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Leicester residents object to Gypsy church

The leader of a planned church for Gypsies in Leicester is insisting local people's fears about the project are unfounded.

Councillors in the city are being urged by planning officials to approve plans for the Light and Life Church, but residents fear it'll mean noise, litter, crime and "big fat Gypsy weddings".

Pastor Jackie Boyd of the Light and Life Church told Des Busteed during Premier's News Hour he doesn't understand why people would say things like that:

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