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A SERIES of ‘sting’ operations is taking place to tackle school-run drivers who drive or park dangerously, discard litter or leave their engines running while stationary.

A TEAM of city council staff responsible for tackling littering, flytipping and other unsightly mess in communities across Leicester has been shortlisted for two national awards.

A NEW public square in Leicester city centre is to be named after a medieval inn that once stood on the site.

TWO young designers from a Leicester school have helped launch a new campaign to raise awareness of the impact of litter on the environment.

THE Chief Executive of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, is visiting Leicester this week to see and hear first hand about the city’s cultural success stories and future ambitions.

A COMMUNITY project that gets refugees and asylum seekers together to cook food from around the world has less than two weeks left to hit its fundraising target.

NEW 20mph speed limits and traffic calming measures are due to be brought in on streets in two residentials area of Leicester.

ONE year on from declaring a climate emergency, Leicester City Council is reminding people to have their say on how it responds to the global crisis and aims to become carbon neutral.

CUSTOMERS and staff at Leicester’s libraries are being invited to vote for their favourite books of the decade.

OVER 100 young people from Leicester gathered at City Hall today (27 Jan) to have their say on how the city responds to the climate emergency.

FAMILIES who have children with special educational needs and disabilities are being invited to the Leicester Riders’ Morningside arena later this week to find out more about services that could help them.

TALKS, an exhibition and a commemoration event will be held in the city to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.