morning as Storm Henry continues to move away.
Some sunshine to be had through the morning with a couple of showers possible in the afternoon.
Much colder with highs of 7C (45F).
Travel: Crash on Vaughan Waypublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2016
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Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Hello Leicestershire. I'll be looking after your Local Live page today with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county.
One story I'll be telling you about soon is the latest plans for the future of Wygston's House in the city centre.
More on this to come.
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