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• Schools and workplaces to take part in Clean Air Day

  12 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER schools and workplaces are getting ready to take part in Clean Air Day.

• Leicester stays on global ‘A list’ for leadership on climate action

  11 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER has been named as a global leader on climate action, achieving a top score on CDP’s 'Cities A List' for the sixth year running.

• Find out more about wildlife at free nature day

  11 June 2025

  2 minute read

  A FREE nature day packed full of family-friendly wildlife activities will be taking place at Watermead Country Park later this month.

• Consultation launched on modifications to Local Plan

  10 June 2025

  2 minute read

  RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on modifications to Leicester’s Local Plan.

• New boardwalk to be installed on Aylestone Meadows

  9 June 2025

  2 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on a new section of boardwalk at the south-western edge of Aylestone Meadows.

• Lifesaving partnership in line for national award

  9 June 2025

  2 minute read

  A LIFESAVING initiative that enables front-line police officers in Leicestershire to carry and administer an antidote to opiate drugs has been shortlisted for a national award.

• Activity week encourages people to get together

  5 June 2025

  2 minute read

  CITY residents are invited to celebrate the power of social connections and community spirit by joining in a week of free activities as part of Leicester’s Let’s Get Together Week.

• Government issues feedback on local plans to reshape councils

  3 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has today (3 Jun) received the Government’s response to its interim proposal to expand the city’s boundary as part of plans to reorganise local government.

• Siege of Leicester to be re-enacted at Riverside Festival

  3 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S role at the epicentre of the English Civil War will be re-created in a series of dramatic re-enactments this weekend.

• All aboard for Leicester’s Riverside Festival!

  28 May 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival returns this weekend – and this year it’s bigger than ever, with more locations, more free activities and an exciting new collaboration with DMU.

• Green theme for family event in Abbey Park

  27 May 2025

  1 minute read

  A GREEN-THEMED event in Abbey Park this half-term will give local people the chance to discover more about Leicester’s trees, parks and open spaces.

• Leicester Open Streets is back for 2025

  20 May 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S summer celebration of people-friendly streets gets under way this weekend, with the return of the city council’s Open Streets series.