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• Five community buildings available for local organisations to manage

  5 October 2026

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITY groups in Leicester are being invited to take over the running of some neighbourhood buildings.

• Lifesaving equipment installed to marks SADS Week

  28 September 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council says it is well on the way to achieving its target of fitting 30 community public access defibrillators (CPADs) community buildings across the city.

• Film festival puts spotlight on recovery from addiction

  21 September 2026

  2 minute read

  FILMS by two Leicester filmmakers will be among 19 shown at the Recovery Street Film Festival, a free event which takes place at the Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre this Saturday (26 September).

• 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.

• Leicester launches women's homelessness census

  16 September 2026

  2 minute read

  Women experiencing homelessness in Leicester are set to be counted in a new and more inclusive way as the city takes part in the National Women's Rough Sleeping Census for the first time.

• 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.

• Walk, cycle or volunteer to support Leicestershire's historic churches

  10 September 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE across Leicester and Leicestershire are being encouraged to take part in a ‘Ride+Stride’ fundraising event this weekend and help preserve some of the area's most treasured historic buildings.

• Allotments open their gates to share the joy of growing your own grub

  17 August 2026

  1 minute read

  ALLOTMENTS in Leicester are opening their gates to anyone who would like to find out more about growing your own food.

• Free funday showcases support in Leicester

  30 July 2026

  2 minute read

  A FREE family funday in New Parks next week will showcase the support, activities and services that are available for people in Leicester.

• Community clean-up and fun day shows why people love Leicester’s parks

  29 July 2026

  2 minute read

  STAFF and volunteers who work hard to look after Leicester’s green spaces have been demonstrating just how much fun it can be to love your local park.

• Locals asked to join boards to shape £20m investment in their area

  16 July 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who want to help shape how millions of pounds from the Government’s Pride in Place Programme is spent in their area are being asked to become part of local neighbourhood boards.

• Grow Your Own Grub winners announced

  13 July 2026

  2 minute read

  YOUNG gardeners from across the city have been recognised for their creativity and growing skills in this year’s Grow Your Own Grub mealbarrow competition.