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• City’s new grassland plan wins national award for innovation

  11 March 2024

  2 minute read

  A NEW plan to manage Leicester’s urban green spaces in ways that benefit the environment and help nature thrive has won a national award for innovation.

• Funding secured for natural flood management scheme

  11 March 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER is to receive £834,000 of Government cash to help tackle flood risk using nature-based solutions. 

• City council IT system shut down as precaution due to cyber incident

  8 March 2024

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council IT systems and phones lines have been temporarily shut down as a precaution while a cyber incident is investigated.

• Traffic advice ahead of funeral of local religious leader

  7 March 2024

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being advised of possible traffic disruption in parts of the city due to the funeral of a local religious leader.

• International street art festival returns to Leicester

  5 March 2024

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is getting set to welcome thousands of visitors for the return of the award-winning Bring The Paint street art festival.

• City Mayor joins calls for Government to extend help to poorest households

  5 March 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s City Mayor has joined council leaders from across the country calling on the Government to rethink its plans to end a vital financial lifeline to the least well-off families.

• Demolition team starts revamp of Leicester Market

  4 March 2024

  2 minute read

  THE FIRST stage in the ambitious transformation of Leicester’s historic market will get under way this week.

• Record number of pupils receive offers of a city secondary school

  1 March 2024

  1 minute read

  THOUSANDS of children will be offered places at Leicester secondary schools today – with a record number of children being offered a year 7 place at a city school.

• Leicester 10k race takes to the city’s streets

  28 February 2024

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being warned of possible traffic disruption this weekend due to a major sporting event’s return to the city.

• New powers will see council tackle moving traffic offences at key junctions

  16 February 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK to prepare two key city centre junctions for new powers to tackle traffic offences and improve congestion is getting underway.

• Half-term roadworks due to begin

  13 February 2024

  1 minute read

  Road repairs are being carried out over the half-term holidays on a busy Leicester street.

• Council plan for new industrial units on former office site gets go-ahead

  13 February 2024

  2 minute read

  PLANS to build new, low carbon industrial units on the site of former council offices is set to get under way.