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A LEICESTER primary school that works closely with the city council’s catering service has been named a runner-up in a national food standards award.

A NEW cleaning machine aimed at removing chewing gum from city centre pavements is being trialled in a scheme by Leicester City Council.

A COMPANY and director behind a city centre shisha café have been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay over £2,000 in costs after being convicted of a series of smoke-free offences.

A FREE event for people with learning disabilities and their families is being held in Leicester next week.

MORE than £1million of Government funding has been secured to help further work to promote walking and cycling in Leicester and Leicestershire.

LEICESTER has been recognized as a global leader on climate action and transparency, achieving a place on CDP’s 'Cities A List'.

A COMMUNITY event giving people the chance to talk about tackling knife crime is being held in St Matthews later this week.

THE city council has set out its plans to give homeless families in Leicester a home instead of a place in a hostel.

A PROGRAMME of events gets under way on Sunday to support an exhibition inspired by Leicester’s German Expressionist collection.

THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the half-term break – with plenty of family-friendly activities on offer that are completely free of charge.

THOUSANDS of council tenants are being asked to give their views on the housing services provided by Leicester City Council.

THE PRIDE and passion of grassroots football is celebrated in a new exhibition that opens tomorrow (Saturday 15 February) at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum.