Business

• Business ordered to pay £10,000 for failing to verify age of person buying a knife

  13 January 2026

  1 minute read

  A CASH & CARRY business in Leicester has been ordered to pay £10,000 for failing to verify the age of someone purchasing a knife.

• Authorities launch joint plan to get more people working

  12 December 2025

  3 minute read

  A NEW 10-year plan has been launched to help thousands more people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) find good jobs, earn more money, and live healthier, happier lives.

• Urgent safety check for 85,000 tumble dryers

  11 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s Trading Standards service is urging residents to check their tumble dryers to see if they need an urgent safety repair.

• Warning over scam loft insulation schemes

  7 October 2025

  2 minute read

  Trading standards officers in Leicester are warning people to stay alert after a national rise in complaints about bogus loft insulation promotions.

• New booklet sets out huge range of treats on offer in Leicester city centre

  3 September 2025

  2 minute read

  FROM bagels to bubble tea and waffles to wraps – a new booklet sets out the huge range of treats on offer at Leicester city centre’s independent cafes and coffee bars.

• Pop into Highcross and find out more about adult learning

  27 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A POP-UP shop at the Highcross shopping centre will give people the chance to find out more about adult learning and sample some of the courses on offer.

• New housing apprentices join council to learn specialist craft skills

  14 August 2025

  2 minute read

  SIXTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.

• Businesses urged to prepare for single-use vapes ban

  13 May 2025

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES in Leicester are being reminded that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes comes into force next month.

• New guidance sets out rules to follow for scaffolding and skips

  26 March 2025

  2 minute read

  NEW guidance has been issued by the city council to make it clear what is expected of people who want to put up scaffolding in Leicester.

• City Mayor presents new proposal for Leicester Market

  28 October 2024

  7 minute read

  A NEW proposal for the future of Leicester Market is to go out to consultation, after work on the city’s market place was paused earlier this year.

• New housing apprentices join council to learn specialist craft skills

  3 October 2024

  2 minute read

  EIGHTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.

• Trading Standards staff check prices are clear in smaller shops

  10 June 2024

  2 minute read

  TRADING Standards officers from Leicester City Council have been supporting an operation to ensure clear pricing is on display in smaller shops.