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• New scheme offers month-long e-cycle loans

  13 May 2025

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE living in Leicester can sign up to a new scheme offering them a free four-week loan of an electric cycle.

• Businesses urged to prepare for single-use vapes ban

  13 May 2025

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES in Leicester are being reminded that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes comes into force next month.

• City’s latest air quality figures among best on record

  8 May 2025

  3 minute read

  AIR quality in Leicester continues to improve, with figures from 2024 showing air pollution at some of the lowest levels ever recorded at local hotspots.

• Join bike ride to Stoneywell and get free access to National Trust gem

  7 May 2025

  3 minute read

  A FRIENDLY group cycle ride to Stoneywell is being planned for Sunday 11 May.

• Charles Street Sunday closures planned to enable telecoms work

  6 May 2025

  1 minute read

  PART of Leicester’s Charles Street is set to close over four Sundays in May and June to enable work to telecoms equipment to take place.

• Vintage music and bell-ringing will mark VE Day in Leicester

  6 May 2025

  2 minute read

  VINTAGE music, bunting and bell-ringing will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in Leicester later this week.

• Library marks 120 years with week of free activities

  2 May 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Central Library is celebrating its 120th birthday with a week of free activities for people of all ages.

• City legend Steve Walsh joins MUGA relaunch as council invests £140k

  2 May 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW and improved multi-use games area has been opened in Highfields, following investment by the city council.

• Council proposes new policy on SEND school transport

  2 May 2025

  2 minute read

  FOLLOWING extensive consultation, Leicester City Council has revised its proposals to end post-16 school transport funding for young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

• Roadworks ahead for crossing improvements

  30 April 2025

  1 minute read

  WORK to improve road crossings at a busy junction in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Lord Mayor’s charity walk takes sporting theme

  30 April 2025

  1 minute read

  A CHARITY walk with a sporting theme is taking place in Leicester later this week – and it’s open to everyone.

• New powers already tackling anti-social behaviour in Leicester

  29 April 2025

  3 minute read

  NEW powers to help the city council keep Leicester’s public spaces free from anti-social behaviour are already having a positive impact on the city centre.