Public health and social care

• More life-saving defibrillators go in across city

  1 October 2025

  2 minute read

  FIVE new defibrillators are being installed in community locations as part of the Heartshield project.

• Heartshield teaches councillors life-saving skills

  23 September 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S elected members have been learning life-saving skills thanks to a partnership between the city council and a local heart charity.

• Get ready for the Leicester Communities Together festival

  8 September 2025

  2 minute read

  A FREE festival coming to the city centre will showcase the support, activities and services that are available for people in Leicester to use.

• Join Growing Spaces event for family fun

  6 August 2025

  2 minute read

  FREE seed giveaways, recipes, food-growing activities and a visit from the Bookbus will mark the launch of a new community growing strategy for Leicester.

• Community garden created on Leicester estate

  5 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW community garden that helps to combat social isolation has been officially opened on Leicester’s Saffron Lane estate.

• Director’s public health report draws parallels with Leicester’s past

  15 July 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S public health journey since the Victorian era is captured in a powerful new report by the city’s director of public health.

• Get up and go with free family activities

  10 July 2025

  2 minute read

  FREE family activities will be on offer in neighbourhoods across Leicester throughout the summer holidays.

• Lifesaving partnership wins national award

  13 June 2025

  3 minute read

  A LIFESAVING initiative that enables front-line police officers in Leicestershire to carry and administer an antidote to opiate drugs has won a national award.

• Schools and workplaces to take part in Clean Air Day

  12 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER schools and workplaces are getting ready to take part in Clean Air Day.

• Lifesaving partnership in line for national award

  9 June 2025

  2 minute read

  A LIFESAVING initiative that enables front-line police officers in Leicestershire to carry and administer an antidote to opiate drugs has been shortlisted for a national award.

• Activity week encourages people to get together

  5 June 2025

  2 minute read

  CITY residents are invited to celebrate the power of social connections and community spirit by joining in a week of free activities as part of Leicester’s Let’s Get Together Week.

• People in Leicester asked to consider being foster carers

  15 May 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is encouraging people in Leicester to consider becoming foster carers this Foster Care Fortnight.