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• Council increases investment in city’s festivals and events

  29 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S renowned programme of festivals and events is to be boosted with an additional £105,000 of council funding.

• Museum to close for three days for essential maintenance works

  29 June 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S flagship museum is to close for three days this week to allow essential maintenance works to be carried out.

• Step back in time with Heritage Sundays

  26 June 2026

  2 minute read

  HENRY IV’s knighthood, Chaucer’s marriage, Victorian courtroom dramas and 16th-century graffiti all feature in Leicester’s rich history – and visitors can find out more on Heritage Sundays.

• New public spaces team ready to get to work in Leicester

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  A DEDICATED public spaces team is taking to the streets as part of the city council’s ongoing bid to tackle antisocial behaviour across Leicester.

• Schoolchildren get Set For The Future at city’s refurbished courts

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN have been getting a taste for tennis at Leicester’s refurbished tennis courts, which are available for families to use throughout the summer.

• Music, reading and fun as summer reading challenge kicks off

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LOVE music? Love reading? Then you’re in for a treat with this year’s summer reading challenge!

• Summer programme of city roadworks to get underway

  22 June 2026

  2 minute read

  A £1 million programme of repairs and resurfacing is due to take place on roads across Leicester this summer.

• Thousands access libraries in first year of public project

  22 June 2026

  2 minute read

  A partnership between local councils and universities that threw open the doors of three university libraries has driven hundreds of new memberships.

• Flag-raising marks start of Armed Forces Week

  19 June 2026

  2 minute read

  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces will be raised at Leicester’s Town Hall on Monday (22 June) to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.

• New red route to be introduced on city’s busy inner ring road

  19 June 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to prepare a section of Leicester’s busy inner ring road for new measures to control dangerous and inconsiderate parking will get underway next week.

• Schools, colleges and workplaces to take part in Clean Air Day

  16 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER colleges, schools and workplaces are getting ready to take part in Clean Air Day.

• City Mayor praises “exceptional” results from ULAS team

  15 June 2026

  3 minute read

  THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS whose work has ensured that the history of Leicester’s market place is properly preserved for future generations have been praised by the City Mayor.