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• Major bridge works to close busy neighbourhood road

  19 May 2026

  1 minute read

  MAINTENANCE work to a bridge on a busy road in Leicester are due to take place later this month.

• City’s museums and libraries offer ideas for free and low-cost half-term fun

  19 May 2026

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for a free or low-cost day out this half term should head for Leicester’s parks, libraries and museums.

• City’s new Lord Mayor vows to serve with “openness, respect and humility”

  14 May 2026

  2 minute read

  THE CITY’S new Lord Mayor has been presented with the chain of office at a ceremony at Leicester’s Town Hall.

• Life-saving equipment in community is Lord Mayor’s legacy

  13 May 2026

  2 minute read

  AS her year in office as Leicester’s Lord Mayor draws to a close, Cllr Teresa Aldred has joined partners and locals to celebrate the installation of another life-saving defibrillator on a community building.

• Urgent need for foster carers in Leicester

  13 May 2026

  2 minute read

  THE crucial role of foster carers is in the spotlight for the UK’s biggest annual awareness-raising campaign for fostering.

• Booklet launched during Mental Health Awareness Week

  13 May 2026

  2 minute read

  A NEW booklet aimed at supporting men’s mental heath has been launched during Mental Health Awareness Week.

• ‘Retrial’ for man sentenced to death for Green Dragon murder in 1778

  12 May 2026

  2 minute read

  A MAN who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1778, only to be saved by a royal pardon, will be ‘re-tried’ at Leicester’s Guildhall on Saturday.

• Get ready for Riverside, Leicester’s largest free festival

  7 May 2026

  2 minute read

  PREPARATIONS are well under way for Leicester’s largest free festival, when more than 60,000 people will head into the city for music, arts and family-friendly fun.

• The Forgotten Army remembered on VE Day anniversary

  7 May 2026

  2 minute read

  A SCULPTURE that commemorates the 2.5million South Asian soldiers who served in the British Indian Army during the Second World War will go on display at Leicester Museum from tomorrow.

• Councillor found in breach of code of conduct by standards panel

  7 May 2026

  2 minute read

  A LEICESTER councillor has been found in breach of the city council’s code of conduct for comments made at a public meeting.

• Consultation opens on school term dates

  5 May 2026

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on school term dates in Leicester, with two proposed options both retaining the usual mid-July start to the summer holidays.

• Operator reopens third former NCP car park in Leicester

  5 May 2026

  1 minute read

  EURO Car Parks has taken over the operation of a third, former NCP car park in Leicester.