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• Extra support offered to adventure playgrounds

  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.

• Increased percentage of children in Leicester get their first choice of secondary school

  2 March 2026

  1 minute read

  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.

• Medieval Guildhall celebrates centenary as a museum

  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.

• Busk Leicester to bring live performance to city’s streets

  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.

• New safety bollards to be installed on Market Place

  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.

• Parking restrictions on busy roads for gully clearance work

  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.

• Leicester Riders back the National Year of Reading

  25 February 2026

  1 minute read

  THE Leicester Riders are lending their support to the National Year of Reading.

• Music conference to celebrate Leicester's music scene

  24 February 2026

  2 minute read

  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.

• Leicester 10k charity race returns to city streets

  24 February 2026

  1 minute read

  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.

• De Montfort Hall delivers record-breaking financial performance

  24 February 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S largest arts venue has recorded its best financial performance to date, with increased income and improved efficiency allowing it to reduce its reliance on local council taxpayers by £1m.

• Work to make a 'Safer Saff' cuts crime on city estate

  23 February 2026

  2 minute read

  AN initiative led by Leicestershire Police to improve community safety on Leicester’s Saffron Lane estate has reduced overall crime by 14.2% and shut down all five county lines there (drug supply lines) since it was launched in 2024.

• City of Leicester award for local leading lights

  20 February 2026

  4 minute read

  A LEADING cardiologist and the founder of Leicester’s Caribbean Carnival have become the latest local leading lights to receive one of the city’s highest civic honours.