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• Leicester City Council proposes school term dates for 2027-2032

  24 August 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is set to approve new term dates and holidays for schools across the city from 2027 to 2032.

• Open Streets returns to Leicester with art, cycling and family fun

  24 August 2026

  1 minute read

  OPEN STREETS, Leicester’s popular mini-festival, returns for a summer celebration on Saturday 30 August.

• Bridge refurbishment and resurfacing works to start on Ocean Road

  20 August 2026

  2 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of bridge works and highway improvements is set to begin on Ocean Road next month, thanks to funding from the UK Government.

• Gain confidence on two wheels with adult cycle sessions

  18 August 2026

  2 minute read

  FREE adult cycle training sessions at Leicester Cycle Circuit have been extended into September.

• Leicester Buses helps young people travel for less this term

  18 August 2026

  2 minute read

  AS FAMILIES across Leicester prepare for the start of the new academic year, Leicester Buses is reminding young people that they can travel for less with its range of child and student flexi tickets.

• Allotments open their gates to share the joy of growing your own grub

  17 August 2026

  1 minute read

  ALLOTMENTS in Leicester are opening their gates to anyone who would like to find out more about growing your own food.

• Council announces £4m boost for Leicester city centre

  13 August 2026

  2 minute read

  Leicester city centre is set to benefit from a £4million package of improvements designed to make it more welcoming for residents, businesses and visitors.

• Hospital Hopper expands to Ashton Green thanks to partnership investment

  10 August 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S popular Hospital Hopper bus is reaching even more people thanks to a recent extension to its route.

• Parking restrictions on residential roads for gully clearance work

  10 August 2026

  1 minute read

  TEMPORARY parking restrictions are being introduced on residential streets in Leicester this month as part of a rolling programme of gully clearance.

• Major resurfacing works planned for Aylestone Road

  10 August 2026

  1 minute read

  A MILE-LONG stretch of Aylestone Road is to be resurfaced this summer, thanks to Government funding.

• Find out more about boost for Leicester's Cultural Quarter

  7 August 2026

  1 minute read

  People are being invited to find out more about a £2.5 million programme of street improvements planned for Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.

• Leicester to create more specialist school places for children with SEND

  6 August 2026

  2 minute read

  HUNDREDS more children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could benefit from specialist support in mainstream schools in Leicester.