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STREET entertainers are being invited to showcase their talents at four outdoor performance spots in the city centre as part of a new pilot scheme to help boost busking.
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4 March 2026
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A NEW guide to Leicester brings together all the city’s attractions with the historic Clock Tower as a starting point – showing not only the huge range of things to do in Leicester, but also how easy they are to access from the city centre.
3 March 2026
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A NEW exhibition at Leicester Museum will explore the history, identity and everyday life of Evington through the area’s shops and businesses.
2 March 2026
2 minute read
A HARD-WORKING team that overcomes personal challenges to help to clear fly tipping, pull up weeds, dig allotment plots and repair fencing has won a national award.
2 March 2026
1 minute read
A PROPOSAL from Leicester’s City Mayor to create a £2 million fund to give additional support to Leicester’s adventure playgrounds has been approved by the city council.
2 March 2026
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THOUSANDS of children across the city will be offered places at secondary schools today (Monday 2 March) – with an increase in the percentage being offered their first choice.
26 February 2026
3 minute read
A LEICESTER landmark built as a meeting place for a powerful medieval guild will celebrate its centenary as a much-loved city museum in May.
26 February 2026
2 minute read
STREET entertainers are being invited to showcase their talents at four outdoor performance spots in the city centre as part of a new pilot scheme to help boost busking.
26 February 2026
1 minute read
WORK to further extend the network of automatic bollards that surround Leicester’s central pedestrian area will begin on Market Place next week.
26 February 2026
1 minute read
TEMPORARY parking restrictions will be introduced on some residential streets in Leicester from next week as part of a rolling programme of street cleaning and gully clearance.
25 February 2026
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THE Leicester Riders are lending their support to the National Year of Reading.
24 February 2026
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ASPIRING artists, emerging music industry professionals and young people interested in careers in the music industry are heading for Leicester this week to take part in this year's Leicester Music Conference.
24 February 2026
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MOTORISTS in Leicester are being warned of possible delays this weekend as one of the region’s biggest charity road runs returns to the city.