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• Book early for Christmas events at Leicester’s museums

  12 November 2026

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S historic museums are getting ready to deck the halls this Christmas, with festive events taking place in some of the city’s most atmospheric buildings.

• Council to begin overnight gritting as cold snap arrives

  12 November 2026

  1 minute read

  ROAD gritting teams from Leicester City Council are preparing to take to the city’s streets tonight as very cold winter temperatures arrive.

• Government funding to help rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

  11 November 2026

  2 minute read

  More people sleeping rough in Leicester could be helped into accommodation before Christmas thanks to more than £3.4million of Government funding awarded to Leicester City Council.

• Leicester’s electric buses save the CO2 equivalent of over one million trees

  11 November 2026

  1 minute read

  Leicester’s growing fleet of electric buses has now saved more than 27,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), the equivalent of planting over one million trees.

• Registration opens for holiday scheme for children on ‘targeted’ free school meals

  9 November 2026

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who receive ‘targeted’ free school meals can sign up now for free activities taking place during the Christmas holidays.

• Biodiversity-boosting schemes begin in Leicester parks

  6 November 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on projects in Leicester that will aim to slow down the flow of water while delivering wider benefits for nature, the environment and local people.

• Get ready to countdown to Christmas in Leicester

  5 November 2026

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is gearing up to celebrate the beginning of the festive season with final preparations underway to ensure the city sparkles this Christmas.

• Check for signs of mouth cancer as awareness month gets under way

  3 November 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER residents are being encouraged to learn the signs of mouth cancer as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month this November.

• Leicester Market to reopen on new market square in April 2027

  3 November 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER Market will reopen on the city’s new market square in April next year, following consultation with market traders over the timing of the move.

• Views sought on plan for new residents parking scheme

  2 November 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited to have their say about proposals for a new permit parking scheme in part of Leicester.

• Rolling road closures planned for Nagar Kirtan parade

  2 November 2026

  1 minute read

  THOUSANDS of people will be taking part in a major annual Sikh parade through Leicester later this month.

• Government to revisit decisions on local government reorganisation

  29 October 2026

  2 minute read

  The Government announced today (29 October) that it will be withdrawing its decision on local government reorganisation (LGR) for a number of councils including Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and revisiting them over the next three months.