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• Get your skates on – Jubilee Square ice rink is open!

  2 December 2022

  5 minute read

  LEICESTER’S coolest festive attraction is now open and ready to welcome skaters, as part of the city’s countdown to Christmas.

• Get in the Christmas spirit at Leicester museums

  1 December 2022

  5 minute read

  LEICESTER’S museums are offering a bumper programme of festive entertainment, activities and family fun in the run-up to Christmas.

• Last chance to sign up for holiday food scheme

  1 December 2022

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who receive benefit-related free school meals can sign up for a free programme of activities over the Christmas holidays – but they must register for the scheme by Sunday.

• Free Christmas crafts and festive fun at Leicester libraries

  1 December 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries and community centres will be celebrating the countdown to Christmas with a host of free and low-cost festive events and activities throughout December.

• Tree trail invites visitors to discover more in Abbey Park

  28 November 2022

  2 minute read

  AN ONLINE resource that will encourage people to find out more about the magnificent trees in Abbey Park has gone live today (Monday 28 November).

• Council backs public’s right to access footpath

  25 November 2022

  2 minute read

  A LEGAL process that seeks to ensure that the public can continue to use a popular Leicester footpath is to get under way next month.

• Get your skates on for Leicester’s Christmas cracker of festive fun

  24 November 2022

  4 minute read

  CHRISTMAS in Leicester is about to get a lot cooler as the finishing touches are made to the city’s festive ice rink before it opens next week.

• City council declares housing crisis

  24 November 2022

  2 minute read

  RADICAL steps to address the housing crisis in Leicester are being set out in a new action plan by Leicester City Council.

• Leicestershire care professionals to be celebrated at awards ceremony

  23 November 2022

  2 minute read

  An awards event is being held to recognise professionals across the care industry.

• Driver faked paperwork to try to avoid fines

  22 November 2022

  2 minute read

  A MAN who claimed to be making deliveries when he was repeatedly caught parking illegally in loading bays and residents’ permit areas has been ordered to pay more than £2,200 in fines, costs and compensation.

• Information event to help people take first step towards university study

  22 November 2022

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE can find out about an alternative route into higher education and university study at an open day.

• Parking areas and new footpath to be created in city neighbourhoods

  21 November 2022

  2 minute read

  NEIGHBOURHOOD parking spaces and a new footpath are being created in a series of schemes across Leicester over the coming weeks.