BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Thursday 11 August 2016

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Updates for Thursday 11 August 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00

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Amy Woodfield

Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
- A Thai themed mural on the side of Newarke Houses Museum has been approved
- More than £2m is to be spent on improving parking in Leicester
- Leicester Tigers head coach believes their young prop Ellis Genge has the potential to be "world class".
Claims mural would be 'out of context' in historic areapublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester Political Reporter
Despite some concerns that it could be a distraction to drivers on the nearby inner ring road, chairman of the planning committee Councillor Ted Cassidy said it should attract more visitors to the museum, which is next to de Montfort University’s main campus.
Councillor Dr Susan Barton, one of two councillors who voted against the plans, said while she had no objection to the image itself, the historic area which includes the Grade One listed Magazine Gateway, doesn’t provide the right context for this mural.
Travel: Traffic lights playing uppublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
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Football mural approvedpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
City council bosses met last night to decide whether or not to go ahead with this mural on the side of Grade II star listed Newarke Houses Museum...
Image source, Leicester City Council
Well - it got the thumbs up.
Day five of Loughborough in Riopublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Other former Loughborough students in action last night were GB's Phil Burgess in the men's Rugby Sevens and USA's Rugby Sevens player Zack Test.
Image source, Getty Images
Current Loughborough swimmer Molly Renshaw qualified for the women’s 200m breaststroke semi-final fifth fastest.
Success for British hockey playerspublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Team GB women’s hockey team have had a good day in Rio - they beat the London 2012 silver medallists Argentina 3-2.
The British women are now guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals.
Image source, Getty Images
In the side are Loughborough alumnae Giselle Ansley, Maddie Hinch, Hannah MacLeod, Laura Unsworth and Nicola White.
Well done ladies!
Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Oh summer... yes it is still summer although it feels more like autumn out there in the rain...
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