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• Bus stop camera enforcement to be extended on Evington Road

  18 December 2025

  2 minute read

  A second CCTV camera is due to begin operating on a busy road in Leicester to tackle motorists who illegally park in bus stops.

• Authorities launch joint plan to get more people working

  12 December 2025

  3 minute read

  A NEW 10-year plan has been launched to help thousands more people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) find good jobs, earn more money, and live healthier, happier lives.

• Urgent safety check for 85,000 tumble dryers

  11 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s Trading Standards service is urging residents to check their tumble dryers to see if they need an urgent safety repair.

• Free and low-cost fun in Leicester this Christmas

  10 December 2025

  4 minute read

  IDEAS for family fun that won’t break the bank this Christmas have been put together by Leicester City Council.

• Waste collection changes over Christmas and New Year

  10 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days over the two weeks of Christmas and New Year.

• New local area energy plan offers tool to power energy efficiency

  8 December 2025

  1 minute read

  A NEW tool to help local communities and organisations take control of their energy and support Leicester’s net zero carbon ambitions has been launched.

• Winners of the Leicester Open announced

  4 December 2025

  2 minute read

  THE WINNER of the prestigious Attenborough Award at this year’s Open exhibition has been announced.

• Plan your journey to Leicester city centre this Christmas

  4 December 2025

  3 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester are being invited to make the most of the city’s sustainable travel options as they plan their journeys during the festive season.

• Light Up Leicester festival wins second national award

  3 December 2025

  3 minute read

  AN ambitious festival that lit up Leicester city centre with extraordinary artworks over four nights earlier this year has won a major national award.

• Winter shelter to offer more emergency accommodation

  1 December 2025

  2 minute read

  A CHURCH in Leicester city centre is being equipped to provide emergency accommodation over the winter, to ensure no-one has to sleep rough when temperatures dip.     

• Community champions remembered in new heritage panel

  1 December 2025

  2 minute read

  A LEICESTER couple who dedicated their lives to improving the New Parks estate for the people who live there have been commemorated in a new heritage panel.

• Festive events coming up at Leicester’s Guildhall

  28 November 2025

  2 minute read

  FESTIVE films, live music and Christmas wreath-making are some of the events taking place at Leicester’s Guildhall this winter.