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NEW powers to help keep Leicester’s public spaces free from anti-social behaviour are to take effect from Wednesday (2 April).
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13 February 2024
4 minute read
LEICESTER’S libraries, museums and children’s centres are among the council venues offering families lots of days out that won’t break the bank this half-term.
13 February 2024
1 minute read
A NEW app for Leicester library members is now available to download, making a catalogue of thousands of titles available to browse with a few taps on a smartphone.
9 February 2024
4 minute read
AN AMBITIOUS plan to transform Leicester’s historic railway station and restore its hidden Victorian façade has taken an important step forward.
8 February 2024
1 minute read
AN eye-catching museum exhibition showcasing the talents of three local autistic artists has been extended until March 2024.
8 February 2024
1 minute read
PLANS are taking shape for Leicester’s St George’s Day festival, with a new location – and a new format – for the popular event in 2024.
2 February 2024
1 minute read
TWO Leicester libraries are gearing up for a special Arctic visitor as part of a new Doorstep Museum roadshow.
25 January 2024
2 minute read
MORE than 15,000 visitors have so far explored an exhibition blending archive photographs and paintings of Leicester in the first six weeks of its opening.
25 January 2024
2 minute read
WORK is well under way to renovate seven of the city council’s parks-based tennis courts as part of a £420,000 transformation.
24 January 2024
1 minute read
LEICESTER is set to remember those killed in genocides around the world at this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day.
22 January 2024
1 minute read
MEMBERS of a local netball team have joined Leicester City Council’s environmental rangers to plant dozens of small trees.
22 January 2024
1 minute read
MAJOR refurbishment work is due to take place on a road bridge in New Parks.
22 January 2024
2 minute read
STORIES from the Leicester road that dates from Roman times and is now one of the most ethnically-diverse shopping streets in the country will be told in a new exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum.