Transport and streets

• Rolling road closures ahead for Vaisakhi parade

  17 April 2026

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  THOUSANDS of people will be taking part in a major annual Sikh parade through Leicester later this month.

• New 20mph zone for part of Braunstone

  16 April 2026

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  AN existing 20mph zone in part of Braunstone is set to be extended by more than 20 additional streets to help improve road safety in the area.

• Council plans to increase on-street parking in Cultural Quarter

  7 April 2026

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  PROPOSALS to create an additional 32 on-street parking spaces in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter are to be put forward by the city council.

• Roadworks ahead as new crossing is installed

  2 April 2026

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  WORK to create a new crossing on a busy road in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Major improvements at Rally Park enter new phase

  1 April 2026

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  A MAJOR scheme to improve Leicester’s Rally Park is set to enter a new phase next month.

• New CCTV car to help tackle dangerous and illegal parking

  30 March 2026

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  LEICESTER City Council is to deploy a new CCTV-equipped car to help tackle illegal and dangerous parking.

• Roadworks ahead for neighbourhood crossing improvements

  25 March 2026

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  WORK to improve a road crossing near schools on a busy road in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Council says plenty of parking spaces in Leicester despite NCP closure

  24 March 2026

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  LEICESTER City Council is advising drivers that Leicester has plenty of capacity in its city centre car parks, despite the imminent closure of four NCP car parks.

• New safety bollards to be installed on Market Place

  26 February 2026

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  WORK to further extend the network of automatic bollards that surround Leicester’s central pedestrian area will begin on Market Place next week.

• Parking restrictions on busy roads for gully clearance work

  26 February 2026

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  TEMPORARY parking restrictions will be introduced on some residential streets in Leicester from next week as part of a rolling programme of street cleaning and gully clearance.

• Leicester 10k charity race returns to city streets

  24 February 2026

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  MOTORISTS in Leicester are being warned of possible delays this weekend as one of the region’s biggest charity road runs returns to the city.

• Improvement works planned for footpaths near Abbey Park

  13 February 2026

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  A NEXT phase of work to revamp an underpass leading to Leicester’s Abbey Park is now under way.