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• City prepares to celebrate the King’s coronation

  4 May 2023

  3 minute read

  THE CORONATION of King Charles III will be broadcast live on a giant screen in Leicester on Saturday as part of a programme of events to mark the historic occasion.

• Free event to celebrate work of urban nature project

  2 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A COMMUNITY project that aims to bring nature back to urban spaces will be holding a celebration event later this month.

• Step out for Walk Leicester Festival

  27 April 2023

  1 minute read

  A MONTH-long programme of free walks exploring Leicester’s environment, heritage and hidden history gets underway next week.

• Photographic exhibition celebrates children’s hopes and aspirations

  27 April 2023

  1 minute read

  PORTRAITS of more than two dozen children from a Leicester primary school will go on display in a city gallery from Saturday (29 April).

• Traffic disruption likely due to religious procession

  26 April 2023

  1 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester this weekend are being reminded to expect traffic disruption due to a major religious event taking place.

• Final week for voters to ensure their ID is in order

  19 April 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE wanting to take part in this year’s local government elections are being urged to check that they have the right photographic identification needed to enable them to vote.

• Nagar Kirtan parade to take to city’s streets

  18 April 2023

  1 minute read

  THOUSANDS of Sikhs will be taking to Leicester’s streets later this month for the annual Vaisakhi procession.

• More than 95% of children get their first choice of primary school

  17 April 2023

  1 minute read

  TODAY (Monday 17 April) is National Offer Day, when children up and down the country will find out which primary school they will attend from the 2023/24 academic year.

• Library members invited to grow their own veg this spring

  13 April 2023

  2 minute read

  LIBRARY members in Leicester can pick up free packets of seeds as well as the latest blockbuster from their local library this springtime.

• Deadlines approaching for voters to register

  12 April 2023

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE wanting to take part in this year’s local government elections are running out of time to ensure they are registered to cast their vote.

• Annual festival celebrates England’s patron saint

  11 April 2023

  2 minute read

  ENGLAND’S patron saint will be celebrated this month as Leicester’s family-friendly St George’s Festival returns to Orton Square.

• Road closures ahead as work on busy FiveWays junction continues

  6 April 2023

  2 minute read

  WORK on a major programme of improvements to one of Leicester’s most confusing junctions enters a new phase this month.