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• Warm Welcome on offer for anyone who needs it

  6 January 2026

  2 minute read

  AS LEICESTER experiences very cold temperatures, the city council’s libraries and Haymarket Community Hub are offering a warm welcome to anyone who needs it.

• Improvement works underway at Orwell Drive

  6 January 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to improve a busy road in the north-west of the city, and make it safer for walkers, wheelers and cyclists, is now underway.

• Gritters take to city’s streets as wintry weather arrives

  31 December 2025

  2 minute read

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

• Council opens book of condolence for Cllr Manjula Sood MBE

  30 December 2025

  2 minute read

  Leicester City Council has opened an online book of condolence to enable people to pay their respects and tributes to the late councillor and assistant city mayor Manjula Sood, who passed away on 24 December.

• Leicester set to meet electric bus target across whole network

  22 December 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to meet its target of providing zero emission, all-electric buses across the whole city network, with an additional 60 buses coming on stream from September 2026.

• Extra support for homeless and vulnerable this Christmas

  22 December 2025

  3 minute read

  A WARM welcome, friendly places to meet and Christmas meals are being offered to people in Leicester who are vulnerable or homeless over the festive period.

• Bus stop camera enforcement to be extended on Evington Road

  18 December 2025

  2 minute read

  A second CCTV camera is due to begin operating on a busy road in Leicester to tackle motorists who illegally park in bus stops.

• Authorities launch joint plan to get more people working

  12 December 2025

  3 minute read

  A NEW 10-year plan has been launched to help thousands more people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) find good jobs, earn more money, and live healthier, happier lives.

• Urgent safety check for 85,000 tumble dryers

  11 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s Trading Standards service is urging residents to check their tumble dryers to see if they need an urgent safety repair.

• Free and low-cost fun in Leicester this Christmas

  10 December 2025

  4 minute read

  IDEAS for family fun that won’t break the bank this Christmas have been put together by Leicester City Council.

• Waste collection changes over Christmas and New Year

  10 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days over the two weeks of Christmas and New Year.

• New local area energy plan offers tool to power energy efficiency

  8 December 2025

  1 minute read

  A NEW tool to help local communities and organisations take control of their energy and support Leicester’s net zero carbon ambitions has been launched.