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• Still time to enjoy Summer In The City

  11 August 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S programme of free summer events continues this weekend, with free outdoor cinema, live music, spectacular street theatre, and even a giant inflatable slug.

• City Festival 2022 prepares to take to Leicester’s streets

  11 August 2022

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S city centre streets are due to come alive this month with a breathtaking festival showcasing live performances, street arts, interactive fun and the UK’s largest puppet.

• City bin collections to start an hour earlier to help beat the heat

  9 August 2022

  1 minute read

  With soaring temperatures predicted in the coming days, Leicester City Council is asking people to put their recycling and waste earlier than normal this week.

• Leicester joins cities in celebrating a World Reimagined

  4 August 2022

  3 minute read

  A NATIONAL art education project that aims to transform understanding of the transatlantic slave trade will launch in Leicester this week.

• Councils plan major investment in improved route for cyclists and walkers

  4 August 2022

  4 minute read

  PLANS for major investment to improve walking and cycling facilities on a route from New Lubbesthorpe, through Aylestone, to Leicester city centre have been announced.

• Funding boost helps more people get online

  4 August 2022

  3 minute read

  A PROJECT that helps people to get online is being rolled out across Leicester thanks to a boost in funding.

• Busy weekend of events in city centre

  4 August 2022

  2 minute read

  THREE big sporting, cultural and religious events will be taking place in Leicester this weekend.

• Design revealed for new artwork commemorating city’s Ugandan Asians

  3 August 2022

  3 minute read

  THE winning submission for a new piece of public art commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians in Leicester has been revealed.

• Council bids for Government cash to transform outdated junction

  3 August 2022

  3 minute read

  PLANS to transform Leicester’s St Margaret’s junction to help encourage more walking and cycling, and improve bus journey times, have been revealed.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  29 July 2022

  1 minute read

  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• New video gives birds-eye view of investment in city’s waterways

  27 July 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW video has been released to showcase the beauty of Leicester’s waterways and give a stunning bird’s eye view of major recent investment in the city’s riverside.

• Exhibition showcases the art of gardens

  26 July 2022

  1 minute read

  GARDENS though the ages will be the focus of an enchanting new exhibition taking place at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum next month.