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• GPs encourage more people to take part in bowel cancer screening

  9 April 2026

  2 minute read

  NEW videos featuring local GPs have been launched to encourage more people to take part in bowel cancer screening.

• Flexi tickets cut cost of bus travel in Leicester

  8 April 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has worked with bus operators to cut the price of Flexi bus tickets in Leicester, making them the cheapest way to travel around Leicester for virtually all journeys.

• Discover history brought to life at Old Town Festival

  8 April 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited to travel through time as Leicester’s Old Town Festival returns to the city later this month.

• Council plans to increase on-street parking in Cultural Quarter

  7 April 2026

  2 minute read

  PROPOSALS to create an additional 32 on-street parking spaces in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter are to be put forward by the city council.

• Roadworks ahead as new crossing is installed

  2 April 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to create a new crossing on a busy road in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Major improvements at Rally Park enter new phase

  1 April 2026

  2 minute read

  A MAJOR scheme to improve Leicester’s Rally Park is set to enter a new phase next month.

• New CCTV car to help tackle dangerous and illegal parking

  30 March 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is to deploy a new CCTV-equipped car to help tackle illegal and dangerous parking.

• Young people Takeover Leicester and spend a day with decision-makers

  25 March 2026

  2 minute read

  YOUNG people in Leicester have spent a day with local decision-makers to find out more about their roles, responsibilities and priorities for the city.

• No changes to city waste collections this Easter

  25 March 2026

  1 minute read

  ALL household recycling and waste collections in Leicester take place on the normal collection day over the forthcoming Easter holiday.

• Roadworks ahead for neighbourhood crossing improvements

  25 March 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to improve a road crossing near schools on a busy road in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Free and low-cost family fun in Leicester this Easter

  24 March 2026

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester can look forward to a fun and affordable Easter break this year, with a wide range of free and low‑cost activities taking place.

• Council says plenty of parking spaces in Leicester despite NCP closure

  24 March 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is advising drivers that Leicester has plenty of capacity in its city centre car parks, despite the imminent closure of four NCP car parks.