Business

• Leicester Market to reopen on new market square in April 2027

  3 November 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER Market will reopen on the city’s new market square in April next year, following consultation with market traders over the timing of the move.

• New housing apprentices join the city council

  17 September 2026

  2 minute read

  FIFTEEN new recruits have joined Leicester City Council as housing apprentices – including a care leaver, a former member of the Armed Forces, a participant from the Women In Construction scheme and a candidate from Leicester to Work, which supports unemployed people.

• Support offered to get more people into work

  16 September 2026

  2 minute read

  A major new employment support programme has been launched across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to help disabled people, people with health conditions and those facing other barriers to find and stay in work.

• Budget boost to get railway station revamp back on track

  14 July 2026

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has been given the go-ahead to reallocate almost £10 million of Government funding to help ensure that a radical revamp of Leicester’s historic railway station goes ahead.

• Rents waived for market traders as works gather pace

  8 July 2026

  2 minute read

  TRADERS at Leicester Market are to have their rents waived until the end of this year, as works to complete the new market square gather pace.

• Council hosts apprenticeship fair for young people

  20 March 2026

  1 minute read

  YOUNG people from Leicester schools have taken part in an event to showcase the range of apprenticeship opportunities available across the city.

• King Street’s Canopy ready to become hub for creativity

  12 March 2026

  4 minute read

  A CLUSTER of former factory buildings that has been transformed into a home for the creative industries will be formally opened today (Thursday)

• 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.