Annual Diwali event to change due to crowd safety concerns
3 July 2025
3 minute read
LEICESTER’S Golden Mile will continue to be the focus for Diwali Day celebrations, but with major changes to the annual event due to crowd safety fears.
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FAMILIES looking for a low-cost day out this summer should check out what’s on in Leicester’s children’s centres, libraries and museums.
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3 July 2025
3 minute read
LEICESTER’S Golden Mile will continue to be the focus for Diwali Day celebrations, but with major changes to the annual event due to crowd safety fears.
2 July 2025
2 minute read
THE next phase of a rolling programme to repair and improve pavements, street furniture and bollards along Melton Road is now underway.
1 July 2025
2 minute read
STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to dispose of preloved items and do their bit for charity.
1 July 2025
2 minute read
LEICESTER’S three Park and Ride services are to be run by local company Roberts Travel Group, after it made a successful bid to the city and county councils to take on the full operation of the service.
30 June 2025
2 minute read
LEICESTER Libraries have launched their annual reading challenge, with free fun activities on offer over the long summer holidays.
25 June 2025
1 minute read
A NEW annual membership scheme is being introduced at Leicester’s main bike park, in the city’s Town hall Square.
24 June 2025
2 minute read
AN OUTSTANDING school in Leicester has celebrated its new building with an official opening event.
23 June 2025
2 minute read
THE FLAG of the Armed Forces has been raised at Leicester’s Town Hall to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.
23 June 2025
2 minute read
A NEW residents parking scheme is to be introduced in a Leicester neighbourhood from next month.
19 June 2025
2 minute read
AROUND £80 million of Government funding is set to be invested in an ambitious programme of local transport improvements across Leicester over the next five years.
18 June 2025
2 minute read
A CURATOR and art director who was instrumental in bringing German expressionism to Leicester is being celebrated with a new book launch in the city.
13 June 2025
3 minute read
A LIFESAVING initiative that enables front-line police officers in Leicestershire to carry and administer an antidote to opiate drugs has won a national award.