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• Celebrate social connections at Let’s Get Together Week

  7 June 2024

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being encouraged to get together at a series of free events at venues across the city including at Leicester’s libraries and community centres next week.

• Charity lends helping hand for annual student move-out

  5 June 2024

  2 minute read

  STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to donate items they no longer want and do their bit for charity.

• Children’s ‘Best Book’ announced in annual awards

  5 June 2024

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN from more than 50 primary schools in Leicester have been voting for the book they have enjoyed the most over the past year.  

• Leicester’s market place: have your say

  4 June 2024

  7 minute read

  THE DEMOLITION of the old roof and the heavy wooden stalls that were home to Leicester Market has revealed the huge scale of the city’s historic market place – and provided a reminder of how the space looked for most of its past.

• Snakes take centre stage in new exhibition at Leicester Museum

  3 June 2024

  1 minute read

  SOME amazing reptiles will be captivating visitors to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery this summer, as the city hosts a family-friendly exhibition that celebrates the secret world of the snake.

• Tennis courts in city parks to reopen after £420k transformation

  3 June 2024

  2 minute read

  TENNIS courts that have benefitted from a £420,000 transformation are being reopened at seven parks across the city.

• Resurfacing works to take place in neighbourhoods

  29 May 2024

  2 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of repairing and resurfacing streets in neighbourhoods across Leicester is due to take place over the coming weeks.

• Pilot project aims to give babies the Best Start for Life

  24 May 2024

  3 minute read

  A PROJECT that brings together services, advice and support to help new parents during the first 1,001 days of their babies’ lives is being piloted in Leicester.

• New service aims to prevent homelessness and increase addiction recovery in Leicester

  24 May 2024

  2 minute read

  CITY council tenants in Leicester who face homelessness because of problems with drug or alcohol use are receiving help from a new team of housing support workers.

• Apprentices: Don’t miss your chance to graduate this summer

  23 May 2024

  1 minute read

  APPRENTICES from across the city and county are being invited to graduate at De Montfort Hall this summer.

• Leicester celebrates foster carers’ achievements

  23 May 2024

  3 minute read

  THE INCREDIBLE achievements of Leicester’s foster carers are being celebrated by the city council as part of Foster Care Fortnight.

• Roadworks ahead for bridge maintenance works

  23 May 2024

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being warned that overnight traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester road from later this month.