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• Explore Leicester’s hidden history as heritage festival returns

  3 September 2025

  4 minute read

  HIDDEN heritage gems that are not normally accessible to the public are being opened up for free as part of a national festival.

• New booklet sets out huge range of treats on offer in Leicester city centre

  3 September 2025

  2 minute read

  FROM bagels to bubble tea and waffles to wraps – a new booklet sets out the huge range of treats on offer at Leicester city centre’s independent cafes and coffee bars.

• First families move into new council homes at Hospital Close

  29 August 2025

  3 minute read

  AN ambitious neighbourhood regeneration project has reached an important milestone with the first fully refurbished properties brought into use as new council homes.

• Work to start on next phase of Duns Lane improvements

  29 August 2025

  1 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on a second phase of improvements to a busy road in Leicester’s Braunstone Gate area.

• Council meets new homes target to alleviate homelessness

  28 August 2025

  2 minute read

  THE city council has revealed it has fulfilled a commitment made last year, to provide an additional 350 homes for people facing homelessness in Leicester.

• Pop into Highcross and find out more about adult learning

  27 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A POP-UP shop at the Highcross shopping centre will give people the chance to find out more about adult learning and sample some of the courses on offer.

• Street art jam returns for Leicester Open Streets

  27 August 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S summer celebration of people-friendly streets continues this weekend, with the return of the Graffwerk Street Art Jam as part of Open Streets.

• Be prepared for rolling road closures in city

  27 August 2025

  1 minute read

  ROLLING road closures will be implemented in Leicester on Sunday (31 August) to allow a religious procession to safely take place.

• Last chance to discover stories from ‘The Saff’ at Leicester Museum

  22 August 2025

  1 minute read

  AN EXHIBITION at Leicester Museum that tells the story of Leicester’s Saffron Lane estate in the words of the people who live there will close at the end of the month.

• Have your say on local cycling and walking plan

  20 August 2025

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on outline proposals to improve Leicester’s network of safe routes for walkers, wheelers and cyclists.

• Call out for artists to enter Leicester’s popular Open exhibition

  15 August 2025

  2 minute read

  ARTISTS from across the East Midlands are being invited to submit their entries for Leicester’s annual Open exhibition before next month’s deadline.

• New housing apprentices join council to learn specialist craft skills

  14 August 2025

  2 minute read

  SIXTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.