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LEICESTER’S biggest bonfire night celebration takes place at Abbey Park on Saturday 7 November – and tickets are on sale now!
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21 October 2026
2 minute read
Families are being encouraged to explore Leicester by bus this October half term, with the chance to win a family day out at the National Space Centre or King Richard III Visitor Centre.
15 October 2026
4 minute read
FAMILIES looking for affordable ways to enjoy the October half-term will find plenty going on across Leicester next week.
14 October 2026
2 minute read
A NEW, rolling programme of using temporary parking restrictions on busy residential roads to make space for gully clearing and street cleaning continues this month.
14 October 2026
1 minute read
MOTORISTS are being advised that traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester Road from next week as traffic calming measures are introduced.
13 October 2026
1 minute read
LEICESTER’S biggest bonfire night celebration takes place at Abbey Park on Saturday 7 November – and tickets are on sale now!
12 October 2026
1 minute read
WORK is underway on a major refurbishment programme at children’s playgrounds and community green spaces across Leicester.
12 October 2026
2 minute read
LOCAL residents and businesses are being asked for their views on whether a new permit parking scheme should be introduced in a busy Leicester neighbourhood.
9 October 2026
3 minute read
THE MAN who led some of Leicester’s most significant urban regeneration programmes of the 1990s has been given the Honorary Freedom of the City.
8 October 2026
2 minute read
PLANS have been put forward to create two new city council-run children’s homes.
8 October 2026
2 minute read
A DOZEN new large planters are to be installed on Leicester’s Market Street, King Street and St Martins this autumn, as part of ongoing work to green the city centre.
7 October 2026
2 minute read
A WEEK of free author talks, workshops, activities and taster sessions will take place across Leicester for Green Libraries Week.
7 October 2026
2 minute read
MORE than 5,000 runners will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend for the annual Leicester Half Marathon and 10K race.