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• Council drops workplace parking levy proposals due to cost-of-living crisis

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  Leicester City Council has announced that proposals to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) in Leicester in 2023 will not be developed.

• Local Offer Live event for children with special needs

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities are being invited to find out more about services that could help them.

• The countdown to Christmas in Leicester has begun

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  WHAT’S 46ft tall, fantastically festive and takes pride of place at Leicester’s Clock Tower? It’s this year’s giant Christmas tree and its arrival means the countdown to Christmas has begun.

• Funding boost for Leicester's museums

  4 November 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S museums are in line to get more than £1.2million of extra Arts Council England funding over the next three years.

• 200th heritage information panel celebrates city’s diversity

  3 November 2022

  1 minute read

  THE history of one of Leicester’s most diverse neighbourhoods is being commemorated in the city’s 200th heritage information panel.

• Finale for World Reimagined globes

  2 November 2022

  1 minute read

  A NATIONAL art education project that aimed to transform understanding of the transatlantic slave trade will come to an end this month.

• Gym reopens after major refurbishment

  2 November 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW sports centre gym featuring state of the art fitness equipment and a brand new studio space has reopened after a major refurbishment programme.

• Academic set to lead review into Leicester disorder steps down

  2 November 2022

  3 minute read

  A HATE crime expert set to lead a review into the cause of recent violent disorder in East Leicester has stepped down.

• Call goes out for pallets for Leicester’s biggest bonfire

  31 October 2022

  3 minute read

  LOCAL businesses can help Leicester’s Bonfire Night go with a bang by donating their broken or surplus wooden pallets.

• De Montfort Hall’s rockin’ past in spotlight

  31 October 2022

  1 minute read

  THE BEATLES, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Leicester’s own Kasabian are among the rock giants who have played the city’s De Montfort Hall over the years – and all will feature in an author talk at Leicester’s Central Library this week.

• 'Pumpkin smash' will help to prevent waste

  31 October 2022

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITIES across the city and county are being urged to help prevent food and household waste this Halloween.

• New powers would see council tackle moving traffic offences

  28 October 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has outlined plans to tackle traffic congestion and improve air quality, road safety and reliability of bus services at three key junctions using new enforcement powers.