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• 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.

• Consultation launched on future of city’s homelessness services

  25 July 2022

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on homelessness services in the city in a new public consultation.

• Pop-up pedestrianisation scheme in St Martins to be made permanent

  22 July 2022

  4 minute read

  A POP-UP SCHEME to create outdoor seating areas for businesses and more space for shoppers in the historic streets near Leicester Market is to be made permanent.

• Howzat for a reward? Cycle to the cricket and get £5 free credit

  22 July 2022

  3 minute read

  ANYONE who gets to the cricket on a Santander Cycles Leicester e-bike this summer will get a free £5 credit for future e-bike journeys

• Busy day ahead as Leicester hosts FA Community Shield

  21 July 2022

  2 minute read

  FOOTBALL fans from all over the country will be heading to Leicester next week, as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the FA Community Shield.

• Join in the fun at free nature day

  20 July 2022

  2 minute read

  TRY your hand at minibeast hunting, herb tasting, seed-sowing and twig art at a free nature day taking place in Leicester this Saturday (July 23).

• Council fears it could lose thousands of trees to ash dieback

  20 July 2022

  3 minute read

  THOUSANDS of ash trees may have to be felled in Leicester over the next 10 years as a result of a disease that has killed millions of trees across Europe.

• £800k invested on August programme of resurfacing

  19 July 2022

  2 minute read

  ALMOST £800,000 is being invested in road repairs and resurfacing schemes over the coming weeks in the city’s neighbourhoods.

• Council welcomes new textiles federation

  19 July 2022

  3 minute read

  THE CITY council has welcomed the creation of a new textile manufacturers’ federation.

• Extreme heat: cancellations and closures in Leicester

  18 July 2022

  1 minute read

  EXTREME temperatures in Leicester today have led to the following closures and cancellations

• Outdoor attractions to close temporarily as extreme heat is forecast

  15 July 2022

  1 minute read

  THE SANDY beach and funfair on Humberstone Gate will be closed early next week as the Met Office issues its first ever Red warning for exceptional heat.

• Emergency services issue a plea to stay safe in the heat

  15 July 2022

  2 minute read

  WITH temperatures set to soar this weekend, NHS, police, fire and council chiefs are joining forces amid concerns about growing pressure on hospitals and ‘risk to life’.