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A SOCIAL work team at Leicester City Council has taken the top prize in a prestigious awards ceremony recognising its outstanding work in supporting vulnerable adults.

A NEW health project is being launched in Leicester to help young people in care to give up smoking.

A SOCIAL work team at Leicester City Council has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in recognition of their outstanding work in supporting vulnerable adults.

CARERS are being invited to a city centre event where they can find out more about local services that can help them.

A WEEK-long series of events is taking place across Leicester and Leicestershire this week to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol misuse.

FREE events are being held in the city this month to help people learn how to check for the signs of mouth cancer.

STAFF who work with pregnant women are being offered training to help them promote the safer sleep messages that reduce the risk of SIDS.

YOUNG people will be holding a celebration event this week to mark National Youth Work Week (4-10 November).

AN organisation working with children and young people in Leicester who have offended has been given a positive rating in its latest inspection.

LEICESTER’S Shared Lives service has been praised by the Care Quality Commission for the ‘many outstanding and proactive ways’ its carers help people to be independent.

A NEW guide to an improved range of support available to young people with experience of being in care has been launched by Leicester City Council.

THE FIRST in a series of get-togethers for older people with an interest in history takes place at Leicester’s New Walk Museum on Thursday (31 October).