Transport and streets

• Open Streets will celebrate Leicester’s rich history

  23 September 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Open Streets festival is returning to the city centre with a special heritage-themed event.

• Have your say on new residents’ parking plan

  21 September 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited to have their say about proposals for a new permit parking scheme in part of Leicester.

• Leicester Buses celebrates Catch the Bus Month

  4 September 2026

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES across Leicester can enjoy unlimited bus travel for just £6.40 a day at weekends this September, as Leicester Buses launches a special offer to celebrate Catch the Bus Month.

• Leicester to fund more electric buses

  1 September 2026

  1 minute read

  OPERATORS in the Leicester Buses One Network Partnership are being encouraged to bid for up to £5m of grant funding to help purchase more electric buses.

• Latest stage of Melton Road footpath improvements to begin

  27 August 2026

  1 minute read

  THE latest phase in a rolling programme of repairs and improvements to pavements on Leicester’s busy Melton Road gets started next week.

• Open Streets returns to Leicester with art, cycling and family fun

  24 August 2026

  1 minute read

  OPEN STREETS, Leicester’s popular mini-festival, returns for a summer celebration on Saturday 30 August.

• Bridge refurbishment and resurfacing works to start on Ocean Road

  20 August 2026

  2 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of bridge works and highway improvements is set to begin on Ocean Road next month, thanks to funding from the UK Government.

• Gain confidence on two wheels with adult cycle sessions

  18 August 2026

  2 minute read

  FREE adult cycle training sessions at Leicester Cycle Circuit have been extended into September.

• Leicester Buses helps young people travel for less this term

  18 August 2026

  2 minute read

  AS FAMILIES across Leicester prepare for the start of the new academic year, Leicester Buses is reminding young people that they can travel for less with its range of child and student flexi tickets.

• Council announces £4m boost for Leicester city centre

  13 August 2026

  2 minute read

  Leicester city centre is set to benefit from a £4million package of improvements designed to make it more welcoming for residents, businesses and visitors.

• Hospital Hopper expands to Ashton Green thanks to partnership investment

  10 August 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S popular Hospital Hopper bus is reaching even more people thanks to a recent extension to its route.

• Parking restrictions on residential roads for gully clearance work

  10 August 2026

  1 minute read

  TEMPORARY parking restrictions are being introduced on residential streets in Leicester this month as part of a rolling programme of gully clearance.