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• Council agrees sale of land to National Grid

  6 July 2026

  2 minute read

  PLANS to build a new electricity substation on a council-owned site in Leicester city centre have taken an important step forward.

• Work to begin on next front walls improvement scheme

  6 July 2026

  1 minute read

  FRONT garden walls on a row of houses in a Leicester neighbourhood are to be repaired and rebuilt as part of a neighbourhood improvement scheme.

• Choose your favourite healthy mealbarrow at museum event

  2 July 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN who have been growing their own grub will be showcasing their efforts at Abbey Pumping Sation this weekend.

• Leicester gears up for Cycle to Work Day

  1 July 2026

  1 minute read

  CYCLE into Leicester on Thursday (2 July) and you could tuck into a free fruit breakfast!

• Adventure playgrounds to get extra £2m of council support

  30 June 2026

  1 minute read

  ALL nine of Leicester’s adventure playgrounds are set to benefit from a share of a new £2 million support fund.

• City council does the double at regional construction awards

  29 June 2026

  3 minute read

  TWO ambitious Leicester City Council development projects have been recognised at this year's Constructing Excellence East Midlands Awards.

• Council increases investment in city’s festivals and events

  29 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S renowned programme of festivals and events is to be boosted with an additional £105,000 of council funding.

• Museum to close for three days for essential maintenance works

  29 June 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S flagship museum is to close for three days this week to allow essential maintenance works to be carried out.

• Step back in time with Heritage Sundays

  26 June 2026

  2 minute read

  HENRY IV’s knighthood, Chaucer’s marriage, Victorian courtroom dramas and 16th-century graffiti all feature in Leicester’s rich history – and visitors can find out more on Heritage Sundays.

• New public spaces team ready to get to work in Leicester

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  A DEDICATED public spaces team is taking to the streets as part of the city council’s ongoing bid to tackle antisocial behaviour across Leicester.

• Schoolchildren get Set For The Future at city’s refurbished courts

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN have been getting a taste for tennis at Leicester’s refurbished tennis courts, which are available for families to use throughout the summer.

• Music, reading and fun as summer reading challenge kicks off

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LOVE music? Love reading? Then you’re in for a treat with this year’s summer reading challenge!