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A LEICESTER primary school is celebrating after becoming the first in the country to receive a prestigious award recognising the importance of staff training in the field of mental health and wellbeing work.

RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say over plans to allow cars to park safely on designated pavement areas in parts of Belgrave and Rushey Mead.

PART of Belgrave Road will be closed to traffic briefly on Saturday morning for the funeral procession of a respected local councillor who died suddenly last weekend.

A PROGRAMME of events celebrating one hundred years of women’s suffrage continues this weekend with the opening of a new exhibition in Leicester.

PLANS to promote sustainable transport and cut carbon emissions across Leicester have received a major boost with the award of almost £6.2million of European Union funding.

THE finishing touches are being made to preparations for Leicester’s world-renowned Diwali festivities which start this weekend.

DISCO’s 1970s heyday will be alive once again at Leicester’s biggest and best bonfire and firework display next month.

WORK to help rough sleepers in Leicester has been boosted by the creation of a new team at Leicester City Council.

A PLANNED £7m expansion of Leicester’s Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, which will provide two new cinemas, a new bar, open-air terrace and digital art gallery, is to be supported by the city council.

A CITY cycling festival has been nominated for a tourism award.

DIWALI visitors to Leicester’s Golden Mile will be able to celebrate by moonlight as a giant seven-metre diameter model of the moon is installed inside Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre.

PEOPLE travelling in Leicester this Sunday for the start of the city’s Diwali celebrations can take advantage of special Park and Ride services