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A WEEKEND of free, family-themed fun and activities will take place along Leicester’s River Soar as the city’s summer events programme gets underway.
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23 May 2023
1 minute read
FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend, as the city council’s regular Open Streets series returns.
22 May 2023
2 minute read
THE PUBS, clubs and characters that were part of Leicester’s punk scene in the 1970s will be remembered in a new exhibition that opens in the city on Saturday (27 May).
22 May 2023
7 minute read
A NEW ten-year plan for the management of Leicester’s vast urban grassland has been launched as part of the city council’s response to the climate emergency.
19 May 2023
1 minute read
LEICESTER’S new Lord Mayor has been handed the chains of office at a ceremony in the city’s Town Hall.
18 May 2023
1 minute read
A POPULAR route for walkers and cyclists is to be widened and resurfaced in the latest phase of improvements.
18 May 2023
3 minute read
A LEICESTER couple have given a new start in life to more than 400 children in a 45-year period as the city’s longest-serving foster carers.
18 May 2023
1 minute read
WORK is complete on a new 20mph zone in a residential area near a school in a Leicester neighbourhood.
17 May 2023
1 minute read
A NEW one-way traffic system is coming into effect in residential streets in part of the city’s North Evington ward at the end of May.
17 May 2023
5 minute read
LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to bring alive the city’s waterways and parks once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.
12 May 2023
2 minute read
A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition commemorating the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in 1972 has been named joint best ‘Temporary or Touring Exhibition’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards in London.
11 May 2023
3 minute read
CHILDREN in Leicester on benefits-related free school meals won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.
4 May 2023
3 minute read
THE CORONATION of King Charles III will be broadcast live on a giant screen in Leicester on Saturday as part of a programme of events to mark the historic occasion.