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CHANGES have been announced to this weekend’s Diwali Day celebrations because of wet weather that has left part of the festival site waterlogged and unusable.

WITH just six weeks to go before Leicester’s Christmas ice rink returns to Jubilee Square, skaters can now start planning their visits to the popular city centre attraction.

PART of Leicester’s busy inner ring road will be getting a new cycle track as part of a nine-month improvement project.

A NEW enforcement camera to help stop drivers illegally using the newly-created bus-only lane outside Leicester Station will come into effect next week.

A FREE drop-in event being held this weekend will provide information and advice for people interested in finding out more about adoption.

A CITY library will close temporarily whilst a major programme of refurbishment is carried out.

A PERFORMER shooting million-volt bolts of lightning from his body will be part of a breath-taking live show at this year’s Abbey Park Fireworks Display.

A NEW enforcement camera has been put into operation by Leicester City Council to help tackle dangerous and anti-social parking on the school run.

VISITORS to Leicester are being advised to allow more time for their journeys to the city centre on Saturday (19 October) as football fans pay tribute to Leicester City’s late chairman.

THE MAMMOTH task of installing the twinkling lights and the colourful garlands that will decorate Leicester city centre this Christmas gets under way this weekend.

A FASCINATING new exhibition of historic African objects that have not been on public display in Leicester for more than a century is now open at the city’s New Walk Museum & Art Gallery.

EIGHT new electric bikes are part of a fleet of cycles and scooters available to hire from the city council for people who need help getting to work, training or education.