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• City marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  23 January 2026

  1 minute read

  ALL those killed in genocides around the world will be remembered at this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day event.

• Smokers encouraged to Step Right Out

  20 January 2026

  1 minute read

  SMOKERS in Leicester are being encouraged to Step Right Out as part of a campaign to ensure others don’t breathe in second-hand smoke.

• Filbert and friends back National Year of Reading in Leicester

  20 January 2026

  4 minute read

  FILBERT Fox, Leicester City players, Cbeebies’ Rebecca Keatley and Leicester’s poet laureate Mr Shay are among the familiar faces backing the National Year of Reading as it kicks off in Leicester.

• Historic river bridge to undergo maintenance work

  16 January 2026

  1 minute read

  MAINTENANCE work to a historic bridge in Leicester’s Waterside area will take place from next week.

• New coffee shop and bakery gets ready to go Public at Canopy

  15 January 2026

  2 minute read

  A NEW coffee shop and bakery will be open for business from Monday (19 January) in an exciting new location in Leicester city centre.

• Business ordered to pay £10,000 for failing to verify age of person buying a knife

  13 January 2026

  1 minute read

  A CASH & CARRY business in Leicester has been ordered to pay £10,000 for failing to verify the age of someone purchasing a knife.

• New parking spaces mark completion of £5m improvements across two estates

  12 January 2026

  2 minute read

  NEW parking spaces for residents have been created on a busy city estate.

• Funeral arrangements announced for much-loved former Lord Mayor

  8 January 2026

  1 minute read

  THE FUNERAL of a much-loved city councillor and former Lord Mayor will take place on Saturday (10 January).

• Hard-working team shortlisted for national award

  7 January 2026

  2 minute read

  A HARD-WORKING team that overcomes personal challenges to help to clear fly tipping, pull up weeds, dig allotment plots and repair fencing has been nominated for a national award.

• Warm Welcome on offer for anyone who needs it

  6 January 2026

  2 minute read

  AS LEICESTER experiences very cold temperatures, the city council’s libraries and Haymarket Community Hub are offering a warm welcome to anyone who needs it.

• Improvement works underway at Orwell Drive

  6 January 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to improve a busy road in the north-west of the city, and make it safer for walkers, wheelers and cyclists, is now underway.

• Gritters take to city’s streets as wintry weather arrives

  31 December 2025

  2 minute read

  ROAD gritting teams from Leicester City Council are taking to the city’s streets as very cold winter temperatures arrive.