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• Spectacular artworks and events to light up Leicester in March

  16 January 2025

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER will be lit up like never before in March, as a world-class and hugely popular free festival returns to the city.

• Children help plant city’s 30th Tiny Forest

  16 January 2025

  3 minute read

  A four-year project to grow a network of urban micro forests in schools and community spaces across Leicester is set to reach an important milestone.

• New tourism ambassador scheme launched for city employees

  14 January 2025

  3 minute read

  A SCHEME aimed at getting a wide range of people involved in showcasing the best that Leicester has to offer to visitors has been expanded

• Council welcomes support from the Heritage Fund for final phase of museum transformation project

  14 January 2025

  3 minute read

  THE NATIONAL Lottery Heritage Fund has today (Tuesday) announced its initial support* for the final stage of the transformation of Leicester’s flagship museum.

• Work under way on improvements to Duns Lane

  6 January 2025

  1 minute read

  WORK is under way to improve a busy road in Leicester’s Braunstone Gate area for walkers, wheelers and cyclists.

• Camera enforcement to begin at two school streets

  3 January 2025

  2 minute read

  NEW enforcement powers to penalise drivers for traffic offences on two streets near to local schools will come into force in time for the new term.

• Winners announced at this year’s Open exhibition

  23 December 2024

  3 minute read

  MORE than 20 artists from across the East Midlands are celebrating their success at Leicester’s Open exhibition.

• Grand revamp for historic hotel and shopping street

  19 December 2024

  3 minute read

  MAIN works to revamp one of Leicester’s busiest shopping streets and refurbish the street-facing ground floor of the landmark Grand Hotel building are now complete.

• Teenager’s fundraising efforts will see him made honoured citizen

  18 December 2024

  2 minute read

  A TEENAGER who has raised more than £1,000 for a sensory room at his school is set to be made an honoured citizen of Leicester.

• Extra support for people who are homeless this Christmas

  17 December 2024

  3 minute read

  FRIENDLY places to meet, a warm welcome and Christmas dinners are being offered to people who are homeless, and other vulnerable people in Leicester, over the festive period.  

• Reminder for festive travellers to look after their health

  17 December 2024

  2 minute read

  FESTIVE travellers are being reminded to take precautions against serious mosquito-borne infections if they are travelling abroad.

• City council publishes report on Storm Henk flooding

  17 December 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has published its statutory report on the flooding that affected more than 150 properties in the city at the beginning of 2024.